Talk:Bob Casey (baseball announcer)

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Article milestones
DateProcessResult
November 27, 2025Good article nomineeListed
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on December 31, 2025.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that there is "noooooooooooooo smoking" in the Metrodome?

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GA review

Passed. —LastJabberwocky (Rrarr) 15:35, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Nominator: Darth Stabro (talk · contribs) 17:17, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: LastJabberwocky (talk · contribs) 18:35, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, happy to pick your nomination, love to review a short article :)! —LastJabberwocky (Rrarr) 18:35, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Added small adjustment myself (doesn't seem to be that important to bother you?) I have no further suggestions, promoting! —LastJabberwocky (Rrarr) 15:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Related to the CBS link above; does the article have a title and can we add it?

Prose

  • Casey also began to serve as the announcer of the AAA minor league Minneapolis Millers a position he held for 10 years ---> Casey also began to serve as the announcer of the AAA minor league Minneapolis Millers—a position he held for 10 years
    • Partly done
  • He also worked for Minnesota Vikings during his career. --> Moreover, Casey's career included announcement engagements for Minnesota Vikings.  Done
  • In 1961, the Washington Senators moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Twins. Casey began as the in-stadium public address announcer for the Minnesota Twins at their first game at the Metropolitan Stadium. ---> In 1961, Casey began his work as the in-stadium public address announcer for the Minnesota Twins at their first game at the Metropolitan Stadium.
    •  Done
  • affectionately was called "angry" by Jon Miller ---> was affectionately called "angry" by Jon Miller
    •  Done
  • Casey's voice became an iconic part of the Minnesota baseball experience, known for his style and signature player introductions. Only missing a handful of Twins games during his tenure with the team, Casey was well known for having a raspy voice and distinctive style of delivery. ---> Only missing "a handful of Twins games" during his tenure with the team, Casey's voice became an iconic part of the Minnesota baseball experience—known for his raspy voice, distinctive delivery style, and signature player introductions.
    •  Done
  • Chuck Knoblauch was visiting and fans were throwing items at him, Casey yelled "please stop throwing things, this is an important game!" and exclaimed "what's the matter with you?" ---> Chuck Knoblauch was visiting, and fans were throwing items at him, Casey yelled: "please stop throwing things, this is an important game! What's the matter with you?"
    •  Done
  • calling Dustan Mohr as Dustin Hoffman ----> nicknaming Dustan Mohr as Dustin Hoffman
    •  Done
  • By 1998 he had only missed three games as an announcer, when his sons graduated from college Are you sure Star Tribune verifies this? (I looked at the clipping not full version)
  • had been battling liver cancer ---> had been suffering from liver cancer
    •  Done
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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 04:14, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Improved to Good Article status by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 55 past nominations.

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 17:24, 27 November 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.
Overall: @Darth Stabro: All of the hooks are good and the first one is amazing. This was promoted to GA yesterday and QPQ is met. I made some edits to the lede. Jon698 (talk) 03:16, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]


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