Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Larry Bennese


 * 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   delete. Nothing much to say here; it's clear enough. Nousernamesleft (talk) 03:10, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Larry Bennese

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Non-notable athletic trainer in the low minors. Only 37 hits, almost no reliable sources even to give trivial mentions of him being on the club's staff. The article asserts that he has won a "Trainer of the Year" award several times from the low minor league in which he's worked, but professional baseball has several dozen such leagues, and this fellow fulfills the criteria of neither WP:BIO nor WP:ATHLETE. Prod was removed by the article's creator with the assertion that he's writing articles for everyone on the team's staff.  RGTraynor  23:04, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  00:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

I created Larry's Wikipedia entry. I've been going through the entire Miracle roster and doing entries. I don't see what the big deal is if I include an entry of the team trainer as well. By the way, I've searched a couple of former Miracle who are no longer in baseball. If you want something to delete, I would delete them.--Johnny Spasm (talk) 03:06, 25 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete Per nom. - Masonpatriot (talk) 17:22, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Why would there be a Wikipedia template for minor league baseball teams that has a spot for coaches if we were then going to delete the coaches?--Johnny Spasm (talk) 20:39, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * It is quite possible and reasonable to name the coaching staff in an article without those staff members being themselves notable enough to pass WP:BIO's requirements for articles on their own. If you think he does meet those requirements, feel free to present the evidence.  That being said, per WP:ATHLETE, anyone who has played in a "fully professional" league is prima facie notable, whether or not they have retired, and are not eligible for deletion.   RGTraynor  08:19, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. Per nom.  —Wknight94 (talk) 19:38, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete The Trainer isn't really part of a teams coaching staff. If he were a coach he'd be notable.. being part of the training staff doesn't make him notable. Spanneraol (talk)


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