User talk:Datavid

This is the talk page of Datavid, a baseball fan since 1960.

March 2014
Hello, I'm Bloom6132. I noticed that you made a comment that didn't seem very civil, so it has been removed. Wikipedia needs people like you and me to collaborate, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you.

Next time, comment on the content, not the person. I'd really appreciate it if you would please stop attacking me personally by falsely labeling me "incorrect and arrogant." Impolite – fine maybe, but it's not against the law. I'm not being arrogant, I'm stating a fact. The featured list covers MLB hitters, not pitchers, so I'm sticking to the relevant topic here. If you don't like it, then try creating an article on "List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have given up two grand slams in one game". Also, please don't add unsourced information. This is a featured list and I think the entire baseball community would like to keep it that way. As for you ordering me to "clean up [my] act," I like my act. The baseball community likes my act – it's pretty clean given the 10 featured lists, 5 good articles and countless DYKs on baseball I've helped to promote. Therefore, I will not be talked to in such a manner by a user who has only 8 edits, the majority of which are disruptive edits and personal attacks. —Bloom6132 (talk) 01:43, 5 March 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry that my response was on the rather strong side. I have to say I do get very sensitive when I feel I'm being personally attacked, as this is not the first time this has happened regarding the exact same list.  My intention wasn't to bite.  I just wanted to set the record straight in that WP:MLB almost never include the pitchers who gave up milestone HRs or grand slams (in this case).  And I'm sorry for the sarcasm above on creating a new list – please don't create one on pitchers giving up HRs or GS.  I myself wouldn't dare do that, since it'll probably be AFD'd swiftly for trivia.  I hope you understand. —Bloom6132 (talk) 04:17, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Dennis Franklin
Although I believe the content that you added to Dennis Franklin, it is currently unsourced WP:OR. Please find WP:ICs from WP:RS so that I do not have to revert your changes.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:36, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Tony - thanks for the spot. I can find a reference from the 1972 game - that is just a score. There is plenty written about the missed field goal attempt in the 1974 game, and how Mike Lantry must have felt about it. What NOBODY remembers is that the REAL drama was Dennis Franklin's effort to get to ONE bowl game in three years having done JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING PEFECTLY. (He completely outplayed OSU in the 1972 game, as well.)

But the best I can find, right now, to support what I wrote about the 1974 game is this reference:

https://books.google.com/books?id=jDRLjEvi-tIC&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=michigan+osu+1974&source=bl&ots=p7R32Qk1g7&sig=0y-DsJxbahbsc7Ko8cG_KVANDMg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oAWXVb_eGMzmsAWfpajgAQ&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBjge#v=onepage&q=michigan%20osu%201974&f=false

which gets the MAIN IDEA right but is internally inconsistent with the details. Its like somebody wants to keep the whole thing secret. I checked college football reference, but they don't have play by play.

So, I will keep on trying - perhaps I will find it in an archived newspaper, but I suppose you should just take it down, for now. I won't make this mistake again. I'm trying to think if I have any other references to supplement my other posts. Thanks for alerting me. -ddg
 * I think you are missing the point. If what you wrote is accurate, you would just need to find the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News or Columbus Post-Dispatch article. Surely each of those papers would have articles about the game the day after if what you wrote is not WP:OR. I am going to revert because I am certain that if what you are saying is true, the sources exist.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 11:25, 9 July 2015 (UTC)