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Not sure what to make of this [1] – Muboshgu ( talk) 19:24, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
While some reports claimed that he took credit for inventing the pitch,<ref name=obit>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/920588542.html?dids=920588542:920588542&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+09%2C+1964&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Spitball's+Inventor+Dies+at+87&pqatl=google|title=Spitball's Inventor Dies at 87|newspaper=[[The Hartford Courant]]|page=25|date=June 9, 1964|accessdate=November 25, 2011}} {{subscription required|date=November 2011}}</ref> Other reports claim he was the first pitcher to master the pitch.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PRciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EKQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4848,5389890|title=Grandfather of Spitball: Elmer Stricklett Tells Story in Own Way|page=10|newspaper=[[San Jose News]]|date=December 23, 1931|accessdate=November 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ExIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vEgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1490,3223135|title=Practicing a New Delivery: Elmer Stricklett, of the Brooklyn Superbas, Has a Slow Floating "Spit-Ball" Among His Curves; Expects it to Fool the Batsmen|page=18|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=February 15, 1907|accessdate=December 6, 2011}}</ref><ref name=walsh/> Another theory is that the pitch was created in 1873, but Stricklett revived its use.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pQ8bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7kkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3529,8022362|title=First Spitball Thrown in 1873; Glycerine Was The Lubricant|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|The Pittsburgh Press]]|date=May 29, 1914|accessdate=November 26, 2011|page=16}}</ref>
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I'll review this article shortly. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 05:01, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
Here are the issues I found:
Nothing too major; I'll put the article on hold and will pass when the issues are fixed. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 05:10, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
One more minor issue: "In four MLB seasons, Stricklett went 35–51" I think this sentence could go at the end of the last mlb paragraph, since he played beyond that. I'd also prefer a bit more in the way of expansion before passing this. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 15:06, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
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Not sure what to make of this [1] – Muboshgu ( talk) 19:24, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
While some reports claimed that he took credit for inventing the pitch,<ref name=obit>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/920588542.html?dids=920588542:920588542&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+09%2C+1964&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Spitball's+Inventor+Dies+at+87&pqatl=google|title=Spitball's Inventor Dies at 87|newspaper=[[The Hartford Courant]]|page=25|date=June 9, 1964|accessdate=November 25, 2011}} {{subscription required|date=November 2011}}</ref> Other reports claim he was the first pitcher to master the pitch.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PRciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EKQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4848,5389890|title=Grandfather of Spitball: Elmer Stricklett Tells Story in Own Way|page=10|newspaper=[[San Jose News]]|date=December 23, 1931|accessdate=November 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ExIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vEgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1490,3223135|title=Practicing a New Delivery: Elmer Stricklett, of the Brooklyn Superbas, Has a Slow Floating "Spit-Ball" Among His Curves; Expects it to Fool the Batsmen|page=18|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=February 15, 1907|accessdate=December 6, 2011}}</ref><ref name=walsh/> Another theory is that the pitch was created in 1873, but Stricklett revived its use.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pQ8bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7kkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3529,8022362|title=First Spitball Thrown in 1873; Glycerine Was The Lubricant|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|The Pittsburgh Press]]|date=May 29, 1914|accessdate=November 26, 2011|page=16}}</ref>
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Reviewer: Wizardman ( talk · contribs) 05:01, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
I'll review this article shortly. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 05:01, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
Here are the issues I found:
Nothing too major; I'll put the article on hold and will pass when the issues are fixed. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 05:10, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
One more minor issue: "In four MLB seasons, Stricklett went 35–51" I think this sentence could go at the end of the last mlb paragraph, since he played beyond that. I'd also prefer a bit more in the way of expansion before passing this. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 15:06, 26 June 2012 (UTC)