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2012 ALCS: Odds on Key New York Yankees Having ‘Reggie Jackson’-Type Moments

2012 playoffs have been a struggle at the plate for the New York Yankees. As a team, the Yankees are hitting just .205 in seven postseason games and have scored just 20 runs.

So what are the chances that some of the key Yankees in the batting order can turn things around and put together a great American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers?

What this piece will rate is each Yankee’s odds of breaking out with the series shifting to Detroit for Games 3 and 4 (and Game 5, if necessary). Specifically, the idea is to look for a player capable of breaking out the way Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson did in the 1977 World Series.

Jackson was benched by manager Billy Martin for Game 5 of the American League Championship ...

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