Talk:Orel Hershiser

message: reorganized page  (Jubbub55 17:59, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Hershiser married Jamie Byars. Byars and Hershiser had two children, Quinton and Jordan.
He and Jamie divorced in early 2002.
Bigbadkeeper 9 June 2006
Updated the personal section on Hershiser. It's always being changed to him being divorced, and now an attack on his Christianity is in play. I've updated it with current and readily available and researchable facts. I think, until further proof can be obtained on a divorce, it should be kept with him as married.Jubbub55 15:32, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Divorce Controversy and continued re-editing 

message: Orel and His wife didn't divorce, they're board members for the MARRIAGE and FAMILY MATTERS NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD. They joined this in early 2005, and they speak out against divorce
Hey unsigned, you should get out more often or perhaps read a bit more, or maybe you aren't as much of a fan as you thought. Try reading the L.A. Times, or asking the man himself.
"Hershiser said he and his wife have been divorced for a year and a half but share custody." Bigbadkeeper 9 June 2006
=== DIVORCE CLARIFICATION ===
Does anyone have more positive proof of a divorce, besides an LA times article that often misquotes? Jubbub 20:51, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NO DIVORCE. 

message: Does anyone have more positive proof of a divorce, besides an LA times article that often misquotes? Jubbub 20:51, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  DIVORCE CLARIFICATION 

message: Does anyone know how Hershier did on his first year on the Hall of Fame ballot? Or is he not going to be on it until next year? -Darwin's Bulldog 02:08, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hall of Fame voting? 

message: Does anyone else consider that this article lacks neutrality? Not to mention a citation about the scoreless innings record. It does read like a bit of a eulogy from a fan. When I have time I might try and rephrase some of the phrases like 'great pitcher' which is really just a POV statement.
Mglovesfun 02:25, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality 

message: I seem to recall an SI article way back when which showed him as a hockey player and part of the reason he went to Bowling Green was to play both hockey and baseball. That's something else to be brought up in the article. DandyDan2007 06:18, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  didn't he play hockey? 

message: The article mentions that Hershiser won the Little League World Series while living in Cherry Hill, NJ. While Hershiser was certainly a fine Little League ballplayer and participated in the tournament, a team from Cherry Hill has never won the Little League World Series. This is confirmed by the Little League Media Guide at http://www.littleleague.org/media/mediaguide/mediaguide.pdf. Could it be another youth baseball league that is being referred to?69.248.237.239 09:00, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Little League baseball

message: :Image:Orel Hershiser.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:14, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Orel Hershiser.jpg

message: How exactly does that tag appear on the bottom for categories? It says after retiring that he was a pitching coach for the Rangers and his kid went to school there, and that's it. If anything, he's "from" Buffalo, NY or from NJ, or even Las Vegas where he has chosen to reside now. Hershiser is as much from Dallas as Jerome Williams (baseball) is from Chicago. 24.12.72.168 (talk) 20:46, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "People from Dallas, Texas"? 

message: I have added a new image (the middle image to the right) that I took a week and a half ago to replace an image from over 6.5 years ago (image on the left) as the main image. My thinking is that it is better for multiple reasons:
#It is 6.5 years newer
#He is in a suit (which looks professional)
#The suit is approximately Dodger blue
#The picture shows his hair.
I was reverted in terms of the main image by  who felt that because the new image shows slightly less of his face, we should use the old image. I prefer either of the new images that I have posted. Comments welcome.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:22, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the middle one is best, followed by the left, then the right. The one on the left can still be incorporated elsewhere in the article ... Go Phightins! 10:28, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

text: I really don't care enough to discuss it further (I probably changed my mind anyway since the picture was made larger), but I will say your reasons for your picture are rather silly.--Yankees10 16:05, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

text: It may be a trivial reason, but I prefer the middle option since, as an infobox image, he would be facing the text.  It flows a little better visually.  For similar reasons, the left image would work well if left aligned in the body of the article. Resolute 19:36, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm fine with the new image thats in the info box. Spanneraol (talk) 19:46, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

text: Reasons 2 and 3 seem unimportant to me. However I think the middle photo depicts Hershiser more clearly, and has a clear contrasting background, and so I believe it is the best choice. isaacl (talk) 21:26, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm happy with either option 1 or 2, no preference towards one over the other. I do think the image being newer is irrelevant when it's hard to discern any difference in his appearance. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk •  contributions) 16:41, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I think he looks like he lost weight and the new one shows graying hair, which is an older look than a baseball cap if you ask me.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:35, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Main image 

message: Uncertain if him - But I recall " a ways" back a Pitcher that Had a Real Low average pitches per batter faced. - Not A recorded stat but makes for a quick playing game. (Chance if NOT him Don Sutton) Wfoj3 (talk) 19:19, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pitching Style