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.
   • A sub-$2,000 per theater average... is the Mendoza Line of box office numbers.