only 6k volume today, No one is forcing shares down our throats!
This stock is so ready to go!
I loved the "Mendoza line" story. A perfect analogy to CSKH's pps.
Now what we need is for Mendoza to start belting a few and knocking in some runs so CSKH can see how its done! lol.
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Mendoza remained with the Pirates as a defensive replacement through 1978, playing some second and third base as well. In five seasons with the Pirates, Mendoza batted .221, .180, .185, .198 and .218, respectively. Following the 1978 season, Mendoza's request for a trade was granted as he, Odell Jones and Rafael Vasquez were sent to the Seattle Mariners for Rick Jones, Tom McMillan and Enrique Romo on December 5, 1978.
In his first season in Seattle, Mendoza made a career high 401 plate appearances in a career high 148 games and 132 starts at shortstop. While providing the Mariners with a steady glove, he ended the season with a .198 batting average—making him only the fourth major leaguer ever to play as many as 148 games in a season and fail to break .200. The following year, however, Mendoza fared better at the plate, batting .245 in 277 at-bats.
Mendoza was inducted into the Mexican League Hall of Fame in 2000.[6]
In an interview in 1980, during his pursuit of a .400 season batting average, George Brett reportedly stated, “The first thing I look for in the Sunday papers is who is below the Mendoza line.” The reference caught the attention of ESPN announcer Chris Berman, and the "Mendoza Line" became part of popular culture. Brett also praised the defensive abilities of Mendoza, claiming Mendoza robbed him of sure base hits on several occasions with exceptional defensive plays.[7]
An alternate explanation for the term refers to the concept of a player failing to "hit his weight." (Now that's CSKH!) Pirates announcer Bob Prince used this meaning in the 1970s while Mendoza played for Pittsburgh. During his playing career, Mendoza weighed 187 pounds, and literally batted less than his own weight quite a bit of the time as his career batting average was .204 at the time of his trade to Seattle. Since then, the Mendoza Line has been arbitrarily set at values ranging from .180 to .215. Mariner teammates Bruce Bochte and Tom Paciorek have also been credited as creators of the expression.[8]
