Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Bargas

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The result was delete. ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 19:06, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Bargas

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Sad and tragic death but no evidence of meeting WP:ATHLETE, nor much sources for GNG besides his brain cancer diagnosis Delete Secret ^account 07:58, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:04, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:04, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

He was an athlete with the Minnesota Twins. A major league player with a major league team is quite notable. Article needs to be KEEP and expanded. 76.105.101.68 (talk)

He never played in the Majors with the Twins. Played in Rockies minor league system and was then traded to Twins but never played anywhere in their organization. Spanneraol (talk) 17:51, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Spanneraol (talk) 17:51, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete is the outcome pointed to by WP:ATHLETE. This outcome should not be seen as a sign of disrespect to Bargas's memory, family, or friends. Bigturtle (talk) 20:03, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Eight wins over two years in the low minors is non-notable. I was intrigued by the notation of his being second team All-Ivy League until I realized it was a HS league. MisfitToys (talk) 20:53, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Tragic story of otherwise non-notable minor league baseball player who died from rare form of brain cancer. Never played in MLB, therefore not presumed to be notable per WP:BASE/N. Potentially notable per WP:GNG, but all substantive coverage in national or regional newspapers seems to be related to his illness or death, and, to my way of thinking, his notability for Wikipedia purposes is thus precluded per WP:BLP1E and/or WP:BIO1E. I second Bigturtle's comment above. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 08:33, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I concede he didn't have Derek Jeter's level of fame, but drafted by one MLB team and affiliated with another is definitely more than a local HS player. Antares33712 (talk) 19:32, 4 July 2012‎ (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Being a minor leaguer is not notable. Sadly, neither is dying of cancer. Putting the two together still does not provide notability. AutomaticStrikeout (talk) 23:19, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Wikipedia is not a memorial. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:10, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Sad, sad story, but A-ball is a long way from the majors. EricEnfermero | Howdy! 14:49, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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