Ramirez-Mendoza

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:03 am

Mendoza- The word is now synonymous to a .200 hitter. The word strikes fear in fans and fantasy'ers hearts.

God forbid that a hitter should be below the dreaded Mendoza Line!

Mario Mendoza actually hit .215 during his career.

Some say it was George Brett, some say it was Tom Paciorek that coined the phrase. It doesen't matter, Mario Mendoza, through the inability to hit his weight most of his career has earned his place in baseball lore as one of the worst hitters in baseball.

With this in mind, who is the worst hitter, not in baseball, but in fantasy baseball this year?

The prerequisite would have to be a lot of at bats with no fulfilling stats in the five roto categories.

The first place to look would be the Mendoza Line.

We have six players with suitable at bats below the Mendoza line-

Casey Kotchman, Aki Iwamura, Carlos Pena, Aaron Hill, Aramis Ramirez, and Nate McLouth.

Right away, we will eliminate Iwamura and Kotchman. Although they may be a couple of the worst hitters in real baseball, if they are still starting on a fantasy starting lineup, the team has a boatload of injuries or the Manager should think about more seasoning in a Yahoo League.

Carlos Pena has 12 home runs and 40 rbi. Pena was drafted for power and not average, his owners got what they were looking for. Pena is eliminated.

This leaves the three worst players in fantasy, Nate McLouth, Aaron Hill, and Aramis Ramirez.

Of these three, McLouth was taken in a later round, making his downright suckiness, a little more pallatable. Jayson Heyward may have done McLouth owners a big favor last night in plowing into him on an eventual inside the park home run.

Aaron Hill was taken in the third or fourth rounds in most drafts. Hill has remained the second hitter in what has turned out to be, a power ladened lineup. Despite this, Hill has remained resolute in his suckiness. Hill has scored only 26 runs in a very good lineup, while only knocking in 19. Eight of those, were by himself with home runs. Hill is hitting .180, 25 points below his weight of 205 pounds.

Despite all of this, the crown must go to Ramirez.

Ramirez was counted on to bolster the middle of the Cubs lineup and provide plenty of stats for fantasy'ers. Outs flow off his bat like oil in the gulf. Ramirez is hitting .168. Boy George has a better hit rate in a biker bar. Imagine what owners had thought if being told that Mike Sweeney, or even teammate Fukudome would have more home runs by the middle of June.

Owning Ramirez has been more frustrating than watching 'Debbie Does Dallas' in a PG form. Thankfully, Ramirez hit the dl this week, giving owners a break from the futility.

Aramis Ramirez-Mendoza has a nice ring to it. His owners have called him worse.

[ June 10, 2010, 09:27 AM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]

MichiganFantasyTeam · Post by **MichiganFantasyTeam** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:19 am

once again, really cool write-up.

Mark Teixeira was actually batting .199 at one point during this week.

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:09 am

Originally posted by MichiganFantasyTeam:

once again, really cool write-up.

Mark Teixeira was actually batting .199 at one point during this week. and Dan, Teixeira has to be up there at the top for names frequently spelled incorrectly. I am certain the "i's" are arbitrary.

...and mispronounced

[ June 10, 2010, 11:10 AM: Message edited by: Dub ]

Navel Lint · Post by **Navel Lint** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:19 am

Originally posted by Dub:

quote:Originally posted by MichiganFantasyTeam:

once again, really cool write-up.

Mark Teixeira was actually batting .199 at one point during this week. and Dan, Teixeira has to be up there at the top for names frequently spelled incorrectly. I am certain the "i's" are arbitrary.

...and mispronounced [/QUOTE]You know that there are owners that will not draft him just so they don't have to butcher a first round draft picks name.

crazytown · Post by **crazytown** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:34 am

What is 'Debbie Does Dallas'?

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:53 am

Originally posted by crazytown:

What is 'Debbie Does Dallas'? Oh crap. I am old.

eddiejag · Post by **eddiejag** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:40 am

In the NJ main event i took Aaron Hill in the 4th round pick 13 according to adp this was a steal,so i passed on Jon Lester.Then in the 5th round i was all set to take Josh Johnson especially after passing on Lester but Assamis Rameriz is still on the board and his adp is the beginning of the 4th round so i couldnt pass up this value. IM SICK to think of what could have been but still hoping these guys can turn it around sometime this season.

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:12 am

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

Ramirez was counted on to bolster the middle of the Cubs lineup and provide plenty of stats for fantasy'ers. Outs flow off his bat like oil in the gulf. Ramirez is hitting .168. Boy George has a better hit rate in a biker bar. Imagine what owners had thought if being told that Mike Sweeney, or even teammate Fukudome would have more home runs by the middle of June.

Owning Ramirez has been more frustrating than watching 'Debbie Does Dallas' in a PG form. Thankfully, Ramirez hit the dl this week, giving owners a break from the futility.

Aramis Ramirez-Mendoza has a nice ring to it. His owners have called him worse. I bit and bit early on Ramirez. The 11 HR after the break last year with 48 RBIs and a .310 BA had me drooling anyway, and then the Cubbies get Rudy Jaramillo as hitting coach. I was in hook/line/and sinker, but it turned into a stinker. One of the biggest surprises (not the nice kind) this year.

And Dan, you always were one for the classics!

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:10 am

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

quote:Originally posted by crazytown:

What is 'Debbie Does Dallas'? Oh crap. I am old. [/QUOTE]I thought he was giving his answer in Jeopardy formatting????

What is the most famous porn movie of all time.