Now that everyone has had the chance to breath from a World Series that went seven games and in which the San Francisco Giants emerged the victors (their third victory in five years) , it’s time to look at how fans reacted on Twitter to the deciding Game 7.
According to our analytics partner Canvs, which measures Twitter sentiment, 506,032 out of the 1,941,062 tweets about the game were emotional reactions. 35% of the emotional reactions included the word “love” and 22% included “congrats.”
The game’s top moment came at the end of the game (between 11:25-11:30 pm EST) after the Giants won. Below, some more insights from Canvs on what drove the Twitter conversation, followed by an infographic:
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Giants players dominated emotional reactions to the game.
- Giants pitcher, and MLB MVP, Madison Bumgarner elicited 77,222 reactions over the course of monitoring. 47% of reactions about him expressed “love.” 4.8% of Bumgarner reactions also mentioned Joe Buck’s fondness for the pitcher.
- Outfielder Hunter Pence was mentioned in 8,693 reactions. 18% of reactions related to Pence called something about him crazy. 10.2% of reactions about him referenced his unconventional swing.
- Tim Hudson, The Giants pitcher who was relieved in the second inning, garnered 6,288 reactions. Though Hudson didn’t make a strong showing as a pitcher, more than 40% of reactions to him said “congrats” on the Giants’ win.
