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And that's it for Round 2! Here is a look at some of the stats:
Higher-ranked teams: 22-10
Teams with 1st round byes: 12-5 -- Both the #1 and #2 teams lost in their first matchups.
Yankees teams: 10-12 (8-10 if you don't count Yankees/Yankees matchups) -- The Bronx Bombers faired much worse in this round than they did in the 1st.
Half of the remaining Yankee teams are in the lower right of the bracket, and four of them are playing each other.
Remaining teams
Yankees 10
Athletics, Red Sox/Americans 3
Cardinals, Dodgers, Indians, Mets, Tigers, White Sox 2
Cubs, Giants, Orioles, Phillies 1
Now it's on to Round 3! We're down to 32 teams, and here are the matchups:
1963 Dodgers vs. 1984 Tigers
1948 Indians vs. 1970 Orioles
1912 Red Sox vs. 1968 Tigers
1942 Cardinals vs. 1928 Yankees
1998 Yankees vs. 1964 Cardinals
1910 Athletics vs. 1986 Mets
1939 Yankees vs. 1920 Indians
1969 Mets vs. 1937 Yankees
2005 White Sox vs. 1955 Dodgers
1915 Red Sox vs. 1936 Yankees
1929 Athletics vs. 1980 Phillies
1905 Giants vs. 1903 Americans
1907 Cubs vs. 1917 White Sox
1961 Yankees vs. 1962 Yankees
1932 Yankees vs. 1951 Yankees
1977 Yankees vs. 1930 Athletics
You should find an updated version of the bracket attached here.
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