First in war, first in peace, third in the NL East, and...sixth most despised team in MLB?

 

(AP Photo. The original Screech.)

The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday on a ranking of baseball's most despised teams, using (and I quote): "an algorithm designed by Nielsen Co. that measures positive and negative reactions on the Internet."

ESPN.com helped explain how the algorithm works:

The formula helps determine whether consumers have positive, negative or neutral reactions to brands in their online messages. Neilsen's "Sentiment Rankings" range from 5 to minus-5. No team finished with a negative number. But six teams finished with a number lower than 2.
(via ESPN.com, 4/28/2010)

Anyway, since the good vibes have been flowing freely around NatsTown recently, we thought we'd point out that YOUR Washington Nationals scored a 1.9 on the scale, good for sixth place behind the Yankees, Astros, Reds, Red Sox, and most despised: Indians. The O's ranked 8th. Surprisingly enough, the Phillies did not rank in the top 10.

But enough negativity: Drew Storen has been promoted from AA to AAA...one step closer.

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Comments

[cass]

I believe Clint is the explanation for all the Nats hate.

[bdrube]

What a crock. The Yanks and Red Sox should be far and away the most despised teams. The Astros? The Reds? The Indians? The Nats? Why would anybody spare the energy it takes to hate them?

[NTPNate]

There's no loathing like self-loathing. And Ohio is clearly the self-loathing capital of these United States.

[The Nationals Enquirer]

Nate, I think it's called the Manny Acta Effect in some circles...