Template:Did you know nominations/Al Gettel
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The result was: promoted by DanCherek (talk) 15:55, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
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Al Gettel
Al Gettel
... that Al "Two Gun" Gettel (pictured) rode a horse to the pitcher's mound in western wear? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)- ALT1:... that Al "Two Gun" Gettel (pictured) earned his nickname when he screen tested for Westerns?
ALT2:... that Al "Two Gun" Gettel (pictured), wearing Western wear, rode a horse onto the baseball field for a game?- ALT3:... that Al "Two Gun" Gettel (pictured) rode a horse onto the baseball field in full Western wear for a game?
5x expanded by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 22:52, 4 March 2021 (UTC).
Nice work, as usual. Newness requirement satisfied by 5x expansion on March 3 and 4. Article is also long enough and appears to be well written and policy compliant. Hook is short enough and intriguing. QPQ satisfied. Image is of a Bowman baseball card, which has fallen into PD due to non-renewal.
- The one issue I have is that the cited source (here) does not say that he rode his horse "to the pitcher's mound". Rather, it states more generically that he rode on horseback "onto the field". The secondary source (here), written prior to the event, indicates that the plan was for him to ride from left field to home plate on the horse. If there isn't a source specifically referencing the pitcher's mound, then a minor tweak will need to be made in the hook (and the article). Cbl62 (talk) 07:24, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
