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.
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
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.
