h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: Babe Ruth - Baseball Legend - A1117621
Author: Jodan - Mining 42 - Of the renowned Flying Jodeus Brothers! Greebo is NOT bottomless - U201497

Part of my Uni project on the Legends of Baseball. I consider this one the most important entry, so any content suggestions should be helpful

To be honest I know virtually nothing about baseball but I think most people know the name Babe Ruth!

I think the content is great. Lots of info and interesting facts like his birthday that he didn't know, kept me wanting to read on.

Just a few minor things:

"baseball historian debate this"=baseball historians debate this

"major legue scouts."=major league scouts

I also noticed that a few times you've mentioned averages with a full-
stop in front. If that's intentional forgive me!

Hope other people comment!

wq

Thanks, I'll fix these right away! The averages are supposed to be that way though

! I guess you do learn something new every day! I now know a lot more about baseball! I wonder why it hasn't caught on that much in the UK? Maybe cricket edges it out or something? It's a lot faster though so would be more exciting I suppose.

Oh well another one of those Atlantic divides!!

wq

Fast? Nah not really, but compared to cricket, I guess

We don't have any good entries on baseball here, really.

Well looks like you're trying to fix that section of the guide!
Often watching geriatric snails and paint dry on a cold day can look speedy in comparison to cricket!
But I still love it! A good excuse to waste a whole day!

wq

Well I'm only writing about the history Not much explains how it really works.

I'll get around to getting some updates processed. We have an entry called baseball, but it's horrible and we have one called Baseball Basics with dozens of glaring flaws.

Well good luck because it seems like a load of work still to do! But then that gives a lot of scope for new articles whereas some subjects may have been overdone a bit say.

Hope you hit a home run with this subject and that you don't get thrown any curb balls!
(sorry, thought I'd try to work in my teeny bit and moderately humorous baseball phrases!)

'Curb' balls? You mean 'curve' balls?

You think I'm overdoing it?

Oh no! I really so seem to be making a fool of myself! Yah of course it's curve ball, I mean everyone knows that! *sheepish grin*

No, no, no...I think the baseball idea is great! Don't get me wrong. I think there's loads of scope for it as a subject. I was saying that sometimes it's difficult to write an entry about stuff that's already got loads of brilliant entries.

I think it's the side effects of a long day of tube trips, buses and trains combined with central London. (at least that's my excuse! )

wq

I'm just writing about what I know

It also annoys me that there's very little mention of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle in the edited guide! Plus I like the shiny 'Field Researcher Badge'

Yup a badge does have a certain allure!!

wq

And here's a for in case he gets tired tagging round the baseball fields!

Jodan, if you're there, I think you should link to the left handedness entry: A625501

Talk to Wildman He has the editing rights now

Nah, I can't be bothered, your entry will just have to be not as good as it could be

And as you're such a LoONatic, you might like A779781, last paragraph under the "School Stories" subheader.