From: kefaimachine@gmail.com   
      
   On Friday, 5 May 2023 at 11:41:53 UTC+5, bil...@shaw.ca wrote:   
   > On Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 4:23:43 AM UTC-7, Rick B. wrote:    
   > > Snidely  wrote in news:mn.98217e749d870df8.127094    
   > > @snitoo:    
   >    
   > > > This is for our current crop of sports fans, both of us. And as such,    
   > > > this is about when a game/match/meet is won, under what conditions do    
   > > > you consider it an upset?    
   > > >    
   > > > This question began bugging me during the recent NCAA basketball    
   > > > tournament. Firvethirtyeight.com, for instance, in that context    
   > > > considered it an upset anytime a lower-seeded team beat a higher-seeded    
   > > > team. Would you consider a #5 seed beating a #4 seed an upset? What    
   > > > about a #6 team beating a #4 team or a #5 seed beating #3?    
   > >   
   > I'm not really interested in that exact topic, but if I was, I'd rely on my   
   extensive    
   > knowledge of the teams. If I didn't have any, I'd check the Las Vegas    
   > betting odds. But I regularly follow only baseball and ice hockey .    
   >    
   > About 40 to 50 years ago, I used to run my newsroom's office pools for    
   > Major League baseball and the National Hockey League.   
   > > At that level, you can argue that the guys doing the seeding just got it    
   > > slightly wrong and it's not an upset at all. They're pretty much reading   
   tea    
   > > leaves regarding stuff like strength of schedule and margin of victory to   
   try    
   > > to get it right. Even if they get it right in theory, sometimes style of   
   play    
   > > trumps raw talent--you get a 7 seed that might have lost big to the 3 or 4   
   in    
   > > their bracket matching up well with a 2 seed and pulling off a win.   
   They'll    
   > > call that an upset in the media, but the coaches might not agree.   
   > Actually, the sports media nearly always talk to the coaches for their   
   assessment of    
   > games, players and teams. That's part of the job description for both   
   parties. They    
   > need each other.    
   >    
   > One of the outcomes of that is that the sports media reporters can be   
   influenced    
   > by the coaches, but that is often better than relying on the reporters'   
   smarts alone.    
   >    
   > bill   
      
   Found your post interesting to read. I cant wait to see your post soon. Good   
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