Remember that totally, rigorously, kite-flyingly super-scientific Nielsen Co. study of the most loved and hated teams in baseball, according to the internet? The one that concluded that everyone loves the Giants and hates the Indians? Yeah, one problem:
The company concedes that misspellings, emoticons and nuanced sarcasm cannot be taken into account in the analysis.
Thankfully, no one is ever sarcastic on the internet. Great work, guys. ;-)
Giants, A's fans are most plugged in [SFGate]