Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Catholic Legacy of the Home Run

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 of the debate was Speedy Delete.--Kungfu Adam ^(talk) 23:45, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Catholic Legacy of the Home Run

No hits for this on Google, original research JChap 05:23, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Going, going, GONE Adambiswanger1 05:31, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. nn OR Possible prank. Ande B 05:49, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. OR. Fouled out. (But I'm going to remember this for awhile - is there someplace to keep these trophies? I mean, wot a pitch!) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shenme (talk • contribs).
  • This ones headed for the BJAODN Hall of Fame -- GWO
• Delete This one's outta here! --Srikeit^{(talk ¦ ✉)} 06:40, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. OR violation. → Wombdpsw - @ ← 07:53, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, original research. --Terence Ong 15:50, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

• no prank(What are the statistical odds that all these players throughout history would be Catholic? Very remote! As much credible folklore as the bygone Boston Curse. I only disovered this baseball trivia by reading through some African American Catholic youth organizations sites where Hank Aaron was a frequent speaker.) perLogan0703
• Because this is not a well-known theory, leading many to believe this is original research. Adambiswanger1 17:52, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• I just read over the article again. It's hilarious! I love the picture of the Pieta, also. nice touch. Oh, and perLogan--perhaps the reason why supposedly have better statistics is that many baseball greats are south american, which makes them necessarily catholic. Also, if you'd like, I could share with you some sluggers who weren't catholic. Hank Aaron? Barry Bonds? Mickey Mantle? . Adambiswanger1 18:28, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• no jokeAdam, I would have preferred a San Deigo Padre icon in the thumbnail, but I didn't see it in the Commons, so I guess it is not fair use.

Bonds and Aaron are Catholics, amigo. Aaron is an inspiration as a black Catholic and speaks at black Catholic youth get togethers. The Catholic Church was a refuge for Aaron as he pursued Ruth's record in a hostile environment. I don't know if Aaron would have broken Ruth's records had he been subject to the political hotbeds of Southern Baptist churches. Kareem Abdul Jabbar converted to Islam to avoid black Baptist politics, he was not the only black celebrity to do so. There is a famous story about Bonds at Sierra High Catholic H.S., where his lay teacher told him to 'gear up, baseball will never do anything for you.' The only Latin player I listed was Sosa, the rest are Anglo, African-American and Irish. Baseball players were predominantly 'Protestant' until the influx of Latin players. My point is about the two elite records that Ruth set, single season and career. Maris was not the great player Mantle was, but Mantle didn't pass Ruth, now did he? If you reject spirituality in total as a materialist, then yes, the idea must seem comical. I offer this sincerely, though. It is certainly as valid an article as the bygone Ruth curse on the Red Sox. Tolkien and Ruth

I am surprised no one has commneted on the oddity that Tolkien and Ruth would both be raised by priests, beginning in 1904, who would encourage amd mold their careers, and their contributions would remain vital even as the 21st Century begins. per Logan0703

• Comment Because there's nothing remarkable about it. Church-run orphanages were routine in that era. That two orphans from Catholic families ended up being raised by priests in a Catholic orphanage isn't an oddity in any way. Fan1967 21:19, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

• Ok logan, well aside from my ill-chosen examples, how do you respond to the allegations that this article is original research? Adambiswanger1 19:57, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete OR. Fan1967 21:19, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Exception:Including research that fails to provide the possibility of reproducible results (e.g. theological or philosophical theories)per Logan0703.

• Delete junk Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 23:38, 29 May 2006 (UTC) Junk, junk, junk in the trunk. Oh yeah. What on earth are you talking about? I have the feeling there are not a whole lot of baseball fans contributing to the discussion. perLogan0703

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.