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Fehlandt Lentini[edit]

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I've listed this article for peer review because WP:GA is currently backed-up, so I am hoping this will give me some constructive feedback to work with before trying to get it reviewed there.

Thanks, Brian Halvorsen (talk) 19:02, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brianboulton comments: Good solid effort. My main concern is that, in common with many sports articles, it may be difficult for the general reader to follow. Of course you can only go so far in explaining terms that are inherent to the sport but, as indicated below, there are areas in the article which I believe could be improved in that respect.

Lead

You refer to the "Astros organisation" Is this the same thing as the Houston Astros? If so, you should make it clear that the six different tems he played for were allpart and parcel oh the Houston Astros. It is clarified later in the article, but it needs to be clear here too.

Not done It is clarified. Before that it reads, "...was signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent. In the Astros organization..."

"During the 2004 season, Lentini would begin his tenure..." Wrong tense. Should be "began his tenure..." Likewise, "That season, he would be named..." → "...he was named..."

Done

Is there a link that could help explain "independent league circuit"?

Not done It is already addressed before that, "...has played with many different minor league and independent teams over his career..."

The phrase "selected to play" occurs in both the first two lines of the second paragraph. Try to vary, e.g. "was chosen"

Done

The sentence "Also in 2009, Lentini was named the Golden Baseball League's Player of the Week for the week of June 1 to June 7 as a member of the Calgary Vipers, who won the league championship that season" has too many clauses. I suggest you breakit up: "Also in 2009 Lentini, as a member of the Calgary Vipers, was named the Golden Baseball League's Player of the Week for June 1 to 7. The Vipers won the league championship that season".

Done

The last sentence in the lead, "Lentini bats and throws right-handed" looks like an afterthought, and should be included earlier. It is not necessary to link "right-handed".

Done I simply removed it.

Amateur career

"He was one of ten attendees of Napa Valley College to be selected in the history of the Major League Baseball Draft." First, "attendees" is the wrong word to use in this context; why not "students"? Secondly, what is this sentence conveying to the reader? What is the noteworthy information? I have absolutely no idea whether ten students from one college is a remarkable number, or how long a period the history of the Major League Baseball Draft covers, so the sentence is at present somewhat confusing.

Not done I really don't see your problem. Ten is a particularly small number of players.

"He did not attend the school for the next two years..." Better to give the years (presumably 1999 and 2000) Any reason why he apparently dropped out?

Not done I can't give the information if it is not known.

"returning instead" - the word "instead" is redundant, should be removed.

Done

"All of those numbers [plural] stand as a single-season school record [singular]." Grammatical inconsistency as indicated. Also clarify if you mean school records for Sonoma State rather than for all schools/colleges."

Done

Professional career

Please remember that this is a general encyclopedia article which will be read by people unfamiliar with baseball terminology. Thus information such as "he batted .283 with eight runs scored, 13 hits, one double, one triple, one home run, four runs batted in (RBIs) and 11 stolen bases in 12 games played" needs to be written in more accessible language. As you have it, there are eight links in this part-sentence; it is not reasonable to expect your reader to jump out of the article eight times to find out what your wording means.

This is as simple as it gets. All stats are linked to their specific article, there is nothing more that I can do to help the reader. If it is an article about a baseball player, presumably there will be baseball stats.

There is too much detail relating to Lentini's performances, which makes for dreary reading. Limited figures within a prose summary which touches on some of the high points of this season, would serve better.

Not done Again, I don't see what the issue is. The player's season stats are listed, as well as notable events in the season (i.e. all-star appearances and playoffs).

"On defense, played all of his 54 games in the outfield, committing no errors, seven assists 78 putouts." word and punctuation missing?

Done

File:Fehlandt Lentini press shot.jpeg: You will need to show proof of permission to use this image.

I thought this was an assume good faith area. As I no longer have the e-mail, I can't report that it was ever granted.
Done Luckily I found the e-mail.
The permission seemed to be lacking. I sent an e-mail to the author to re-confirm permission. In the mean time, I moved for a speedy delete of the images, as it is very likely the offices are closed until Monday. I also removed them from the article. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 07:28, 26 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Personal information

this seems very skimpy. Surely a trawl through the various sources available would yield information to enable you to flesh the section out?

Not done Typically, a player like this gets little-to-no coverage outside of baseball. Often, big name players get little personal coverage. If you are implying that my research is lacking, you are mistaken.

External links

do these provide any information not available in the sources you have cited? If not, are they really necessary?

Not done This is consensus at WP:WPBB. The sites offer a list of the players stats, something not provided in the article.

I hope these comments are helpful. As I am not atching peer reviews at present, please call my talkpage if you have any queries, or if you want me to look at it again. Brianboulton (talk) 17:09, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the review, awaiting reply on my issues. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 19:39, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
~~Image permission has been sent.~~ --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 23:10, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No further comments. It is up to you how you respond to my review points, which are given for your guidance. Good luck with the article. Brianboulton (talk) 21:01, 26 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]