Swanay: His batting average for the season (.190) is still south of the Mendoza Line, which will scare off the casual observers.

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The Mendoza Line is calling its new album, the double-disc 30 Year Low, its last, and singers Shannon McArdle and Timothy Bracy, once married, have called it quits.

NPR: Harsh Words at a Musical Marriage's End

Music critic Greil Marcus once likened The Mendoza Line to an American-made Mekons, but it appears that the comparison doesn't apply to the bands' respective ability to survive breakups and line-up shifts over time.

NPR: Harsh Words at a Musical Marriage's End