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Mario Mendoza

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (December 26, 1950- )
    Played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974-78), Seattle Mariners (1979-80) and Texas Rangers (1981-82)
    Lifetime batting average was .215

Why he might be annoying:

    He established the benchmark for bad batters when George Brett said, 'The first thing I look for in the Sunday papers is to see who's below the Mendoza line (1979).'
    He hit below .200 five times in a nine year career.
    He originally resented the term, but now says he enjoys the fame from the phrase.
    He pitched two innings for the Pirates, gave up three earned runs, and was struck in the belt buckle by a line drive, nearly losing his pants (1977).

Why he might not be annoying:

    In 1979, he led the Mariners in one offensive statistic - sacrifice bunts, with 13.
    The year after Brett popularized the Mendoza line, Mendoza recorded his highest batting average, .245.
    Brett praised his fielding abilities, saying that Mendoza robbed him of several sure base hits with exceptional defensive play.
    When playing in the Mexican Leagues, he was nicknamed 'Elegante' and drew the attention of female fans.
    He was inducted into the Mexican League Hall of Fame (2000).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 90.48% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 56.76% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 76 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 92 Votes: 54.35% Annoying