Talk:David Clyde

David Clyde has been listed as one of the Sports and recreation good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: August 13, 2013. (Reviewed version).

A fact from David Clyde appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 May 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that David Clyde was the first person selected in the 1973 MLB Draft and signed to a $125,000 bonus, the highest bonus ever given to a draft pick at the time?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/May.

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GA Review

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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 10:48, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Per WP:YEAR, 1973–75.
"which ended at age 26 because of arm and shoulder injuries" and "he retired from baseball at age 26." ending the first and second para, somewhat repetitive.
"Oddly enough, ..." not encyclopedic.
Suddenly, you reference a couple of sentences at the end of the lead but none of the rest of it. Why?
Texas Rangers is a WP:DAB link.
So is perfectionist.
"18-0" should be 18–0, but what does that mean to a non-expert like me, I'm guessing it means he played in 18 games and the team won all of the them?
Publications like Sports Illustrated should be italicised.
"some of whom billed Clyde as the "next Sandy Koufax"" some? Or just one in particular?
Eastern League is a dab link too.
Hall of Famer - which HoF?
"35,000+" -> over 35,000 fans.
"a rusty beginning" a little colloquial for an encyclopedia.
If you link strike out, I'd link home run.
After saying "earned run average" put (ERA) so when you then use the abbreviation on its own, it'll be clear what it means.
" with 3-9 record" a 3–9 record.
Check the other records.
"18-33 win-loss" 18–33 win–loss record.
"sensation[6][12]," refs after punctuation, quotes in quote marks.
"due in part because of" due to, not due because of.
"the New York Times" that's The New York Times.
" ex teammate" ex-teammate
Category for Sacramento Solos, I don't read anything about that in the article.

A few items to address so I'll put the item on hold for a week. The Rambling Man (talk) 13:28, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think I got everything. Thanks for the review. Secret ^account 19:03, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]