Talk:Joey Hamilton/GA2

GA Review
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I'll be reading through this article, and within the next day or two, will post the review here.  Jamie ☆ S93  13:04, 4 July 2009 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for criteria)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS):
 * I did some copyediting and minor cleanup.
 * 1) *He was then called up for the second straight season to the Wichita Wranglers - I've seen similar terminology in sports-related articles (being "called up to the roster"), but "second straight season with the Wichita Wranglers", or something similar, might flow better.
 * 2) *With the Padres in 1998, which turned out to be Hamilton's last in San Diego, he had a 13-13 record, 4.27 ERA in 34 starts and 217.1 innings pitched - Hamilton's last what?
 * 3) **Added the word season.-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 21:51, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) *Around the 1998 trade deadline there was a rumored trade that would send Pete Harnisch to San Diego and Hamilton to the Detroit Tigers but the trade never materialized. - I'm confused in the beginning of the sentence, with the trade's deadline being introduced first.
 * 5) **Reworded to There was a rumored trade around the 1998 MLB trade deadline that would send Hamilton to the Detroit Tigers but the trade never materialized.-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 21:51, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) *a started 20 games and came in relief in 22 games - is "relief" a baseball term? Otherwise, it doesn't seem to fit there.
 * 7) **Yes it is would you like me to link to something related to it?-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 21:51, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 8) ***Yes, linking the term would be nice. Otherwise, not sure I would have known.  Jamie ☆ S93  21:57, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 9) ****Linked to Relief pitcher.-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 22:00, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 10) *with Cincinnati before bouncing around training camps and the minor leagues (from the lead) - something like "transferring" would be better than the colloquial "bouncing".
 * 11) **Changed.-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 21:55, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 12) *Footnotes 4, 9, 10, 11, and 16 have no publisher info.
 * 13) **Fixed.-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 21:53, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 14) *All sources that are part of a larger publication should be italicized in the refs, or switched from "publisher=" to the "work=" parameter (i.e., newspapers like Los Angeles Times, Houston Chronicle, etc.) Also, Baseball-Reference.com seems to be web-only, so I don't think it should be in italics.
 * 15) **Linked all large publications on first occurance.-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 21:53, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 16) *If possible, could you link all of the publishers that have articles? Either that, or delink BR.com. If you do link all the publishers, link the first instance only.
 * 17) **I delinked baseball reference, most of the publishers were archives.-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 21:53, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 18) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * He was granted free agency on October 30, 2002. Is that sourced?
 * Sourced it.-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 21:53, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * Looks good enough to me, it seems to follow most/all of his career.
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * No image, but that's fine.
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * This is a nice article and a near-complete work. I have placed it on hold and look forward to passing it once the above issues are addressed. Good luck. :-)  Jamie ☆ S93  21:03, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Pass/Fail:
 * This is a nice article and a near-complete work. I have placed it on hold and look forward to passing it once the above issues are addressed. Good luck. :-)  Jamie ☆ S93  21:03, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

I took another glance through (the first point is not a big deal), and am passing the article as a GA now. Congratulations! A nice independence day Good Article for ya, enjoy. :-) Best,  Jamie ☆ S93  23:09, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, you have a great July 4th, too.-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 23:14, 4 July 2009 (UTC)