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GA review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Adam Bernero/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Jordano53 (talk · contribs) 04:09, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Kline (talk · contribs) 00:53, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

Consider this a token of gratitude for taking up the review of Grayson McCall, expect comments in the next two days or so; ping me if I don't :) kline / talk / contribs 00:53, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

GA review box

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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@Kline: Courtesy ping, per your request. No rush, however! Jordano⁵³ 17:54, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

General comments / concerns

• Not required per GA criteria, but I always appreciate when alt texts are added. Note that this is optional. kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• Lead image should have a caption, even if it's something as simple as "Bernero in 2007". kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Lead

• ...where he served as both a starting pitcher and relief pitcher and spent time... - Repeated use of "and" here makes the sentence choppy. kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• Bernero spent time for both the Phillies and Royals in the 2006. - "the 2006"; "for" should be changed to "with", and "the" should be added before Royals. kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Early life

• I'd add some info on at least when he was born, so it is in text, and perhaps some information on his family. See Jack Suwinski as an example. kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Professional career

• Not actually a concern, but the Tigers vs. Braves Denny's conflict would be a great DYK hook in my personal opinion. kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• Wetherby apparently forgot.. - Well, did he or did he not forget? kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• Bernero finished with a 1.57 ERA in 57 and a third innings, good for second in the International League. - Assuming this means second-best ERA at the time? It's a bit ambiguous. kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• During that stretch, Bernero carried a 2–11 record, with both wins coming in relief. During this stretch - Recommend changing the beginning of the sentences in that area so that you don't get a back-to-back "during this / that stretch". kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• ...a May 10, 2003, piece from The Grand Rapids Press compared Bernero's 4.87 ERA and no wins with Toronto pitcher Cory Lidle's 4.94 ERA and five wins. - What is the relevance of this? kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• Did nothing happen between that one-year stretch of winless starts that is worth adding? Seems like an odd transition to go from June 2002 to June 2003 in one paragraph. kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• Bernero was optioned back to Colorado Springs on August 14 - Any reason as to why? kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• Indeed, following the spring, - Following spring training? kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• Bernero was reinstated from the DL on September 10 - Abbreviation should be specified prior to being used. You can either change it to "disabled list (DL) with elbow inflammation" or just keep spelling out disabled list each time. kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Post-playing activities

• I'm not sure what is meant by "starting a master's program". Can this be explained? kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Sources

• While investigating the "master's program" claim, I noticed that ref 94 is dead. Please add an archive link so it is accessible, or replace it with another source if not possible. kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• Veracity spot check coming soon. kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

This table lists 12 random passages from throughout the article (10.4% of 115 total passages). These passages contain 12 inline citations (10.3% of 117 in the article). Generated with the Veracity user script. kline / talk / contribs 17:38, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Reference #	Letter	Source	Archive	Status	Notes
to father Gino Bernero.
2		newspapers.com		✅
Bernero made his professional debut for the Class-A West Michigan Whitecaps on May 29, 1999, at Marinelli Field in Rockford, Illinois. Bernero gave up three home runs in the 7–2 loss against the Rockford Reds.
17		newspapers.com		✅
Bernero started the 2000 season with the Double-A Jacksonville Suns.
22		newspapers.com		✅
On July 31, 2000, Bernero was called up to the major-league roster to replace starting pitcher Dave Mlicki, who underwent surgery to correct a sinus issue.
29		newspapers.com		✅
A May 21 piece from the Kalamazoo Gazette, following Bernero's sixth loss, identified Bernero as the pitcher with the least run support in the MLB, with 1.51 offensive runs scored per nine innings.
45		newspapers.com		✅
At the time of his departure, Bernero had a 1–12 record with a 6.08 ERA across 17 starts and one relief appearance. He continued to have the lowest run support in the league, with only 2.50 offensive runs per nine innings pitched.
46	a	newspapers.com		✅
before rejoining the major-league team on September 7 after his contract was purchased.
61		newspapers.com		✅
On January 8, 2005,
64	a	baseball-almanac.com		✅
Bernero remained in Richmond for the remainder of the season, finishing with a major-league record of 4–3 for the year.
73		baseball-reference.com		✅
After clearing the waivers, Bernero opted to become a free agent.
85		newspapers.com		✅
In an August 17 game against the Chicago White Sox, Bernero pitched six scoreless innings and earned his first major-league win as a starter since 2003.
90		newspapers.com		✅
before becoming a peak performance coach for the Seattle Mariners before the 2019 season.
101		mlb.com		✅

@Jordano53, good work. It is of GA quality, just need to address the concerns listed. Cheers, kline / talk / contribs 03:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

@Kline: Thanks for taking this on! I added more details about his family, added some info about his spring in 2003 (earning his spot and all that) and fixed up all prose concerns. I was not able to find any reason for the drop to Colorado, no news sources went in depth. One could argue his stats were too poor but it would be speculation. Rescued the URL as well and added alts/captions to photos. Let me know if/when anything else comes to mind. Jordano⁵³ 05:45, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

@Jordano53: I've done my spotcheck + a re-read and everything is good on my end. Passing :) kline / talk / contribs 17:38, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

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Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by TarnishedPath (talk) 13:06, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that Adam Bernero signed his first contract with a Major League Baseball team on a Denny's napkin?

• Source: Brown, Tim (August 2, 2000). "Debut Gives Tigers Taste of Success". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

• • ALT1: ... that Adam Bernero set a Detroit Tigers team record of 17 consecutive losses as a starting pitcher? Source: Knobler, Danny (June 1, 2003). "Bernero finally finds that winning feeling with Tigers". The Grand Rapids Press. p. 80. Retrieved December 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/They Call Me Mr. De

Improved to Good Article status by Jordano53 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Jordano⁵³ 21:50, 20 April 2026 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:29, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. Preference for the first hook. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:31, 20 April 2026 (UTC)