Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Arizona Diamondbacks first-round draft picks/archive1

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The list was promoted by Dabomb87 21:55, 24 September 2010 [1].

List of Arizona Diamondbacks first-round draft picks edit

Featured list candidates/List of Arizona Diamondbacks first-round draft picks/archive1

Nominator(s): Courcelles 04:06, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I present to you... a fairly boring set of picks. Sorry, but that's the truth here, I had to look pretty hard to find anything interesting to say about these guys. I've tried, though, so I hope you enjoy it, or at least review it so we can push this FT through and stop having these at FLC after October. *grin* Courcelles 04:06, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Only issue I saw was a typo, which I fixed myself. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 19:13, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 07:21, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

" Five players taken in the first round have been shortstops, with two each taken at first base, third base, and the outfield." call me British but that reads oddly to me as it kind-of implies two outfielders as well. It'd be clearer as "two each at first base and third base, and one in the outfield" (and this way you avoid repeating "taken" as well).
- It's supposed to imply that- they have taken two Outfielders. (2003 and 2009)
  - Again, forgive me, but that reads still as if you have two each at first base, third base and the outfield, which adds to six... The Rambling Man (talk) 19:31, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - I think we're having a US/UK problem here. There have been two first basemen, two third basemen, and two outfielders. What you're saying it reads like is what it is supposed to read like. The five shortstops are entirely separate. Courcelles 19:34, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - Ahah, so the Five and the subsequent two, two, two are independent of one another. It's confusing to a non-baseball expert. Perhaps a minor re-write so it couldn't imply (to us non-experts) that the first clause is related to the second (and following)? The Rambling Man (talk) 19:39, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        Aaah, now we're getting somewhere. Read it now. Courcelles 19:42, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        Bingo! The joys of "English"! The Rambling Man (talk) 19:43, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You have "Phoenix, Arizona" all linked up to just Phoenix, and then you need to link Arizona some time later. This seems a little incongruous to me.
- Fixed. Started because our article on the city is at Phoenix, Arizona, but it didn't work that well.
"Sergio Santos (2002) was drafted as a shortstop, but later played as a pitcher." forgive my ignorance but I couldn't easily see where this is sourced.
- Ref added
Ref 3 has a publication date (12/01/08), could be added.
- Wow, not the thing I'm used to missing.

The Rambling Man (talk) 18:09, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the comments. Courcelles 19:27, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support and thanks for your patience in getting to the bottom of my very British concerns...! The Rambling Man (talk) 07:21, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Looks good to me. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 22:11, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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