After checking out the Nationals blogs, I was surprised to see so many. Tons that I never even visited or heard of. There were way more than the Wizards, so I decided to see how each DC team stacked up against each other.
(not all blogs are tracked in Ballhype, also keep in mind its the offseason for the other sports)
Washington Nationals
- Total Blogs: 28
- 10+ Posts Per Week: 6
- 2-9 Posts Per Week: 14
- 0-1 Posts Per Week: 8
Washington Wizards
- Total Blogs: 10
- 10+ Posts Per Week: 3
- 2-9 Posts Per Week: 3
- 0-1 Posts Per Week: 4
Washington Redskins
- Total Blogs: 10
- 10+ Posts Per Week: 0
- 2-9 Posts Per Week: 7
- 0-1 Posts Per Week: 3
Washington Capitals
- Total Blogs: 14
- 10+ Posts Per Week: 3
- 2-9 Posts Per Week: 4
- 0-1 Posts Per Week: 7
So why do all these Nats fans have blogs that they frequently update? It may have something to do with the season being in session, but still there are 10+ more blogs based on the Nats than the other 3 sports.
The Redskins stadium holds 40,000 more people than the baseball stadium, and fills close to capacity many weeks. So the pure # of fans can't be the reason.
I think it has to do with the amount of free time a person has. People with the patience for watching baseball probably have more patience for writing a blog. Blogging during a slow inning is no problem.
Basketball & Hockey games are show up late leave early, kill a few hour events, while baseball is more of an experience. Football games are long days, but involve more drinking, plus Skins fans prefer to discuss aloud their feelings about the team.
Baseball is also an every day experience, so if you are a true fan you watch baseball just about every night, as opposed to a few games a week, or in the case of football 1 game per week. That's a lot of baseball to follow, and a lot of things to opine about.
Those are my thoughts about why the Nationals lead DC in blogs, not sure if its correct but it is something to think about...
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