Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jason Cooper (baseball)

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The result was delete. the dlelete arguments concerning sourcing hasn't been refuted by the keep side Spartaz ^Humbug! 07:00, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Jason Cooper (baseball)

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Non-notable former Minor League Baseball player Adam Penale (talk) 15:31, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. —Adam Penale (talk) 15:33, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Cooper is a notable minor leaguer for his time with the Buffalo Bisons, meeting WP:GNG. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:43, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 18:59, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Well sourced. Meets GNG. Kinston eagle (talk) 00:01, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep All-time leader in games played for a franchise as long-lived as the Bisons is a notable distinction, although that may be mitigated depending on the meaning of "modern-era" in the text. If it means "since 1901" (i.e., since the franchise left the Western League), that means a lot more than if it means "since 1979" (i.e., since the franchise was reconstituted after an eight-year hiatus). A clarification of that would affect my !vote. Also note: Cooper is currently active with the St. Paul Saints. I have updated his page to reflect this. -Dewelar (talk) 04:43, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Changing vote to delete, as Cooper is only the post-1979 games played leader, falling over 800 games short of all-time leader Ollie Carnegie. Other sources do not establish notability. -Dewelar (talk) 22:46, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Yes, the article is sourced, but they are mostly trivial mentions in articles, failing WP:GNG which requires multiple sources of significant coverage. For the sources not mentioned in the article, they seem WP:ROUTINE and not enough to establish notability. A record of almost 400 games for a minor league team is also a sign he was stuck without being promoted. Weaker option is to merge to St. Paul Saints as they are not affiliated with an MLB team so they dont have their own minor league player article. However, is he really that much more notable than anyone else on their roster (that is not mentioned in the article). —Bagumba (talk) 21:37, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I would think, if merge is the decision, that Buffalo Bisons would be the better option. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:45, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - Since Dewelar above points out the Bison's record wasnt really a true record, he probably doesnt belong in the Bison article. —Bagumba (talk) 00:00, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep per Dewelar Darkness Shines (talk) 21:40, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Dewelar has subsequently changed to "Delete".—Bagumba (talk) 00:00, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.