BASEBALL QUESTION EXAMPLES

What can you ask in FanSleuth?

Use these yes-or-no questions to narrow down a mystery baseball player. Each example asks one clear thing, so either answer gives you a useful clue.

FanSleuth is a free browser game with a shared Daily mystery, Unlimited practice and friendly challenges. You have 20 turns, including player guesses. New to the game? Start with the rules.

Teams and leagues

Does he play for the Dodgers?: Current team. Team clues are available in standard rounds.
Does he play in the National League?: Current league: the National League (NL).
Has he ever played for the Dodgers?: MLB team history, rather than current team.
Has he played for the Dodgers for at least two seasons?: Number of MLB regular seasons with that team.

Positions and handedness

Is he a pitcher?: A listed pitching position.
Is he a starting pitcher?: Starting-pitcher role, when supported by the saved data.
Is he a middle infielder?: Second base or shortstop.
Is he a corner infielder?: First base or third base.
Is he a corner outfielder?: Left field or right field.
Has he ever played catcher?: A career MLB appearance at catcher.
Does he bat left handed?: Batting side. Ask separately about throwing hand.
Does he throw right handed?: Throwing hand.
Is he a switch hitter?: Whether he bats from both sides.

Statistics and awards

Has he hit at least 20 home runs this season?: An inclusive current-season home-run threshold.
Has he hit at least 100 career home runs?: A career total, rather than one season.
Has he won a Gold Glove?: A specific award; not the same as an MVP award.

Public player facts

Was he born in Japan?: Birthplace, which is different from citizenship.
Is he over 30 years old?: Age as of the round’s saved player snapshot.
Is he at least six feet tall?: Listed height with an inclusive threshold.
Does he weigh 200 or more pounds?: Listed weight with explicit units.
Does his last name contain the letter D?: A letter anywhere in the listed last name.

Baseball shorthand without the ambiguity

NL means National League, AL means American League, and HR means home run. A switch hitter bats from both sides. Middle infield means second base or shortstop; corner infield means first or third base; corner outfield means left or right field.

For ordinary position questions, FanSleuth counts the listed position plus positions played in at least five MLB games in either the current or previous season. “Has he ever played…” asks about career appearances instead.

Three ways to make a question clearer

Separate batting from throwing. “Is he a righty?” could mean either. State which hand you mean.
State the time period. Current-season home runs and career home runs are different facts. A current team and a former team are different clues.
Include units and a threshold. “Tall” and “heavy” are subjective. Six feet or 200 pounds gives the game a specific comparison.

What if a question cannot be answered?

Recognition does not guarantee the player has reliable data for that fact. Missing or uncertain information gets a free retry, not a “no.” Repeating an equivalent question is also free. Ask one condition at a time; questions combining a team, statistic and position may need to be split up.

No Team Clues rounds block current and former team clues. Keep those questions for standard rounds. For ideas on deciding what to ask next, see the question strategy guide.

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