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I try to keep my correspondence rating above 2450. How I try!
To me 2450 is the equivalent of the Mendoza Line in Baseball. For those who don't know, the Mendoza line is said to be a .220 batting average in baseball.
The new rating list for the next 6 months is out and mine is 2447. Not good enough, although, I've been trying.
I need to play better.
On a brighter note, it could be worse. I could have missed by only one single point.
My Mendoza Line was 1800, and then I shifted it to 1900. Here is my story:
On Jan. 1, 2007, one of my resolutions for 2007 was to
go over 1800 and stay there - I was at the time 1793. So how did I do ? Well divided success.
Here is my track record:
Going Over 1800 Falling Back into 1700's
March 8 - 1815 March 18 - 1783
April 2 - 1822 June 23 - 1776
July 15 - 1813 July 30 - 1799
August 3 - 1808 August 19 - 1778
August 30 - 1816 September 3 - 1771
November 4 - 1818
December 31 – 1821
So, on Jan. 1, 2008, I was faced with the question of what to do. Here I was, over 1800 again, but only at 1821. But I decided to put on a brave face.
My resolution for 2008? – going over 1900 ! I decided I could not only stay in the 1800’s, but make it back into the 1900's, which I hadn't done since April 23, 2001 , my one and only time I got over 1900. Optimism is such a great characteristic ! So how did I do in 2008?
Well, unfortunately, it looks a lot like 2007 – trying just to stay in the 1800’s ! Though, I did only slide back in the first half of the year. I managed to stay in the 1800’s for the second half. But the closest I came to 1900 was 1873 on Jan. 20.
Here is my track record:
Going Over 1800 Falling Back into 1700’s
Jan. 1 – 1821 ( start of year ) Feb. 17 – 1796
March 18 – 1834 May 15 – 1752
July 27 – 1839
Dec. 31 – 1857 ( year end )
So the big question for 2009 was – do I dare try to keep my goal of going over 1900, when for two straight years now, the struggle has been just to stay in the 1800’s? On Jan. 1, 2009, I resoundingly declared : YES !! I would get over 1900 in 2009 !
But I have floundered this year again in the low 1800's ( though I haven't dropped below 1800 ). My Mendoza Line is looking pretty far away at the moment - we'll see how I do at the Can. Open in July - maybe I can make up ground !
I have seen various references to a batting average around .200 to .220, but, if memory serves me correct, it referred to a person who hits for an average below his/her weight.
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