Mendoza line

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  1. A .200 batting average, which is around the minimum batting average a player with strong defensive skills can have and still stay in the major leagues. Named for Mario Mendoza.
    — His recent slump has put him perilously close to the Mendoza line; he may be headed to AAA soon.
  2. The line dividing acceptable mediocrity from unacceptable mediocrity
    — I don’t think you could find any other figure in politics who has run this far below the Mendoza line and still managed to get taken seriously.

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After shortstop Mario Mendoza, whose lifetime batting average is taken to define the threshold of minimally competent hitting.
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