Talk:Elmer Stricklett/GA1

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Reviewer: Wizardman (talk · contribs) 05:01, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this article shortly. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 05:01, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the issues I found:

"before joining the Dallas Colts of the Class-C Texas League in 1898." sentence starts with 1898 so redundant; perhaps just say" later that year"
- Done. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:51, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I would imagine the 14-1 record in 1899 is worth noting, though of course not every minor league stop needs the stats added.
- Sure. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:51, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"The Brooklyn Superbas of the National League drafted Stricklett from Milwaukee after the 1904 season." are you sure that's right? I don't think they had drafts back then.
- Well, it wasn't the draft the way we currently know it. BR calls it the Rule 5 draft, so that's what I'll call it.[1] – Muboshgu (talk) 19:51, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"He debuted with the Superbas in the 1905 season, and remained with Brooklyn through the 1907 season" He pitched three full seasons for Brooklyn. I know we can go into more detail than just this sentence.
- Yeah, that was negligent on my part. I added his stats, including top ten finishes. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:16, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Did you check The Sporting Life sources? Found a couple that seem like they might have stuff, but I didn't look too closely; a good number of results though.
- Haven't checked them. I forget if it was you or another editor, but somebody showed me where the archives are. Can you refresh my memory? – Muboshgu (talk) 20:16, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - Probably was me; [2]
    - Probably. I bookmarked it this time. And it was useful, it turns out Stricklett played for a team in 1912 I didn't know about, and Baseball Reference didn't realize that this person[3] is the same person. I emailed their site with the link to let them know. – Muboshgu (talk) 04:45, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing too major; I'll put the article on hold and will pass when the issues are fixed. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 05:10, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

One more minor issue: "In four MLB seasons, Stricklett went 35–51" I think this sentence could go at the end of the last mlb paragraph, since he played beyond that. I'd also prefer a bit more in the way of expansion before passing this. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 15:06, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I moved that sentence as you requested, and expanded the page a little more with some more statistics. I'm not sure there's more to add. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:56, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. It's probably as expanded as it's going to get, so I'll pass this as a GA. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 16:05, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you sir. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:57, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]