Between the draining presidential campaign and the world economy going down the drain, it's easy to forget that there is still fun to be had. That's especially true for baseball fans. The playoffs are in full swing and we now know that one of four teams will be World Series champions.
Below, you'll find a chart that compares the level of interest on the four squads. Red Sox, Rays, Dodgers, and Phillies—who's the tops in Search? (Spoiler alert: It's not the Red Sox, Rays, or Phillies.)
| MLB Playoffs | ||||
| Rays | Red Sox | Dodgers | Phillies | |
| Rank in Search | Top 3,000 terms | Top 1,100 terms | Top 1,000 terms | Top 2,000 terms |
| Search Surge this Week | Up 79% | Up 62% | Up 51% | Up 38% |
| Oddest Related Search | "tampa bay rays crocs" | "billy ray cyrus red sox fan" | "order dodgers hot dogs" | "phillies dog outfit" |
| Most Popular Current Player in Search | Evan Longoria | David Ortiz | Manny Ramirez | Chase Utley |
| Most Popular Past Player | Um. Jose Canseco? | Johnny Damon | Jackie Robinson | Mike Schmidt |
| Team-Related Article Worth Reading | New York Times looks at the Rays success | Fans make Red Sox logo out of pumpkins (video) | Tim McCarver rips Man-Ram's antics | Phillies of '83 vs Phillies of '08 (Bleacher Report) |
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what's the buzz?
A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week.
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