Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eddie Bockman
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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, no point in keeping this open. Consensus and WP:SPORTS have both proven that anyone who's played even one game in the majors is notable. Non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?) 19:55, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Eddie Bockman
This is another former baseball player who did nothing in his career. It appears that the user creating these articles is doing so to add players to Category:Pittsburgh Pirates players. Eggy49er 19:45, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Keep Do you have some vendetta against Pittsburgh Pirates players (or New York Yankees players)? This fellow played in Major League Baseball, and his biography is nicely referenced. I don't see what the problem is. Shalom Hello 19:49, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Keep per Shalom and WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Dalejenkins | The Apprentice (UK)'s FA plea-please have your say! 19:53, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Keep I do not see a problem with the bio. Bockman was part of a key trade in major league baseball, a multisport star, a minor league manager, a major league player who was a member of three teams, and a California athlete whose career was covered closely in high school, the minors, and majors by the Los Angeles Times.
- 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.
