![]() ![]() The Marlins learned a tough lesson yesterday-not all weather apps are equal. Even looking at the radar yourself isn't the best solution-if you don't know what to look for, you might miss a developing storm or one that's changing direction to come towards you. Now, it's reasonable to think that a baseball team could afford to pay a meteorologist to do some freelance consulting work to tell them, hey, y'know, there's a storm heading towards the stadium, so you should probably close the roof. The Miami Marlins made fools of themselves yesterday, allowing their home opener to suffer from a rain delay even though the stadium has a retractable roof.īarry Jackson, a sports reporter for the Miami Herald, reported that three executives were unaware of the impending rain because their weather apps didn't say that it would rain. ![]() Late last year, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said that meteorologists are "almost always wrong," prompting a snarky outcry from meteorologists around the country. ![]() Opening Day brought about the latest installment of a sports team stepping in it when it comes to the weather. Your weather app likely sucks-in fact, some apps are so wrong that you're better off looking out the window. Do you get your weather from a weather app? The number of weather apps available for smartphones and tablets grows by the day, but they're not all equal. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |