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::*[[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Hi, I came by to promote this. ALT1, while attention-grabbing, might be cited as an "Easter egg" hook. What about tweaking it, like:
 
::*[[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Hi, I came by to promote this. ALT1, while attention-grabbing, might be cited as an "Easter egg" hook. What about tweaking it, like:
 
::*'''ALT1a''': ... that while '''[[Baseball Rule|baseball teams are legally required to provide protective seating]]''', fans are more likely to be hit by a foul ball than players are to be [[Hit by pitch|hit by a pitch]]? [[User:Yoninah|Yoninah]] ([[User talk:Yoninah|talk]]) 00:27, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
 
::*'''ALT1a''': ... that while '''[[Baseball Rule|baseball teams are legally required to provide protective seating]]''', fans are more likely to be hit by a foul ball than players are to be [[Hit by pitch|hit by a pitch]]? [[User:Yoninah|Yoninah]] ([[User talk:Yoninah|talk]]) 00:27, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
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::::{{replyto|Yoninah}} Fine; I thought that one was a stretch anyway, although it ''would'' have gotten clicks.<p>Having expanded the article some more, I have some new suggestions:
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::::*'''ALT2''':... that in 2013, the [[Idaho Supreme Court]] became the first U.S. state supreme court to reject the '''[[Baseball Rule]]'''? <small>Source: "[https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8708555989011778825 We Decline to Adopt the Baseball Rule]", Idaho Supreme Court, ''Rountree v. Boise Baseball Club'', 2013</small>
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::::*'''ALT3''':... that the '''[[Baseball Rule]]''', protecting teams from [[legal liability|liability]] over foul ball injuries to fans, dates from a 1913 [[Missouri Court of Appeals|Missouri appeals court]] decision? <small> Source: [https://digitalcommons.law.utulsa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2411&context=tlr A Foul Ball in the Courtroom: The Baseball Spectator Injury in the Courtroom as a Case of First Impression], University of Tulsa Law Review, Spring 2003, pp. 496–7: "The decision in ''Crane'' announced the existence of a limited but unwaiveable duty, and at the same time offered ballpark owners clear directions as to how to satisfy their obligations."</small> [[User:Daniel Case|Daniel Case]] ([[User talk:Daniel Case|talk]]) 02:40, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
 
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Revision as of 02:40, 26 March 2019

Baseball Rule

  • Reviewed: Eleanor Barrow Chase
  • Comment: I am aiming to have this on the Main Page on U.S. Major League Baseball Opening Day this year, March 28. As I type this I am still developing the article, so it may be possible that material supportive of other hooks will be added

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self-nominated at 04:06, 22 March 2019 (UTC).

  • Symbol confirmed.svg This impressive article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and either hook could be used, the article is neutral and I don't believe there are any copyright issues (Earwig is down). A QPQ has been done. Creator requests this for March 28th. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:49, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
Template:Replyto Fine; I thought that one was a stretch anyway, although it would have gotten clicks.

Having expanded the article some more, I have some new suggestions: