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Posted By: Rhys

When your team makes it to 12 straight postseason appearances and you are there for ALL of them, that gives you a lot of opportunity to get comfortable in the situation and many many chances to shine under the spotlight as well. In his first World Series Jeter batted .250 and guess what, his postseason batting average for his career is LOWER than his regular season batting average (.306 compared to .314 I believe). I would NEVER have thought that was true but I just looked it up. Clutch postseason hitter, yes. Overrated, YES.