Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hanging Curve


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Closing as keep, but the article needs sources added now. Nakon 03:35, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Hanging Curve

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Edited by User:MickeyRawlings himself. But this book fails WP:NBOOK. Mikeblas (talk) 01:46, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

• Delete. Not notable. Just another book. GeorgeLouis (talk) 01:51, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  Everymorning   talk  01:58, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. BRMo (talk) 03:10, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

• Delete per WP:AUTO. m'encarta (t) 03:03, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment - I don't see any evidence that the person editing as User:MickeyRawlings (named after the book's main character) is the same person as the author, Troy Soos. The article was created, and most of the content added by other editors. BRMo (talk) 12:29, 18 February 2015 (UTC) removed comment after looking at user's other edits. BRMo (talk) 12:34, 18 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete No reviews and doesn't meet any of other inclusion criteria.--Antigng (talk) 04:24, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:43, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. See the list of editorial reviews from Amazon.com: From Publishers Weekly: "Flappers, jazz and Prohibition are often used to evoke the hedonistic 1920s, but Rawlings discovers different hallmarksA black baseball, the Ku Klux Klan, Jim Crow and lynchingsAfor his fine new mystery, which doubles as a cultural and political history. Peripatetic ballplayer Mickey Rawlings carries bat, glove and sleuthing skills from Cincinnati (where he played in his most recent outing, The Cincinnati Red Stalkings) to join the American League's St. Louis Browns for their 1922 season. Using an assumed name to hide his major league identity because of organized baseball's ban on interracial games, Rawlings plays with the semi-pro Elcars against the Negro East St. Louis Cubs as a lark. An ugly confrontation during the game is prologue to the later lynching of the Cubs' star player. Spurred by fear that the volatile situation could lead to a repeat of the terrible race riots of 1917, which left hundreds (mostly blacks) dead in East St. Louis, Rawlings tries to figure out who is behind the murder. In the process, he learns and reveals much about the grim realities behind baseball's ban on black players and also much about himself. Though filled with glimpses of baseball greats from both races and hinging on a well-constructed case of murder, this novel stands out particularly for its skillfully drawn background and intelligent use of historical and social detail." From Wes Lukowsky of Booklist: "All St. Louis Browns utility infielder Mickey Rawlings wanted was a few extra at-bats and a chance to get into the 1922 World Series. But when he agrees to appear as a ringer for a semipro team in a game against a local Negro League club, and the KKK causes a riot that leads to the Negro squad's star pitcher being lynched, Mickey finds himself working with a black attorney, Franklin Aubrey, to unmask the hooded killers. Through the course of his investigation, Mickey learns plenty about the racial conflict that divides the Mississippi River city, and he also finds that certain unsavory individuals are capable of using society's ills for their own gain. The sixth Mickey Rawlings mystery is the strongest in the series. He is growing as a character while he ages as a ballplayer, and his romance with former actress Margie is sweet by modern standards yet scandalous for its time. Soos delivers a richly atmospheric journey through time with Rawlings serving as an engaging guide." From Kirkus Reviews: "Hanging Curve ($22.00; Oct.; 272 pp.; 1-57566-455-0) Journeyman infielder Mickey Rawlings's biggest innings have always been off the field, and it's no surprise that his sixth season (The Cincinnati Red Stalkings, 1998, etc.) will take him away from his current team, the St. Louis Browns. This time out, hes to play as a ringer against the Negro League's East St. Louis Cubsand against the KKK and a city still sporting the five-year-old scars of the murderous race riots of 1917." There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Hanging Curve to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 00:46, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
 * See also the list of reviews from http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/book.aspx/22738WebCite: "Praise for the Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mysteries<ol><li>'Full of life.' --The New York Times Book Review on Hanging Curve</li><li>'A richly atmospheric journey through time.' --Booklist on Hanging Curve</li><li>'A perfect book for the rain delay. . .a winner!' --USA Today on Murder at Fenway Park</li><li>'Delightful. . .mixing suspense, period detail that will leave readers eager for subsequent innings.' --Publishers Weekly on Murder at Fenway Park</li></ol>" The USA Today and Publishers Weekly sources here are about a different book, but The New York Times Book Review and Booklist are about this book. Cunard (talk) 00:46, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

<div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * In total, there are at least four reviews about this book: The New York Times Book Review, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews. Cunard (talk) 00:46, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Change to weak keep per sources.--Antigng (talk) 15:23, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Antigng (talk) 13:12, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep and speedy close. Multiple reviews clearly satisfying NBOOK. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo) (talk) 00:46, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
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