We here at Phungo HQ are very happy to announce that we have published the third series of Mystery Games for Starting9.
If you want to play the new library of 9 mystery games go directly to Starting9 by clicking HERE or scanning this QR code:
We here at Phungo HQ are very happy to announce that we have published the third series of Mystery Games for Starting9.
If you want to play the new library of 9 mystery games go directly to Starting9 by clicking HERE or scanning this QR code:
We here at Phungo HQ are very happy to announce that we have published the second series of Games for Starting9.
If you missed it last week #Starting9 is a baseball trivia game that tests your knowledge of baseball using the Starting Lineups from notable games. If you want to find out more click here.
If you want to play the new library of 9 mystery games go directly to Starting9 by clicking HERE or scanning this QR code:
Series Aaron Results
The following table lists the answers from our first Series of games which were originally Posted on Monday January 8 2024:
Series Bell UPDATES:
Along with the 9 new mystery games the following updates have been added:
1) Bug Fix: The Splash Screen was producing a non-existent empty lineup. This has been removed, Apologies for the confusion. If your clicking Positions and/or teams and nothing is happening on the Lineup portion of the screen, scroll to the top of the screen and click the Yellow Start button. Thanks to Dave for noticing this issue.
2) Added Losing Team Identification. This feature will likely help players, if you select the Losing Team they will be identified atop the Lineup Boxes in RED. Thanks to Nick V for recommending this feature.
Quick Note - this feature is era specific. If you select Philadelphia Athletics and the answer is Kansas City Athletics, this will not generate the Red indicator for the Losing Team.
3) The position picked most recently will appear in purple. This will become apparent on the 2nd and subsequent positions chosen for a mystery game. This feature will allow users to more quickly identify the players that have just been added to the lineup.
If you have any issues or suggestions/issues please add them to the #Starting9 documentation page which can be found here.
Team Phungo is exicted to announce our latest Creative Endeavor - Starting9.
Starting9 is a phone game (think Wordle/Immaculate Grid) designed to test your knowledge of Baseball Teams using starting lineups drawn from the long history of the game.
The game is structured as the final inning of a Baseball Game with you at the plate as a member of the Mudville 9. During the inning you have 5 chances to get a Hit for Mudville and secure a victory.
The goal of Starting9 is to guess the Winner of a random baseball game based upon the starting lineups for that game.
Of course a full lineup would often be too simple a task for many Baseball Trivia buffs. To make the game more challenging we start with a blank slate and give you the opportunity to select a Position for which you would like to know the players.
Last Winter we started a project to try and figure out what season produced the best Topps All-Star Rookie Team. That tournament was between the 10 squads that represented the 1960s. It was won by the Little Joes from 1966 led by Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, and stellar pitching by Marcelino Lopez.
For our second Tournament we visit the 1990s. Lets take a look at the seeding for the last decade of the 20th century.
seed | Year | Team | Captain |
1 | 1993 | Kenny's Kids 1993 | Kenny Lofton |
2 | 1991 | Maple Larry's 1991 | Larry Walker |
3 | 1992 | Team Pudge 1992 | Ivan Rodriguez |
4 | 1996 | Chippers | Chipper Jones |
5 | 1994 | Piazza Peeps 1994 | Mike Piazza |
6 | 1998 | Todd's Gods | Todd Helton |
7 | 1998 | Rock and Rolen | Scott Rolen |
8 | 1990 | Juniors Kids | Ken Griffey Jr |
9 | 1995 | Manny Being Manny | Manny Ramirez |
10 | 1997 | Team Captains | Derek Jeter |
No I am not a Jeter hater, we determined seeding using a forumula. Turns out the rest of the 1997 team was pretty weak.
Lets get to the actual games. The preliminary round is a double elimination featuring the bottom 4 teams. Two of these teams advance to the major tournament while the other two will be eliminated.
1990s Game 1 | |||
1997 | Team Captains | 0 - 4 - 1 | |
1998 | Rockin and Rolen | 5 - 6 - 1 | |
W: Jason Dickson (1-0) | L: Billy Wagner (0-1) | ||
HR 1990: None | |||
HR 1997: None | |||
MVP: Scott Rolen (1) |
1990s Game 2 | |||
1995 | Manny Being Manny | 5 - 7 - 0 | |
1990 | Juniors Kids | 2 - 6 - 1 | |
W: Brian Anderson (1-0) | L: Tom Gordon (0-1) | ||
HR 1995 Ryan Klesko (1), Javy Lopez (1), Jose Oliva (1) | |||
HR 1990: none | |||
MVP: Ryan Klesko (1) |
1990s Game 3 Avancement Game | |||
1995 | Manny Being Manny | 3 - 10 - 2 | |
1998 | Rockin and Rolen | 0 - 6 - 1 | |
W: Joey Hamilton (1-0) | L: Mike Holtz (0-1) | ||
HR 1995: None | |||
HR 1998: None | |||
MVP: Joey Hamilton (1) | |||
Manny Being Manny (2-0) Advance as 7 Seed |
1990s Game 4 Elimination Game | |||
1997 | Team Captains | 1 - 8 - 2 | |
1990 | Juniors Kids | 6 - 10 - 2 | |
W: Jim Abbott (1-0) | L: Alan Benes (0-1) | ||
HR 1997: none | |||
HR 1990: Ken Griffey Jr (1). Gary Sheffield (1) | |||
MVP: Ken Griffey Jr (1) | |||
Team Captains (0-2) Eliminated Finish 10th Original Seed 10th |
1990s Game 5 WTA Game | |||
1990 | Juniors Kids | 4 - 10 - 1 | |
1998 | Rockin and Rolen | 2 - 8 - 0 | |
W: Tom Gordon (1-1) | L: Jason Dickson (1-1) | ||
HR 1990: GREGG JEFFERIES (1), BOB GEREN 2 (2) | |||
HR 1998: None | |||
MVP: GREGG JEFFERIES (1) | |||
Juniors Kids (2-1) advance as 8 seed |
The two teams that advance out of the preliminary tourney are Manny Being Manny (1995) and Junior Kids (1990) they will be the 7th and 8th seeds respectively. The Surprise is the elimination of seven seed 1998 Rockin and Rolen.
