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Kaiser Wilhelm (baseball)

 * ... that pitcher Kaiser Wilhelm (pictured) was declared a minor league baseball record holder, had his record broken and was restored as the record holder – all decades after his death?
 * Reviewed: Since (film)
 * Comment: Open to suggestions on the hook, but this was the best way I could find to describe a complex situation about a baseball record that was unrecognized for 97 years, then erroneously thought to have been broken.

5x expanded by EricEnfermero (talk). Self nominated at 07:28, 4 December 2013 (UTC).


 * Although his nickname of "Kaiser" is not explained in the article, I can't help but think his record might have prompted it since the real Kaiser Wilhelm II was sitting on the Prussian throne during Wilhelm's accomplishment. That said, you could do a little hookiness with readers who might automatically assume the article is about the Prussian emperor:
 * Alt 1 ... that Kaiser Wilhelm (pictured) set a record in minor league baseball that was not fully confirmed for almost a hundred years?
 * Or something like that. — Maile (talk) 01:54, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Good suggestion on the hookiness. I think I'll add some info to the article about his nickname. As far as I can tell, it wasn't so much any skill or accomplishment that led to the nickname - just happened that he was a Wilhelm at the time of the reign of the Prussian emperor. The most intriguing thing to me was that he gained, lost and regained a record after he died, but I realize it's a confusing situation and that the resulting original hook might be pretty cumbersome. I'm open to whichever hook you guys would like to use. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 04:58, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg 5× expansion of October 10 version completed from 378 characters to 5,849. No copyright violations detected.  Duplication detector check of main sources  reveal no close paraphrasing issues.  Article is well-sourced.  ALT1 hook by Maile is 125 characters, making it under the 200 character max. limit and it is extremely catchy.  I've tweaked the wording of the hook slightly, but in my opinion, it is so minor that it doesn't make it ineligible for me to review this nom.  Refs 3 (verifying the hook) is a reliable source from The New York Times.  Image is free and in public domain.  QPQ done.  Looks good to go! —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:45, 14 December 2013 (UTC)