Except this was a prediction that was done formally for the Boston Globe, at their request. You can see their article about it here:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2016/10/04/group-g...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2016/10/04/group-g...
In other words, whose intelligence is being represented by the swarm?