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This article is disgusting. Someone fix it or flag it for deletion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.28.70.129 (talk) 23:01, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can always edit it... Qb | ^{your 2 cents} 01:51, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Did Bell's 8-year-old son write this article? It is horrific. I move to delete every assertion in there that does not have a citation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.99.215.114 (talk) 14:39, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the unsourced material that is completely irrelevant (like the fact that he studied the rules to make the majors). The article is less disgusting now, but quite a bit shorter. EricEnfermero (talk) 08:02, 25 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Late umpire Wally Bell's impact went beyond diamond Go Phightins! 20:04, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]