This brings us to the opening round of the major tournament.
1990s Game 6 - Major Bracket - Double Elimination 8 -> 4 teams Opening Round | |||
1990 | Juniors Kids (2-1) | 3 - 10 - 1 | |
1993 | Kenny's Kids (0-0) | 1 - 4 - 0 | |
W: Jim Abbott (2-0) | L: Cal Eldred (0-1) | ||
HR: 1990 None | |||
HR: 1990 None | |||
MVP: Jim Abbott (1) |
1990s Game 7 | |||
1995 | Manny Being Manny (2-0) | 1 - 10 - 0 | |
1991 | Maple Larry's (0-0) | 6 - 10 - 0 | |
W: Kevin Appier (1-0) | L: Brian Anders (1-1) | ||
HR: 1995: None | |||
HR: 1990: None | |||
MVP: Delino DeShields (1) |
1999 | Todd's Gods | 2 - 11 - 0 | |
1992 | Team Pudge 1992 | 1 - 11 - 0 | |
W: Kerry Wood (1-0) | L: Mark Leiter (0-1) | ||
HR 1999: Mark Kotsay (1), Todd Helton (1) | |||
HR 1992: None | |||
MVP: Kotsay (1) |
1990s Game 9 | |||
1994 | Piazza Peeps 1994 | 3 - 4 - 1 | |
1996 | Chippers | 4 - 5 -1 (10) | |
W: Hideo Nomo (1-0) | L: Greg McMichael (0-1) | ||
HR 1994: None | |||
HR 1996: Garrett Anderson (1) | |||
MVP: Garrett Anderson (1) |
1990s Game 10 - Major Bracket - Round 2 - Pivot Round Winner Advacnes | |||
1990 | Juniors Kids (3-1) | 3 - 5 - 0 | |
1996 | Chippers (1-0) | 4 - 9 - 1 | |
W: Carlos Perez (1-0) | L: Tom Gordon (1-2) | ||
HR 1990: Bob Geren (3) | |||
HR 1996: Chipper Jones (1) | |||
MVP: Chipper Jones (1) | |||
Chipers (2-0) Advance as #1 Seed |
1990s Game 11 - Winner Advances | |||
1999 | Todd's Gods (1-0) | 4 - 10 - 0 | |
1991 | Maple Larry's (1-0) | 2 - 6 - 0 | |
W: Jesus Sanchez (1-0) | L: Scott Radinksy (0-1) | ||
HR 1999: None | |||
HR 1991: None | |||
MVP: Jesus Sanchez (1) | |||
Todd's Gods (2-0) Advance as #2 Seed |
1990s Game 12 - Elimination Game | |||
1995 | Manny Being Manny (2-1) | 5 - 6 - 0 | |
1992 | Team Pudge 1992 (0-1) | 3 - 6 - 2 | |
W: Joey Hamilton (2-0) | L: Al Osuna (0-1) | ||
HR 1995: none | |||
HR 1992: none | |||
MVP: Joey Hamilton (2) | |||
Team Pudge 92 (0-2) Eliminated finish 8th orginal seed 1 |
1990s Game 13 - Elimination Game | |||
1994 | Piazza Peeps (0-1) | 3 - 8 - 0 | |
1993 | Kenny's Kids (0-1) | 1 - 4 - 2 | |
W: Steve Cooke (1-0) | Dave Fleming (0-1) | ||
HR 1994: none | |||
HR 1993: none | |||
MVP: Steve Cooke (1) | |||
Kenny's Kids (0-2) Eliminated Finish 7th original seed 3 |
1990s Game 14 - Major Bracket - Round 3 - WTA Round | |||
1995 | Manny Being Manny (3-1) | 1 - 2 - 0 | |
1991 | Maple Larry's (1-1) | 2 - 4 - 2 | |
W: Kevin Appier (2-0) | L: Brian Anderson (1-2) | ||
HR 1995: none | |||
HR 1991: Felix Jose (1) | |||
MVP: Felix Jose (1) | |||
Maple Larry's (2-1) Advance as #4 Seed |
1990s Game 15- WTA Game | |||
1994 | Piazza Peeps (1-1) | 1 - 3 - 1 | |
1990 | Juniors Kids (3-2) | 3 - 6 - 0 | |
W: Jim Abbott (3-0) | L: Greg McMichael (0-2) | ||
HR 1994: none | |||
HR 1990: none | |||
MVP: Jim Abbott (2) | |||
Juniors's Kids (4-2) Advancd as #3 Seed |
1991 | Maple Larry's (2-1) |
1996 | Chippers (2-0) |
1990 | Juniors Kids (4-2) |
1999 | Todds Gods (2-0) |