During the [Game Thread] tonight someone mentioned that it seemed as if the number of comments went off a cliff since the Mariners sweep. I was curious to see if this was true, because it was something I had felt as well. So I went back through the [Game Thread]’s to middle of last month to see.

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AUG 12 – 457

AUG 11 – 968

AUG 9 – 1211

AUG 8 – 826

AUG 7 – 1412

AUG 6 – 872 (MARINERS)

AUG 5 – 881 (MARINERS)

AUG 4 – 2000 (MARINERS)

AUG 3 – 2155 (MARINERS)

AUG 2 – 945

AUG 1 – 1103

JULY 31 – 2086

JULY 30 – 1695

JULY 29 – 2506

JULY 28 – 2225

JULY 27 – 2405

JULY 26 – X

JULY 25 – 1842

JULY 24 – X

JULY 23 – 336

JULY 22 – 928

JULY 21- 1405

JULY 20 – X

JULY 19 – 882

JULY 18 – 760

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And so yes, it seems like there was a ramp up in comments and excitement leading up to the trade deadline, but then the sweep gutted us. And now we are back to pre-“TradeExcitement” levels.