Template:Did you know nominations/Mike Redmond
- The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 01:17, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
Mike Redmond[edit]
- ... that new Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond (pictured) took batting practice wearing only batting gloves, socks, and shoes when his team fell into a slump in 2003?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tauredunum event
- Comment: Hook source is ref 31. Either image would be better if cropped than as is.
Created/expanded by Muboshgu (talk), Bloom6132 (talk), Wizardman (talk). Nominated by Bloom6132 (talk) at 00:27, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
- Comment I am the editor accused of thwarting the article from being successful at DYK. The edits I did were to reduce overlinking, make the article meet WP:NPOV, and to remove a trivial stats mention. It was the last that Bloom 6132 got upset about. The only other editor to weigh in[1] on my edits, said 'The things he fixed did need fixing, the information he removed did need removing'....William 16:37, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
As I had already previously mentioned, this is a DYK nomination page, not a commentary thread page. If William wants a discussion, he should keep it at WT:MLB. This area is for reviewers to comment and for contributors to reply. You're neither reviewing the DYK or a contributor to it, so you have no right to make this your soapbox. And only one user supports your view. Take your grievances somewhere else.—Bloom6132 (talk) 19:28, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
This article is a five-fold expansion (or near enough, 1657 --> 7744 characters) and is new enough. It is well sourced but my quibble is with the hook fact. The reference, now ref 32, seems to mention one occasion when Redmond turned up dressed in this way. I'm not sure he did this regularly. The source states "During a tough stretch for the Marlins in 2003, Redmond gained plenty of attention for doing something impromptu that became part of his legacy. For no reason in particular, he took batting practice in the cages wearing nothing but his socks and shoes." If my interpretation of the source is correct, both the article and the hook need amending. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:21, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
The revised hook is fine. An alternative image has been offered. Both are appropriately licensed but I prefer the original one because it portrays Redmond as a player, which he was in 2003 when these incidents occurred. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:13, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
