Talk:MLB at Field of Dreams

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On 4 December 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved to 2021 MLB at Field of Dreams. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Now that MLB has decided to make this return for a second year in 2022, with the Cubs and Reds on August 11, 2022, I suggest we start splitting this like

Zzyzx11, this page seems to be about the 2021 game, so I would rename it to 2021 MLB at Field of Dreams, or 2021 MLB at Field of Dreams Game. Then I think we need new articles for the 2022 game and main series, with more background on the development. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:27, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm open to that suggestion. IMO, either choosing to rename the page first or splitting first is secondary as long

revert a mess if things go wrong. My primary goal is to just have the 2021 and 2022 games on separate pages instead of a long one should MLB continue these games in 2023 and beyond. Zzyzx11 (talk) 01:29, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply

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I would support having separate articles for 2021 and 2022 if the 2022 (and forward) articles have the same structure without duplicating background material. If MLB does not extend this beyond 2022 it would be logical to merge back to a single article, perhaps titled "MLB Field of Dreams games." Cecropia (talk) 12:53, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If this event becomes an ongoing occurrence, then separate pages for each instance would absolutely make sense. If it is discontinued after 2 or 3 games, however, I think a single page would be more appropriate. JoeyLyles (talk) 14:38, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Further complicating matters, we now have MiLB at Field of Dreams, Cedar Rapids vs. Quad Cities on August 9.[1] – Muboshgu (talk) 17:14, 22 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Re-visiting this discussion to suggest _not_ splitting, and maintaining a single article about MLB at Field of Dreams games. As with

I concur. We just had a similar discussion at the

project talk page not long ago about the Little League Classic and the consensus was to merge. I think the same should be done with the Field of Dreams Games and they're essentially the same thing (neutral site regular season games). oknazevad (talk) 21:57, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply

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• Let the article mature on its own. If after a few years the article grows too large to contain each season's game(s), either pare this article or
  talk) 14:35, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply
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Today, I updated the article in the vein of MLB Little League Classic, a recurring event with a single background, plus linescore and brief recap of the annual playing(s). The 2022-specific version of the article (which had no unique content outside of invoking full team roster templates) now redirects to this article. We can revisit in the future if conditions warrant. Dmoore5556 (talk) 21:43, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]