Talk:2007 College World Series

Formatting
I know it's a couple weeks away, but should we be keeping the formatting (ie Headings, etc) the same as in previous years? Or are we going for a new look this year? - Oughgh 5/30/07 1:11pm EDT


 * If there's a more efficient to present all the information then I'm all for reformatting, but I think a consensus should be reached on the talk page before and major changes to the format are made. Honestly, I'd really like to start a College Baseball WikiProject that would set standards for articles like this one, but I don't know if it would be worth all of the extra administrative overhead. Seancp 21:02, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I just meant that the formatting from the 2006 College World Series page seemed to work quite well, while here there are several superfluous categories. For example, the first Results section lists no new information that the Bracket doesn't cover, other than the date of the game, which could be added into a Schedule section, just like 2006's page. And then a full boxscore can be added once games are completed, like last year. At the bottom, there are extra sections like Notable Players (even though there's an All-Tournament Team already, etc etc). If this all sounds like too much, don't worry, I can stay on top of it. I'll take a look at it more this weekend. And I like the WikiProject idea, but I'm not sure there'd be a whole lot of demand for it right now, especially since the season is going to be over in a couple weeks, after the CWS. - User:Oughgh


 * Ah, I see. I never really noticed how the 2006 article's format varied greatly from the others.  It is nice and concise but it is missing the "All-Tournament Team" section.  As for the "Notable Players" section, well, I vote for it to stay.  Take a look at the 1991 College World Series article.  If we took out the "Notable Players" section and left the "All-Tournament Team" section then you might never know that Paul Byrd who is still playing in the Major Leagues to this day played in the 1991 CWS.  That's great information.  Just because someone didn't make the All-Tournament Team doesn't mean they aren't notable.  Hell, I just realized that Steve Trachsel played in that CWS.  He gave up Mark McGwire's 62nd home run in 1998.  That's neat info.  Removing that would do a disservice to baseball fans.  Anyway, back to the format stuff.  I think I'm just going to go ahead and start a College Baseball WikiProject so that we can all come together and agree on formats and stuff.  Plus, right now is a great time to recruit members because the NCAA tourney brings more users interested in the sport.  I'll try and get it up and running this weekend.  Seancp 23:26, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Dan McDonnell
Is DM the first coach to ever go to a College World Series in his first season? Angry Aspie 23:58, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Good question...I don't know the answer, though. I would think ESPN would mention a factoid like that during a Louisville CWS game if it were the case, so maybe we'll just have to wait to find out....unless someone knows the answer out there. Seancp 00:26, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Game Results Table
Isn't the game results table pretty much redundant? ALl the same info is presented in the bracket, and in the line scores in the "Results" section. On the 2006 page, a similar table was in place, but it instead listed the times the games were to be played, and which television channel to catch them on. Any thoughts? Oughgh 05:09, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * let's put it this way: The presentation needs some work. The NCAA site does the chart better than wikipedia does. The wikipedia presentation doesn't tell very well what's really going on until it's over... and even then, there are problems, as with 2006 when the bracket chart omitted the final two games. Baseball Bugs 11:00, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Links in bracket
Read this: []

Standard CWS format
I am going to create a Wikiproject on College baseball that will establish standards on how to make these pages, based on input from all concerned users. But as far as linking every mention of a school in the bracket, well, that's already been established that its against wikipedia's manual of style. Seancp 21:47, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

College Baseball Wikiproject
If you are serious about college baseball and want to make Wikipedia a great resource for it then please join the Wikiproject I created: WikiProject College baseball. We need to establish standards for all CWS pages and for all NCAA Tournament pages. I think that should be the first priority. I look forward to working with everyone. Seancp 22:15, 20 June 2007 (UTC)