Talk:Brian Wilson (baseball)

Interesting article that can be added
SPRING TRAINING Blarney Stone kiss energizes Brian WilsonUser:calbear22 (talk) 23:15, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Intro Music?
Could someone add information on the music Brian enters the game to (if he is accompanied by music)? In fact, that seems like something that should be standard on all closer's pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.255.115 (talk) 18:55, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I realize this is an old comment, but the intro music of closers, or any pitcher, is highly irrelevant. --Muboshgu (talk) 02:49, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Just to let you know, it's Jump Around by House of Pain. http://mlb.mlb.com/sf/fan_forum/walkup.jsp 99.37.224.239 (talk) 02:55, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

What is the arm movements Wilson does after closing a win?
68.120.198.193 (talk) 05:04, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
 * On Jay Leno, he said it is an acknowledgement to both his God and his father, who died when he was a teenager, I believe. --Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (talk) 20:20, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Birthplace confusion
Under the main header, Wilson's birthplace is listed as "Londonderry, NH" (supported by yahoo sports) whereas the info bar on the right of the column cites "Winchester, MA" (as supported by mlb.com). Regards. Mercjfr (talk) 14:35, 27 December 2010 (UTC)


 * The first sentence of the Early Life section seems kind of weird now (perhaps a sloppy correction of the error pointed out by Mercjfr). It currently (July 12, 2011) reads "Wilson, though born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, was raised in Londonderry, New Hampshire."  While this may, in fact, be very true, the phrasing is odd, and I wasn't sure if there was a reason behind it.  Is it considered unusual to be raised in the same place in which one is born?  DrNietzsche (talk) 03:34, 13 July 2011 (UTC)DrNietzsche


 * He was most likely born at Winchester Hospital, and raised in Londonderry from birth. It would make more sense to say he was born in Londonderry to keep it simple though. I was born at Winchester hospital, lived in Nashua, later moving to Londonderry when I was around five. I mean, technically, we were both BORN in Winchester but it's not like it was enough time to say you are from there.  If there is a hometown code, which I don't think there is, that would make things much easier. --RobotMagician (talk) 23:18, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

"The Machine"
It seems like a lot of space is devoted to "The Machine" in this article. Not sure if this is really warranted. But ok. However, the reference that The Machine is a character in the "S&M" and "Snuff" film 8mm is a) incorrect and b) defamatory. 8mm is a major Hollywood movie starring Nicolas Cage, not an S&M and certainly not a "snuff" film. It deals with its subject matter in a serious and thoughtful manner; it is not an exploitation film. The plot of 8mm does deal with characters who themselves are engaged in the demi-monde of nuff films, and there is a character known as "Machine". But the article as written suggests that Wilson is referencing the actual world of snuff films, and finding them funny. And that is defamatory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.231.240.151 (talk) 04:19, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Good point. It's a movie about S&M, not an S&M movie itself. Seems more defamatory to the film instead of to Wilson, but it does imply that he watches that sort of film. Anyway, easy enough to fix—I'll do it. Fnordware (talk) 22:17, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Is any reference to "the Machine" even necessary? I do not think "the Machine" is notabile enough for mention on Wikipedia. Even if it is, I think there may be problems with the references for that section (two of them are YouTube links). Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 19:14, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
 * At this point the section could probably be converted to a single paragraph. It was a big part of his public persona in 2010 and I think deserves mention as much as anything else in the Personality section, but Wilson has not kept the whole Machine thing up. It's still appropriate to have, it's just undue weight in its present form. Fnordware (talk) 06:15, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Neutrality - POV
JuTMSY4, you flagged the article for neutrality on June 13. Care to elaborate? Fnordware (talk) 17:52, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Since you haven't responded, I'm going to take the flag off. Please discuss if you still think there are NPOV issues. Fnordware (talk) 15:47, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism
The entire scouting report section needs to be fixed because someone vandalized it sometime in the past. It is nothing really major, but many of the particulars have been changed that were added by the original writer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ntjp99 (talk • contribs) 21:57, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

World Series in infbox
Wilson was not on the postseason roster for the 2012 World Series. You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Baseball to determine if World Series should be listed in a player's infobox if he was not on the team's postseason roster.—Bagumba (talk) 02:40, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

It blows my mind that a discussion was closed preventing the inclusion of the 2012 World Series championship. Said source reads that Wilson appeared in two games in the World Series before reinjuring himself. Also, you do not have to be on the 40-man playoff roster to be World champion. You just have to be on the team. Originally he wasn't on the roster because he was hurt, but he still got his team to where it was, so that doesn't count for something? There are 162 games; can't expect to be healthy all year through. How many fewer "champions" we would have following this logic? Not only, that but it is incorrect. Come on guys. Savvyjack23 (talk) 03:51, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
 * You misread the article.. He played in only two games all season, none in the World Series. Spanneraol (talk) 03:58, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

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