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The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by User:Matthewedwards 05:44, 4 October 2008 [1].

List of New York Yankees Opening Day starting pitchers edit

I based the format of the article off of List of Seattle Mariners Opening Day starting pitchers which has FL status. All references are reliable, and featured list criteria appears to be meet. --Mr.crabby (Talk) 03:04, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Quick comment You've made a bunch of these pitcher lists, why not create a brand-new category for MLB starting pitchers?...or just add a navigational box where you can provide links to these lists.--Crzycheetah 06:22, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Looks like someone else just went and did it. --Mr.crabby (Talk) 14:17, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from NapHit

Comments

  • The years should be centrally aligned, so should the decision column as well
Done and Done --Mr.crabby (Talk) 23:19, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The first season is a Baltimore Orioles season, I think the fact that they became the Yankees should be made clear in the lead to avoid confusion
Done --Mr.crabby (Talk) 23:19, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Jim Bouton image should not be used as it is not free use, I'm sure there are other free use alternatives you could use
Removed --Mr.crabby (Talk) 23:19, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Likewise with Marius Russo and Lefty Gomez, there are loads of images in the commons which I'm sure you could use instead
Removed --Mr.crabby (Talk) 23:19, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Overall the list is very good NapHit (talk) 18:08, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support Great work, well done NapHit (talk) 14:31, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments - sources look good, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 12:36, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 16:09, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose

  • I've recently seen a list which states whether the NDs were winning or losing when the pitcher departed. Good additional info you can add it?

Yeah I like that better. Added results. --Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • "...in modern baseball ties are..." - comma after baseball.
Done --Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • "had been lacking appropriate lighting equipment" -lacked adequate lighting.
Done --Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Other pitchers with two or more Opening ..." - since there are so many, maybe making it three?
Done --Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Larson seems to be called Larsen?
Corretced --Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Last para is an odd mix - no real flow to it at all - odd trivia facts here and there - please rephrase.
Done --Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Avoid small text in the (2) etc..
Is there a specific policy regarding this? I personally think it doesn't look as appealing when the numbers are normal. --Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
According to this discussion, it might be better to leave the text as it is. --Mr.crabby (Talk) 20:48, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Make ref 1 a general ref?
I think the table wouldn't flow as well to have 50 years or so with a ref and then suddenly there be none for the next 40. --Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:05, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • NY Times should be "The New York Times" and is a work - unless that's the name of the publishing company too?
The article was orginally published by the New York Times in 1910. --Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The Rambling Man (talk) 18:29, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support good work on my comments. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:09, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comments
    • You should mention that there was a time this franchise was known as the "New York Highlanders".
    • The ref#1 is cited way too many times. I strongly recommend having a general reference for such a long list. Pages 17-19 of this PDF file have all but 3 lineups and can easily be used as a general reference. For those three seasons, you can put a citation next to the pitchers' names. Page 20 of that file has opponent's name and the result.
    • As for the results, why don't you add the scores next to the W, L, T?

--Crzycheetah 04:26, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment Is there a reason why these opening day starting pitcher lists don't fail WP:NOT an indiscriminate source of information? I appreciate the amount of work that went into these... it's just, I think it would be nice if there was some reason why we believe the opening day starting pitchers are more notable that the day-two starting pitchers. — PyTom (talk) 19:15, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

  • typo "fraanchise"
  • WP:PCR. I know there are links, but explain what wins and losses are. Do they refer to the games, or something that the pitcher wins?

Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 16:31, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support with a few comments. First, avoid pipe-linking a stand-alone year per MOS. Also per MOS, spell out numbers below 10. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 17:25, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think that the "Key" section would do better as a part (or a sub-section) in the "Pitchers" section. iMatthew (talk) 20:53, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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