Talk:Stephen Strasburg/GA1

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Reviewer: TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs) 15:20, 11 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I see room for improvement in this article. I will review it since it is close to WP:GA standards.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:20, 11 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

~~External links tool (to the right) shows one dead link.~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:33, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Link fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:39, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WP:LEAD

~~You should mention where he played high school baseball.~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:25, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Check. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - I meant to name his high school.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:46, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - OK. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 15:07, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Unheralded? How does an unheralded player play DI baseball?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:25, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Wording tweaked. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - I see the change. I have to reread the rest of the article to see if this is a proper summary.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:46, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

High school

Do we know how his high school did in the state playoffs?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:30, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I haven't been able to find anything about this. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 15:07, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - no biggie.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:00, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~Was he all-state, all-area?~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:30, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Gave some detail about his high school accomplishments. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 18:10, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

College

~~Can you clarify that 2009 was his junior year.~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:02, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Check. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~Is 2007 out of chronological order?~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:03, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't think so. What might be the problem? --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 15:07, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - I think it was a brain freeze. I may have been thinking that it was a fall sport or something.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:12, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~Did he ever appear in relief in 2008 or 2009?~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:04, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- No. Clarified accordingly. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

International play

~~Please clarify the dates of these international tournaments.~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:05, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Let me know if what I changed suffices. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 18:10, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~When was the national team selected?~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:05, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 18:10, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Draft

~~"breaking a record previously held by Mark Prior, " - record for latest signing or highest dollar amount?~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:37, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes. Noted as such. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Minor leagues

~~What did he do in the fall league to be best prospect?~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:19, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk)
~~What was the record attendance?~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:19, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 21:09, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - This concern is about " Harrisburg set an attendance record"--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 08:18, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - Oops. I marked this one error. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 15:11, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - Wording was kind of misleading. Fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 15:07, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Why only 2 and a third?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:19, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- N--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:22, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~Citation needed for "1.64 ERA while striking out 27 and walking six in 22 innings."~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:19, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- This is fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 15:11, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~highest attendance in the 135-year history of baseball in Syracuse? How high?~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:19, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 21:09, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Innings limit and shutdown

~~Were there any high profile doctors involved in his surgery and the decision to have a hard inning limit?~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:17, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I clarified this. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pitch repertoire and approach

You should note that this source is from before his surgery. Does he still have the same velocity on all his pitches? Does he still use them the same way?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:25, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- If you look at what is now reference 64, you'll see all of Strasburg's pitches as tracked by PITCHf/x. His velocity is current through the 2012 season. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 21:09, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - I am talking about the content in ref 63 (Retrieved 2010-09-01).--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 08:24, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - His pitch repertoire and speeds have not changed in the last two years. In both the pre-surgery and PITCHf/x sources, you'll see mention of his four-seam, two-seam, breaking ball, and change, with the appropriate speeds. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      - Can you say this in the text.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:15, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Images

~~All images need {{personality rights}} tags.~~--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 03:52, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Tagged. Never done that before, so let me know if it is correct. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 19:01, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am putting this article on hold. Please address the concerns above by responding after each line. I will ~~strike~~ issues as I feel that they have been resolved.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:42, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I have advised the nominator that unless progress is resumed this article will be failed.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:53, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - The nominator has requested help. I will hold off at least until the weekend before reevaluating this.--00:11, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

The only remaining issue is the unexplained 2 and 1/3 inning appearance. I just reminded the nominator.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 02:53, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Went ahead and addressed that. Figured it was just simple minor league inning limits, but it was a rain delay instead. Wizardman 04:02, 25 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am now passing this. Thanks for the hard work and patience with this review.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:43, 25 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- And thank you for your patience and diligence. Good work, all. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 17:03, 26 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]