The (Second) Dime Box Frankenset Bracket: Cowan Region (Pt. 2)

Our first official bracket results are in!

#1 (Page 68) -- 1972 Topps #611 Rich Reese (26 votes)

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#16 (Page 36) -- 1993 Donruss #319 Geno Petralli (10 votes)

#8 (Page 37) -- 1996 Stadium Club #333 Jay Buhner (19 votes)

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#9 (Page 18) -- 2017 Stadium Club #156 Lucas Duda (15 votes)

#5 (Page 58) -- 1996 Collector's Choice #522 John Smiley (18 votes + tie-breaking vote)

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#12 (Page 52) -- 1972 Topps #464 Jim Roland (18 votes)

#4 (Page 62) -- 1973 Topps #555 Bill Hands (20 votes)

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#13 (Page 4) -- 1973 Topps #32 Fred Norman (15 votes)

As you can see, we've already got madness!

The other three matchups went about as expected: but in a twist, our 5 vs. 12 battle ended in a tie. As usual, the standard tie-breaking protocol applies: I ask the first five people who'd like to comment on this post to leave their choices between Smiley and Roland. The first card to receive three of these votes will move on.

I'll update this post (and the bracket) once we have a winner.

EDIT: Smiley wins!

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In the meantime, the Cowan Region moves forward with its second set of matchups to close out the round -- here they are.

#6 (Page 6) -- 1999 Fleer SI Greats of the Game #53 Joe Rudi

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#11 (Page 25) -- 1993 Upper Deck #224 Jay Buhner

#3 (Page 9) -- 2011 Topps Update #US74 Henry Blanco

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#14 (Page 32) -- 1998 Stadium Club #284 Sean Berry

#7 (Page 29) -- 1977 Topps #255 George Scott

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#10 (Page 46) -- 1970 Topps #413 Sonny Jackson

#2 (Page 10) -- 1992 Studio #86 Jose Lind

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#15 (Page 7) -- 2008 Bowman Prospects #BP58 Scott Van Slyke

The polls are now on the sidebar, and don't forget to help break last week's tie!

Happy voting!