Template:Did you know nominations/Barret Loux

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The result was: promoted by Carabinieri (talk) 13:41, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Barret Loux

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... that when Barret Loux failed his physical with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Major League Baseball took the unprecedented step of declaring him a free agent?

Reviewed: Second credit of two from Template:Did you know nominations/Pat Dunsmore, Drake Dunsmore
Comment: ALT1: ... that Major League Baseball's new collective bargaining agreement specifically took Barret Loux into account?

Created/expanded by Muboshgu (talk). Self nom at 20:28, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

5x expansion checks out. Well-written and verified; spot checks reveal no plagiarism. The original hook seems verified, but ALT1 is the better one--but this doesn't really verify it; "speaking of Loux" is not, in my opinion, enough to warrant the 'specific taking into account' of the hook. Drmies (talk) 23:38, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Fair point. Let me see if I can find some better sources to confirm ALT1. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:25, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
I can't find any sources that more concretely back up ALT1. I suppose it'll need a rewrite to make sure it's verifiable.

ALT2: ... that Major League Baseball's new collective bargaining agreement addressed the issue that led to Barret Loux being declared a free agent?

That's just a first stab. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:45, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Drmies (talk)