Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Not-So-Great Moments in Sports

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The result was delete. Sandstein 07:48, 3 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Not-So-Great Moments in Sports

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Article on a 1984 HBO special is sourced to YouTube and IMDB. BEFORE search finds no other RS sources. Chetsford (talk) 03:17, 27 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. ^{Babymissfortune} 04:42, 27 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Retarget to Tim McCarver which mentions the video. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 05:18, 27 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 05:19, 27 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure that redirecting The Not-So-Great Moments in Sports to an article about a living person without explanation is a good idea. It is only mentioned briefly in reference to something he said, which is not sourced:

On July 4, 1976, McCarver hit what is known as a "Grand Slam Single" when, after hitting a grand slam, he passed his teammate Garry Maddox on the basepath. While hosting the HBO special The Not-so-Great Moments in Sports, McCarver later claimed to have said to the umpire, "I didn't pass him, he lapped me." Asked how Maddox could have done that, McCarver replied, "Sheer speed." The event was commemorated in the book The Baseball Hall of Shame 3 as "Tim McCarver's Grand Sob." (no ref)

Otherwise, I would say it's not notable and should be deleted. Ilyina Olya Yakovna (talk) 11:47, 27 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

delete I get one ref in a book, everything else is ads about it. Mangoe (talk) 14:09, 27 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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