2006-08-06 09:59:08 · 13 answers · asked by Chaos 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
As to the idea, do people not pay attention to ducks really. The baby ducks go in a line right behind the mother. That's what the refrence is actually about. As to the rest of the question that was already explained, and why baseball started using it.
2006-08-06 12:28:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ducks On A Pond
2016-12-16 11:12:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Mendoza line is actually named after Minnie Mendoza, a career minor leaguer, who finally made it with the Minnesota Twins in 1970 At age 36. Mendoza hit .188 in sixteen games with the Twins that year. It mentioned that some hitters could not even get their averages above the Mendoza Line. It then stated that the term was named after the Twins light hitting infielder Minnie Mendoza. Mario did not come along until 1974. It burns me every time I hear an announcer Mention Mario instead of Minnie when referring to the Mendoza Line.
2016-04-06 11:29:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Ducks on the pond" traditionally means that the bases are loaded, but on my high school team, we use the phrase whenever there's at least two baserunners. The ducks are the baserunners, and the pond is the diamond (the bases, anyways). I don't know the exact origins of the phrase, though.
2006-08-06 11:34:08 · answer #4 · answered by Nowhere Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Mendoza Line is part of Mariners lore, no surprise given the anemic state of hitting in Seattle before the 1990s. (The Mets had the same problem in their early years.) I had not heard of Minnie Mendoza, but the George Brett story is well known, and of course Mario Mendoza of the Mariners was an active player in those days. It makes a great taunt against an opposing team's hitters. During the course of an interleague game I attended, the batting average of the NL team's DH dipped below .100 (the Mendoza Line is .200), and so I was able to greet his next appearance with, "You need a ladder just to reach the Mendoza Line!"
2016-03-16 23:40:53 · answer #5 · answered by Yesennia 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ducks in the pond are men on base...its just a phrase used in baseball
2006-08-06 10:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by Cam K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It refers to runners on base. The term was coined by a radio announcer in the 1930's.
2006-08-06 10:11:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe ducks on the pond is an old old wooden ship used in the civil war era
2006-08-06 12:00:08 · answer #8 · answered by fmfcorpsmenrsexy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Runners on the bases. I think that it is compared to a hunter trying to get (Shoot) the ducks and bring them home.
2006-08-06 10:50:22 · answer #9 · answered by Tommy D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that there are runners on base for the batter to hit in.
2006-08-06 10:11:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