Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Abdinado


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The result was   speedy delete. Hoax. Favonian (talk) 14:42, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

John Abdinado

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This is an unusual situation. The article claims that Abdinado played for the Yankees for two years, so there should be some results on Google or Google books for him. In fact, though, there are no Google results beyond Wikipedia mirrors and no Google Books results at all. The only citation in the article is to another Wikipedia article that does not provide a source for Abdinado having played for the Yankees. This may be a hoax, but even if it is not it fails WP:V. Everymorning  talk  12:38, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Probable hoax. Sabermetricians are nothing if not thorough, and the idea that someone could have played for two years with the Yankees without any web presence whatsoever strains credulity. As an administrative matter, I further suggest that JaneHorn67 (the editor who created this article) and Rondo222 (the editor who added this individual to the New York Yankees all-time roster) are related. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 14:36, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
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