Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Major League Baseball players with unidentified given names/archive2

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The list was promoted by Giants2008 00:07, 7 July 2014 (UTC) [1].[reply]

List of Major League Baseball players with unidentified given names[edit]

Featured list removal candidates/List of Major League Baseball players with unidentified given names/archive1

Nominator(s): Seattle (talk) 19:31, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Overall, 37 players with (so far) unidentified given names have suited up for a game in a league considered "major" by modern standards. Surprisingly, newspapers have mentioned a few players in write-ups without identifying their first name. In essence, these 37 individuals have been lost to history and it is unlikely their true identity will ever be uncovered.

I enjoy the dignified game of the past, but now, I'm disillusioned with the modern commercialism associated with the it; the anonymity of these athletes shows me their true commitment to the sport, a kind of dignity that I want to promote on Wikipedia through this list. Seattle (talk) 19:31, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How has it changed since the last nomination? And, please put more effort into this. The comment above literally says "Please try and say something more interesting than "because I think it meets the criteria," and you've somehow discovered a phrase less interesting than that. --Golbez (talk) 20:29, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Ha! Alright. From the start of the first nomination to now, it has changed as such. From the end of the first nomination to now, it hasn't changed. The first featured list nomination failed due to a lack of reviews and input: now, I'm reviewing several featured lists for input. Seattle (talk) 22:07, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I supported before and see no reason not to do so again -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:58, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

support and comments from Jim. I know even less about baseball than you know about birds, but I found this to be accessible in that most of the jargon was linked. I've never heard of anything similar in UK soccer or cricket, but teams here only very rarely disappear, so it is more likely that there will be a record. Just two minor points follow

box scores—I don't understand the "box" bit
allowed 12 runs—would "conceded" be more accurate?

Linked and changed. Thank you for your time, Seattle (talk) 18:53, 6 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'd wager there are more than 37 players who played in the early years of the Football League whose first name is not recorded. Hmmmmm, there's an idea for an article......... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:18, 6 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support on prose. —Zia Khan 15:16, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Closing note: This candidate has been promoted, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FLC/ar, and leave the {{featured list candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Giants2008 (Talk) 00:40, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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