World Series Champions March Madness

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Originally Posted by smiller

I've also started a 32-team tournament like this using historical exhibition for each 7-game series. Frankly, I'm disappointed in that of the 12 individual series I've played 7 have been clean sweeps and 3 others have only gone 5 games. In addition, two number 1 seeds (1929 A's and 1939 Yankees) were easily defeated by number 8 seeds. Also, great players like DiMaggio, Gehrig and Wagner have been terrible. I hope things improve when I start the round of 16.

I've found the 1939 Yankees can either be flat as toilet water or downright unstoppable whenever I match them up in tournaments. I had a 64-team tournament last year, and the 1939 Yankees made the finals (losing to the 1927 Yanks in 5 games). I am running a new one this year — and they (the No. 2 seed in their bracket) got swept by the 1934 Detroit Tigers, a No. 15 seed.

I found that vintage teams do better if they play in (or closer to) their vintage year in default settings. You always get a choice in Historical Exhibition to play in the visiting team's year, the home team's, or under modern settings. Vintage teams don't always perform well in modern settings, with all the pitching changes and what-have-you.

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Interesting. In my tournament the 1939 Yankees lost in 5 games to 1935 Detroit. I use the settings for the higher seeded team. By the way Ruth and Gehrig have hit one home run between them in 14 games (1927 and 1932 Yankees, both of whom won their first round matchups). Tony Lazzeri had 18 RBIs in a 7-game series.

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Lasorda Division
#7 1967 St. Louis Cardinals defeat #10 1906 Chicago White Sox in 7 games

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McGraw Division
#2 1912 Boston Red Sox defeat #15 1982 St. Louis Cardinals in 6 games

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McGraw Division
#4 1986 New York Mets defeat #13 1924 Washington Senators in 5 games

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Mack Division
#15 2008 Philadelphia Phillies defeat #2 1942 St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games

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Lasorda Division
#2 1939 New York Yankees defeat #15 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks in 4 games

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McGraw Division
#7 1968 Detroit Tigers defeat #10 1914 Boston Braves in 6 games

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McGraw Division
#5 1953 New York Yankees defeat #12 1983 Baltimore Orioles in 7 games

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Mack Division
#10 1921 New York Giants defeat #7 2009 New York Yankees in 5 games

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Mack Division
#8 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates defeat #9 1969 New York Mets in 6 games

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Stengel Division
#3 1910 Philadelphia Athletics defeat #14 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers in 6 games

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Stengel Division
#4 1975 Cincinnati Reds defeat #13 1992 Toronto Blue Jays in 6 games

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Lasorda Division
#1 1998 New York Yankees defeat #16 1990 Cincinnati Reds in 5 games

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Another 1-seed falls!
Mack Division
#16 2011 St. Louis Cardinals defeat #1 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates in 4 games

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Stengel Division
#6 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers defeat #11 1989 Oakland Athletics in 5 games

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Stengel Division
#5 1940 Cincinnati Reds defeat #12 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates in 7 games

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Lasorda Divsion
#8 1948 Cleveland Indians defeat #9 1957 Milwaukee Braves in 7 games

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The first round is complete! Here are the second round matchups:

MACK DIVISION
#16 2011 St. Louis Cardinals vs. #8 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates
#5 1931 St. Louis Cardinals vs. #13 1933 New York Giants
#11 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. #3 1905 New York Giants
#10 1921 New York Giants vs. #15 2008 Philadelphia Phillies

McGRAW DIVISION
#16 1980 Philadelphia Phillies vs. #8 2017 Houston Astros
#5 1953 New York Yankees vs. #4 1986 New York Mets
#6 2016 Chicago Cubs vs. #14 2012 San Francisco Giants
#7 1968 Detroit Tigers vs. #2 1912 Boston Red Sox

STENGEL DIVISION
#16 1985 Kansas City Royals vs. #9 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
#5 1940 Cincinnati Reds vs. #4 1975 Cincinnati Reds
#6 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. #3 1910 Philadelphia Athletics
#10 1935 Detroit Tigers vs. #2 1929 Philadelphia Athletics

LASORDA DIVISION
#1 1998 New York Yankees vs. #8 1948 Cleveland Indians
#12 2004 Boston Red Sox vs. #4 1970 Baltimore Orioles
#6 1984 Detroit Tigers vs. #14 1991 Minnesota Twins
#7 1967 St. Louis Cardinals vs. #2 1939 New York Yankees

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McGraw Division
#16 Philadelphia Phillies defeat #8 2017 Houston Astros in 5 games