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The nickname "Big Wheel" isn't mentioned or cited anywhere in the body.
Added citation. 12:32, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
I should've been more clear. Everything in the lead should be in the body, so please add the nickname with its source to the body. It won't need to be cited in the lead per MOS:LEADCITE. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:27, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
We can abbreviate "Major League Baseball" as "MLB". Also, "Major League" without "Baseball" is not a proper noun and should be lower case, "major league".
Done, though when it's not a proper noun and used as an adjectival, it had to e hyphenated as in "major-league career". I've added the hyphens as well. Cbl62 (talk) 12:32, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Early years
The description of coke and The Deer Hunter reads as a WP:COATRACK, unless it's relevant to Parrish in some way?
UCLA abbreviation is present without the spelled out. I usually address this by saying something like "committed to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to play for the UCLA Bruins"
The term "stars" is a bit subjective, and while I cannot argue (as a baseball fan) with calling Trammell and Morris "stars", Dave Rozema and Tom Brookens? I'd recommend something more along the lines of "future teammates on a WS-winning team"
earned a reputation in 1977 as the best defensive catcher in the American Association - this is backed up by the source, but I wonder if you could add more specific info for our readers. The article mentions his improvement in blocking balls.
Three out of four consecutive paragraphs leading with "In [year], Parrish (or Moss and Parrish)" is repetitive.
The last sentence has one too many "and"s, also RBIs and total bases are not direct measures of power hitting.
1977 and 1978 seasons
Trammell (definitely a star) is already linked in "Minor leagues"
I think it needs to be made clear earlier that the fan voting is for the All-Star starting lineup, something like Although Carlton Fisk finished first in the fan voting for the American League's starting lineup for the All-Star Game, with appropriate wl's.
Link double plays, Silver Slugger Award, and strikeout
Sparky only needs to be referred to as Anderson per MOS:SURNAME
The richest Tiger ever
The section header is not the greatest. I think maybe just "contract extension" or something sounding more neutral/matter-of-fact would suffice.
I think the tidbits around Sparky disliking weightlifting is important, as I've seen it talked about in many sources, but I don't think it should be its own section. Rather, it should be integrated into his career timeline. I see that Sparky told the press Parrish shouldn't lift in 1980, so that could go along his 1980 season, and then Parrish's "last laugh" about it goes along with 1982. (Also this link is dead.)
Bit of a MOS:NUMERAL issue with "35 wins and 5 losses". Can we present it as [convert: invalid number], which is generally how we present W-L records?
Range factor presents the same issue as WAR, as a valuable statistic that did not exist at the time. I think at the least it should be noted nobody was rating him on WAR or range factor in the 1980s. Did they rate him on fielding percentage or passed balls in these seasons? Also range factor is not linked and more context would be needed to make sense of the number.
No. He was third base coach in 2001 and fired by Garner after the 2001 season. I've now covered that gap with a citation. Cbl62 (talk) 22:12, 18 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Trammell's first name is unnecessary per MOS:SURNAME
The infobox has one image and the article has no others. There are a couple of newer images of Parrish over on Commons. They're similar to each other, so I don't think we need both, but please add one of them.
Parrish was a bodyguard for Tina Turner.[2] That seems like a relevant factoid, given his muscular build. It could also be your DYK hook post-GA promotion.
Before hitting it big, he was hired for a one-night assignment working security for her. Referring to him as Turner's bodyguard struck me as exaggerated fluff, and for that reason I didn't include it. If you think it's important, though, I can add it. Cbl62 (talk) 23:40, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
On third thought, maybe you're right. It does tie in with the bodybuilding, and when so many sources find it noteworthy, maybe it's worth mentioning. Cbl62 (talk) 12:32, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That was my thought. It's not key to the biography so it's not something that has to be in there, but it's relevant and kinda cool. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:47, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I hope you will be patient, Muboshgu. I am traveling in South America and have hit blocks of time without WiFi. I'll keep chipping away as WiFi access permits. Cbl62 (talk) 01:21, 8 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Muboshgu, Cbl62, where does this nomination stand? As best I can tell, it's been two months today since Cbl62 last edited the article, and more than that since this page was touched. Can we get this review moving again? Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:10, 27 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
My apologies. I was working on this while I was traveling in Colombia back in September-ish, but forgot to follow up. I am heading back down there in a couple weeks but will try to re-prioritize this. Cbl62 (talk) 22:20, 27 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ok with me to close as failed. I just don’t have time to get to it now. I will get back to this and renom eventually. Sorry for the delay. Cbl62 (talk) 09:54, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Added citation. 12:32, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
