Is Mr. November Really Mr. November? 2/24/17

Hey baseball fans!

Derek Jeter was dubbed "Mr. November" after his dramatic, walk-off, World Series-tying home run in a decisive Game Four of the 2001 World Series because that was the first time any MLB game had been played in November. Since that game, Jeter has played in six additional November baseball games, which came during the 2001 and 2009 Fall Classics. The question is, however, does he really deserve the nickname "Mr. November?" How were his numbers while batting in the eleventh month of the year? Let's find out.

Jeter had 26 at-bats during the month of November and collected nine hits, which equates to a solid .346 batting average. Most of his hits came in the 2009 World Series, however, like his 2-for-4 and 3-for-5 days at the plate in Games Four and Six against the Phillies. He struggled in November 2001, averaging a strikeout a game, but he averaged one run scored per game in 2009. In total, in seven games during the month of topaz, Jeter collected 1 homer, 2 RBI, 5 strikeouts, 4 runs, and a walk. Overall, I think I'd have to say that he deserves the nickname.

Do you agree that Derek Jeter deserves the nickname, "Mr. November?" Leave your thoughts in the comments section below. Thanks for reading this post and I hope you enjoyed it. Check back soon for more of "all the buzz on what wuzz."

Eight Fun Facts About the "Cups of Coffee" Crew 2/16/17

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I was snooping around Baseball Reference and I came across the category called "Cups of Coffee." I had no idea what it meant, so I had to check it out. It turns out that Baseball Reference has recorded 990 batters and 526 pitchers that only played in one career game. So, here are eight fun facts about the "Cups of Coffee" ballplayers.

• No hitter on the list hit a home run in their one-game careers.
• The most amount of hits by a hitter on the list is four, which was done by Ray Jansen on the St. Louis Browns on September 30, 1910. He went for 4 for 5.
• Ed Cermak, George Goetz, and Jim McGarr all went 0-4 with four strikeouts lifetime. Certainly not Hall of Fame stats.
• One of the most famous hitters on the list is Jeff Banister (pictured below), who is the current manager of the Texas Rangers. If only they could've hired someone with a bit more experience...
• There are plenty of successful families in baseball, like the Younts. Hall of Famer Robin did most of the heavy-lifting because his brother, Larry, has exactly no statistics for his entire, one-game career.
• Monty Swartz for the Reds pitched all twelve innings in an extra inning 6-3 loss to the Cardinals, giving up 17 hits in his only loss/appearance on the mound for his career.
• There are actually pitchers on the list that have infinite career ERAs because they gave up at least one earned run without recording an out and with the way that ERA is calculated, that would technically mean that per nine innings, that pitcher gave up an infinite amount of earned runs. 
• On September 22, 1894, George Stultz pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout in his only career game. What a career!!

Would you rather win your only career start or be a mediocre pitcher for 15+ seasons? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below. Thanks for reading this post and I hope you enjoyed it. Check back soon for more of "all the buzz on what wuzz."

An NFL-Themed BwM Trivia Question 2/9/17

Hey baseball fans!

What. A. Crazy. Super. Bowl. Finish. In honor of Tom Brady's Super Bowl LI heroism, here's a crazy MLB-NFL trivia question to stump your friends!

Since the closing of stadiums such as Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh and Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, most MLB and NFL franchises that play their home games in the same city have different venues for playing said games, except for one MLB-NFL tandem. What is the pair of teams and in what stadium do they play their home games?

The answer is... the Oakland Raiders and Athletics, who play their games in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum! The A's have played there ever since they moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968 and the Raiders have been playing there since 1995 (they also played in the Coliseum from 1966-1981, but then moved to LA for a decade-and-a-half). However, both teams might be moving away from Oakland in the coming years, so we'll have to wait and see what happens to the OAC Coliseum.

With which Oakland fan base is it more fun to hang out, the green-and-gold or the Black Hole? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below. Thanks for reading this post and I hope you enjoyed it. Check back soon for more of "all the buzz on what wuzz."