Talk:Stephen Strasburg/GA1

GA Review

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

• 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)

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

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)
  • Check. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
    • I meant to name his high school.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:46, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
      • OK. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 15:07, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
• Unheralded? How does an unheralded player play DI baseball?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:25, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
  • Wording tweaked. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
    • 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)

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

College

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

International play

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

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)
  • Yes. Noted as such. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

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)
  • Fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk)
• What was the record attendance?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:19, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
  • Fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 21:09, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
    • This concern is about " Harrisburg set an attendance record"--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 08:18, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
      • Oops. I marked this one error. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 15:11, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
      • Wording was kind of misleading. Fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 15:07, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
• Why only 2 and a third?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:19, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
  • N--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:22, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
• 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)
  • This is fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 15:11, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
• 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)
  • Fixed. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 21:09, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

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)
  • I clarified this. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 16:35, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

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)
  • 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)
    • 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)
      • 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)
        • Can you say this in the text.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:15, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Images

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

• 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)
  • 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)
    • 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)

  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)

• 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)
  • And thank you for your patience and diligence. Good work, all. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 17:03, 26 December 2012 (UTC)