NY Times: Grenada Has Hopes of Upset

Discussion in 'USA Men: News & Analysis' started by Scotty, May 25, 2004.

  1. somebody

    somebody New Member

    Feb 18, 2004
    they may be hopeful, but they will be losers at the end of the series
     
  2. cpwilson80

    cpwilson80 Member+

    Mar 20, 2001
    Boston
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I didn't know the return leg is on their cricket ground.

    And yes, they can hope all they want, but there will not be an upset.
     
  3. somebody

    somebody New Member

    Feb 18, 2004
    I hope I win Mega Millions tonight.
     
  4. Adam Zebrowski

    Adam Zebrowski New Member

    May 28, 1999
    What Grenada needs to do is survive the 1st match...who knows, something like a 1-0 loss, then really get inspired by that achievement and have a lump in USA's throat the next match....

    it's the case, where the pressure gets to the USA and fails to perform.....

    That's the scenario for USA getting eliminated....an it has about a 5% chance..
     
  5. ttrevett

    ttrevett Member+

    Apr 2, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What do the bookmakers put it as?
     
  6. mschofield

    mschofield Member+

    May 16, 2000
    Berlin
    Club:
    Union Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Well their odds will be pretty good if the return leg actually is a cricket match. If it's not, the odds get longer.
     
  7. JohnW

    JohnW Member

    Apr 27, 2001
    St. Paul
    Hilarious!
     
  8. sch2383

    sch2383 New Member

    Feb 14, 2003
    Northern Virginia
    I have hopes of having a threesome with the Olsen twins, where is my NY Times article?
     
  9. jotadia

    jotadia New Member

    Jun 21, 2001
    Miami
    Club:
    Atletico Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  10. roarksown1

    roarksown1 Member

    Mar 30, 2001
    Playa del Rey, CA
    Club:
    Hamburger SV
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    beat me to it...same question on this one.
     
  11. Mr. Bandwagon

    Mr. Bandwagon Member

    Terremotos
    May 24, 2001
    the Barbary Coast
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    try

    id: bigsoccer3
    password: bigsoccer
     
  12. voros

    voros Member

    Jun 7, 2002
    Parts Unknown
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm sure they're much longer than his, if they let you to bet on it at all.

    The sims I did put them at about 3 series wins in about 1,000 tries.

    On the last eight years, both the US and Grenada have played the following teams who I have ranked ahead of Grenada: Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba, Haiti and Barbados.

    In games against those teams in the last eight years, Grenada has a record of 2 wins, 16 losses and 4 draws. Against those teams over the same time period, the USA has 13 wins, 0 losses and 6 draws (four of which came against Jamaica).

    Grenada will almost certainly have to win one of the games to beat us. They've won two out of 22 matches against a group of teams that haven't beaten us in the last 8 years in 19 tries.

    Even if they do manage to pull that feat off, they will need to also win by as much as or more than we beat them in the other game, or draw us in the other game.

    Giving them a 5% chance is extremely generous. 0.5% is far more reasonable.
     

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