Fake News: Wind Tops Coal & Nuclear for First Time in US History
13 hours ago David Middleton 53 Comments
Guest “Situational statistics” by David Middleton
Who else used to play Strat-O-Matic Baseball? One of my Moneyball–type strategies was to draft players with great situational statistics. I remember two players, in particular. We were drafting based on the 1989 Major League Baseball rosters. Paul O’Neill, then with the Cincinnati Reds hit .455 against righthanded pitchers and Fred Manrique, a utility infielder with the Texas Rangers, had nearly a .500 batting average with runners in scoring position.
Strategically platooning Paul O’Neill against righthanded pitching and using Fred Manrique exclusively as a pinch-hitter with runners in scoring position, racked up some impressive Strat-O-Matic results, but bore very little resemblance to reality, just like wind’s one day second place finish.
The Bloomberg headline (article pay-walled) is fake news on steroids:
Wind Passed Coal, Nuclear Power in U.S. for First Time on Record
Clickbait dominated the headlines:
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/04/17/fake-news-wind-tops-coal-nuclear-for-first-time-in-us-history/
