Talk:Lou Whitaker

Lou Whitaker is currently a Other sports good article nominee. Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 23:03, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

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Short description: American baseball player (born 1957)

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If nothing else, this page needs some major copyediting. The punctuation and sentence structure make the article nearly unreadable in places:

He teamed with shortstop Alan Trammell since 1977 when both players were at Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, to form with Detroit one of the best shortstop-second baseman combination in MLB history.

In 1978, Whitaker won AL Rookie of the Year honors after hit .285 with 71 runs, and a respectable .361 on base percentage for a 21-years old.

Also, there are a lot of POV problems:

His one weakness was a virtual refusal to go back on putouts to the outfield.

On the bases, he had fine speed and good instincts.

These are the kind of statements that need to be backed up with numbers or quoted from experts. Also, I fixed a number of spelling errors and a bad wiki link, all of which have been reverted. I honestly don't feel as if I've cut much content from the page. All of the information is still there; it's just organized differently. As of now, I'm going to revert to my changes. If anyone would like to revert to the older article, please post something here as to why you think the original article is superior. At the very least, I think we should have an article that's gramatically sound.

According to http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1985as.shtml , the NL won the 1985 All-Star game 6-1, not the AL. I've revised this. Jasonn 01:34, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And it’s a damn crime that Sweet Lou is not in the HOF — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:B06B:D300:AC9D:7359:A774:7AB5 (talk) 10:21, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Whitaker Field

In a baseball simulator, there is a fictional stadium called Witaker Field. I do not remember the name of that game. 67.188.172.165 22:28, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Number Retirement

After José Iglesias, there were debates on twitter & and on sportstalk whether or not it was appropriate for Iglesias to wear the number. Not sure of the best way to source that. Update: cited. --Chico129 (talk) 12:39, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Lou Whitaker/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Cbl62 (talk · contribs) 23:03, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs) I'll review this one. 23:14, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How would you feel about including that he had hits in his first two major league plate appearances per this box score play-by-play-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:45, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The same play by play shows an RBI in his third inning double which was against the Bosox (not the Orioles)-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:45, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe his first home run was against the Orioles, his first run, RBI, hit, extra-base hit and stolen base all came in the first game against the BoSox.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:48, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
When Whitaker was not at 2nd, where did he play in 78?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:53, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Do we know who started at 2nd in the 1983 ASG?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:08, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You don't mention his 5th ASG. You never mention if he started any ASGs.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:10, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The word now (Kinsler) has an obsolescence. Maybe you could use the {{asof}} template to prompt for vigilance.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:12, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Can you provide any more color on the over the roof shot?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:19, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I forget what a position player is (excluding DHs? pitchers?)-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:21, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am a bit surprised to see 2 whole paragraphs without any citations. Also, the legacy section has a paragraph with a lot of uncited facts at the end.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:27, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am also a bit surprised that Sparky Anderson's name does not appear in the article.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:30, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review, Tony. I will work on these issues. Cbl62 (talk) 18:24, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]