Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alan Horne

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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. Carlossuarez46 00:12, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alan Horne

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Non-notable minor league player who has never played in the major leagues. Fails WP:BASEBALL. Corvus cornix 18:30, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of baseball-related deletions. —Truest blue 16:12, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. He made nice achievments in the league he was in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by M.V.E.i. (talk • contribs) 18:40, August 29, 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, meets WP:BIO standard of having played in a fully professional league. Kinston eagle 19:30, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy Keep per WP:BIO "Competitors who have played in a fully professional league, or a competition of equivalent standing in a non-league sport such as swimming or tennis." WP:BASEBALL is not a Wikipedia policy. Smashville 19:34, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
  • WP:BASEBALL is not policy, borderline in WP:BIO as minor leagues, especially the Eastern League which is an A league not the highest league and a good 90% of the players don't make it to the Big Leagues, "nice achievements" isn't a reason for keeping, Delete Pitcher of the year in Double-A is ok I guess, Weak Keep without prejudice to future AFD if he fails to reach the big leagues. Jaranda wat's sup 19:47, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
The policy says nothing about "highest" league. It says "fully professional league". Minor Leaguers are all paid what is considered a living wage to play baseball. Every single athlete in the system is a professional. Therefore, it is a fully professional league. Smashville 19:58, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep passes WP:BIO since he plays in Double-A, which is fully professional. And this is coming from a Red Sox fan. New England Review Me!/Go Red Sox! 19:59, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Eastern League Player of the Year honors make him notable. Spanneraol 20:30, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. The award is actually "Pitcher of the Year",[1] but it's still enough of a significant accomplishment to make him notable among minor league players. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 21:10, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak keep because of Pitcher of the Year. --Fabrictramp 21:56, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
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