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Good articleRoger Bresnahan has been listed as one of the Sports and recreation good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
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DateProcessResult
June 20, 2012Good article nomineeListed
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on April 5, 2012.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that when Roger Bresnahan (pictured) adopted the use of shin guards in Major League Baseball on Opening Day in 1907, angry fans threw snow onto the field?
On this day...Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on June 11, 2019, and June 11, 2024.

Bresnahan and the introduction of the shin guard

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Although many sources credit Bresnahan with the introduction of shin guards, several sources point to information showing that other catchers were using them earlier. For example, Bill James in The Politics of Glory, (1994 - later republished as Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame), pp. 41–42, says the Negro league catcher Chappie Johnson was wearing them in 1902 and Nig Clarke wore them in the major leagues in 1905. See Baseball Legends Revealed #2. The article really ought to acknowledge that the claim is disputed. BRMo (talk) 02:28, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose you're right. That page cites James and the Fleitz book I cited in this article. I haven't read the James book, so I don't know about his research on this (other than his sterling reputation, so I wouldn't question him). A closer look at the text in the Fleitz book shows that others tried using protection before, but Bresnahan's use led it to take off. I'm not sure how to rewrite that (it'll impact my DYK nomination, thanks for mucking it up with facts :P). – Muboshgu (talk) 02:59, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The page now reflects that Bresnahan helped popularize shin guards, while acknowledging that he wasn't the first to wear them. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:14, 25 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Text is misleading, as it suggests that Bresnahan popularized the use of almost all gear, as opposed to merely the shin guards. I do not have the James book, so I do not know his use of words, but Peter Morris' Catcher (2009, Ivan R. Dee Publishing) demonstrates that the face mask, the chest protector, and the glove had all been introduced and come into regular play over the course of the the mid-1880's to the 1890's, which is to say that the introduction of the shin guards was one of the last major forms of protective gear introduced to the catcher (which is not to say that they were unimportant, or that there have not been developments in protective gear since then.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.85.138.189 (talk) 04:17, 14 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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

Reviewer: MathewTownsend (talk · contribs) 11:17, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(will continue review in a bit) MathewTownsend (talk) 11:17, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

minor problems
  • "who starred primarily as a catcher and a player-manager" - does a player-manger "star"?
organizational problems
  • The lede doesn't cover the article, not only does it not indicate the range of positions he played, and his rather complicated "other life", but doesn't mention his rather salient idiosyncratic personality, his awards, poems about him (rather unusual, isn't it?), significant disagreements etc.
  • The article rather falls apart in the end. Surely "personal life" can be integrated into another section that deals with his non player/manager activities. And the "Profile" section is awkward. I don't know how this is usually handled in articles, but it seems like this information should be integrated into his playing career.

MathewTownsend (talk) 01:51, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA review-see WP:WIAGA for criteria (and here for what they are not)

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose: clear and concise, correct spelling and grammar:
    B. Complies with MoS for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. Provides references to all sources:
    B. Provides in-line citations from reliable sources where necessary:
    C. No original research:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Main aspects are addressed:
    B. Remains focused:
  4. Does it follow the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
    B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:
    Pass! (I added the artist's name to painting.)

Article passes GA review. Congratulations! MathewTownsend (talk) 20:59, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It's certainly stronger now than when you started the review. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:09, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]