Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Royals–Tigers rivalry

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The result was redirect to Major_League_Baseball_rivalries#Kansas_City_Royals_vs._Detroit_Tigers. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 17:43, 6 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Royals–Tigers rivalry

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The article highlights (in no depth) a single aspect of game trivia but without any sourcing. Salimfadhley (talk) 12:46, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm so sorry, I just put my sources in. I just put a fact I've noticed all of my life on T.V., when i watch the games, I've been a long time Royals Fan. Leof616

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:03, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:03, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Missouri-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:03, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete no claim these teams' rivalry is more notable than any other MLB in-division rivalry. Power~enwiki (talk) 04:41, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/redirect to Major League Baseball rivalries#Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers in lieu of deletion. Here are some sources I found about the subject:
1. Windsor, Shawn (2015-05-07). "Windsor: New rivalry with Royals is good for Tigers". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
2. McMann, Aaron (2015-05-08). "Rivalry forming between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals? Depends on who you ask". MLive. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
3. Trister, Noah (2015-05-04). "Tigers, Royals resume respectful rivalry with split". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
4. Gregorian, Vahe (2015-05-03). "Royals-Tigers series makes for the start of a healthy rivalry". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
All of the sources are from May 2015. The Detroit Free Press article calls it a new rivalry and talks about its origins:
Wait, are you calling this a rivalry? After one good season by the Royals?
Hey, not all rivalries are the same. Some develop quickly. Like this one.
It sprouted toward the end of last summer and blossomed last weekend in Kansas City, when that city's fans packed Kauffman Stadium to watch its defending American League champs take on the winner of the last four Central titles.
The Royals took the first two of the four-game set, and the Tigers responded by taking the final two, a reminder they are still here.
Since this is a new rivalry and all the sources are from May 2015 (none before and none since), I don't think there is enough coverage for a standalone article. However, I support a merge to Major League Baseball rivalries#Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers in lieu of deletion per WP:PRESERVE.
Cunard (talk) 07:52, 6 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Major League Baseball rivalries#Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers per Cunard. This really seems like a bad case of WP:RECENT, but redirects are WP:CHEAP. -- RoySmith (talk) 12:35, 6 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect I agree with Cunard's post. L3X1 (distænt write) )evidence( 14:01, 6 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Anoptimistix Let's Talk 16:07, 6 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.