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The list was promoted by Dabomb87 13:54, 22 May 2010 [1].

List of Major League Baseball tie-breakers[edit]

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Nominator(s): Staxringold talkcontribs 20:09, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've started some reasonably serious work on fixing up the articles for tie-breakers (I've gotten through 1999, 2007, 2008, and 2009 so far), and this list was messily left sitting at the one-game playoff article. I'd been intending to break it off for a while, and I've finally done it. Staxringold talkcontribs 20:09, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • "Arguably the most notable moment..." you and I know it's true, but we shouldn't give "arguments", we should give facts. Because this can't be stated as such, it should be removed (as much as I like it in the lead). Mm40 (talk) 21:16, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from KV5
Comments from KV5
  • "Both the American (AL) and National League (NL)" - since you use "both", this becomes a compound subject. Should be Both the American and National Leagues
  • "and four series," - rm comma
  • "In baseball statistics" - comma after
  • "tie-breaker" - you might want to {{nowrap}} these, as one is broken over two lines on my browser, which may make it difficult for some readers to decipher the meaning.
  • "batting average and runs batted in titles" - I would extend the link over titles so that it's clear you are going to those lists instead of the statistical article
  • "performance-based criteria" - comma after; "of the tied teams" - comma after
  • "were put in place instead"
  • "thus far in MLB history" - replace with as of 2010
  • "all finished the season"
  • "then-Brooklyn Dodgers" - I don't know about that "then-Brooklyn" thing. I know they aren't there any more, but I don't really think it's necessary, especially since you explain later in detail that the team moved. Also, comma after.
  • "Most recently" - comma after
  • "6–5" - set off with commas before and after (interjection)
  • "lowest scoring game" - lowest-scoring is a compound adjective; comma after
  • "highest scoring" - highest-scoring
  • "the Dodgers, 4–1"
  • "Whitey Lockman then doubled" - I might suggest hit a double instead of "doubled" after removing "then" to avoid consecutive links
  • Remove periods/full stops from key, as they are not complete sentences.
  • No indicator of extra inning games in the table?
  • No, both because one came in a series and because it didn't strike me as significant enough for the table. Staxringold talkcontribs 15:18, 9 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I only ask because you mention them in the lead, which is supposed to summarize the list. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 15:19, 9 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
And present interesting information about the list. The Shot Heard 'Round the World isn't notated, but it's an interesting note about one of the games. I can notate without color if you want. Staxringold talkcontribs 15:27, 9 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oh, I wasn't asking for color; I meant just a small number of innings played like in the game logs. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 15:35, 9 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good work. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 13:08, 9 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Otherwise all done. Thanks!

Comments –

  • "Thirteen tie-breakers, nine single-game and four series have been played in MLB history." Feels like another comma should go after "series".
  • What I had originally, KV asked me to remove it. Readded because I'm really pretty sure you're right. Staxringold talkcontribs 22:38, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Those commas should actually be dashes or parentheses. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 22:45, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the key, why is the "modern era only" note needed for the World Series? We're only dealing with modern-era playoffs anyway. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 22:18, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 19:17, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Not overly keen on "Afterward" as a col heading. Perhaps just Notes?
  • And then make Note(s) into Ref(s) because that's what they are.
  • And then make sure the refs are in numerical order. (specifically [17][18][11] and [19][8])
  • And then I'll be a happy bunny.

The Rambling Man (talk) 16:52, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support despite the fact I don't have tasty knees. Great work, as ever. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:17, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I can't find anything about this list that doesn't meet WP:FL?. NYCRuss ☎ 19:09, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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