The Mendoza Line

[LAAMike]

Never thought that I would go to a major league AL game and see 11 eleven players in the two lineups batting under .200. It was good to get the win tonight as I thought I was bringing the team bad luck as I also went to the three ass kickings last week. Thanks JB and the bullpen for finally giving us a home win.    

Edited April 12, 2014 by LAAMike

[QuinlansMinion]

Who is Mendoza and why does he have a line?  

[Inside Pitch]

Never thought that I would go to a major league AL game and see 11 eleven players in the two lineups batting under .200. It was good to get the win tonight as I thought I was bringing the team bad luck as I also went to the three ass kickings last week. Thanks JB and the bullpen for final giving us a home win.    

 

The Astros/Rangers game also had 11 players below the Mendoza line -- Prince Fielder has a SLG% below the Mendoza line.  

 

It it weren't April, it might be more of an oddity.

[sneaky_flute]

The Astros/Rangers game also had 11 players below the Mendoza line -- Prince Fielder has a SLG% below the Mendoza line.  

 

It it weren't April, it might be more of an oddity.

What does this even mean? Most players press and struggle during the season and it doesn't really matter when it happens. 

 

A ton of good players are sucking right now while Alexei Ramirez leads the majors with a .429 batting average. 

[Inside Pitch]

What does this even mean? Most players press and struggle during the season and it doesn't really matter when it happens. 

 

A ton of good players are sucking right now while Alexei Ramirez leads the majors with a .429 batting average. 

 

What part of my saying it's April don't you understand?   Can you ever keep from being homer long enough to actually try to understand what the hell you are responding to?   Jesus Christ man, nobody is trying to tear down one of your precious idols, Fielder not slugging his weight is as prime of an example of why the numbers mean NOTHING as any.

[sneaky_flute]

1. not a homer

 

2. I simply misinterpreted your comment

Edited April 12, 2014 by sneaky_flute

[tdawg87]

1. not a homer

 

lol

[Inside Pitch]

1. not a homer

 

2. I simply misinterpreted your comment

 

1. Disagree

 

2.  Agree

[Redondo]

Who is Mendoza and why does he have a line?  

 

The Mendoza Line is an expression in baseball in the United States, deriving from the name of shortstop player Mario Mendoza, whose batting average is taken to define the threshold of incompetent hitting. The cutoff point is most often said to be .200,^[1] and, when a position player's batting average falls below that level, the player is said to be "below the Mendoza Line".

 

Mendoza Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Some notables who aren't exactly raking it so far:

 

Curtis Granderson, NYM - .135

B. J. Upton, ATL - .135

Pablo Sandoval, SF - .143

Prince Fielder, TEX - .150

Hunter Pence, SF - .156

Brian McCann, NYY - .162

Dan Uggla ATL - .162

Andrew McCutchen, PIT - .194

 

And the walking definition of futility, Jeff Mathis of the Miami Marlins at an even .200 - although this is in only five at-bats, so I am confident that with more playing time he can get it down below his career average of .195.

 

Some of our own:

 

Chris Iannetta - .111

David Freese - .147

Raul Ibanez - .194

 

At the time of his injury, Josh Hamilton was leading the AL in BA at .444.

Edited April 12, 2014 by Vegas Halo Fan

[Quinlanforthewin]

I know it's absurd, but why does every hitter we acquire always get off to a poor start? Who is the last free agent hitter or hitter we traded for who came in and started hot? Vladdy? 

[Homebrewer]

Abnormally low and high BA's happen every spring, to every team. Until players get around 100 pa's, the averages are going to be skewed....because they are averages.

Geez, you'd think people that frequent this or any baseball MB would have had "small sample size" drilled into their lexicon.

[Lhalo]

Andrew McCutchen, PIT - .194

 

McCutchen left the game last night with a hurt ankle. No bueno.

[Lhalo]

A ton of good players are sucking right now while Alexei Ramirez leads the majors with a .429 batting average. 

 

He's on my fantasy team and the dude is absolutely tearing it up right now.

[tdawg87]

I know it's absurd, but why does every hitter we acquire always get off to a poor start? Who is the last free agent hitter or hitter we traded for who came in and started hot? Vladdy? 

 

Iannetta: .809 OPS on April 30 of 2012.

[happybat4]

Didn't Gary Mathews start off hot when he was with the angels.

 

Also I refuse to acknowledge that Mendoza line, I refer to it as the Mathis line. Mendoza batted around .217 for his career. Mathis is at .195

[Stradling]

I know it's absurd, but why does every hitter we acquire always get off to a poor start? Who is the last free agent hitter or hitter we traded for who came in and started hot? Vladdy?

Abreu

[nando714]

The mendoza line must be a fat line of coke

[tomsred]

Mendoza is a city in Argentina, what's so hard to understand about that?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

It's still BS it wasn't renamed the Mathis line. It's a little more contemporary.