NEW YORK, NY – For the past few seasons Major League Baseball has undergone constant change. A pitch clock was added, the bases have grown, a phantom runner has been added and new stats have replaced those that mattered.
Another change is in order and that is the term, Mendoza Line.”With a bunch of MLB hitters batting under .200 and front offices trying to convince the purists that #BattingAverageDoesn’tMatter, the time is now to change the term and do justice to a former player.
Mario Mendoza was a big league infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers. He was known as a good glove- no hit infielder. He ended his career with a .215 batting average, but to be fair here Mendoza was mostly a utility player who had over 300 plate appearances twice in a nine-year career.
His subpar .200 averages came with few at bats during his playing years. The so-called geniuses of MLB need to evaluate the term and come up with a new tag called, “Gallo Line.” All they have to do is look at Joey Gallo’s stats as he’s currently batting .138 for the Washington Nationals. In ten seasons Gallo’s lifetime batting avg., as of this writing, stands at .195.
As a starter Gallo has succeeded in getting over 100 hits one time in his career. He must be one hell of a nice guy to find himself in the lineup, so MLB needs to reward him with the tag of “Gallo Line.”
Mendoza, who’s currently managing in the Mexican League, may not be on board with this change. After all at least he’s known for something, even though it’s nothing. Hearing his name mentioned almost on a daily basis, as announcers try to keep a straight face. Describing how low on the Mendoza Line a batter is averaging has to bring a smile to Mario’s face.
These so-called hitters, who portray themselves as major leaguers, are getting away with a batting average below .200 all because their front office never had an at bat in their lives. Joey Gallo has become the poster boy for the “batting average doesn’t matter” slogan.
So go ahead MLB and make that change. It might make these morons who run the game today realize that someone hitting below .200 simply sucks
