Tigers Twitter Rankings - Summer 2012

Here we ago again, another update to my quarterly twitter rankings!  Aaaand you’ve already stopped reading this to check out your name on the list, haven’t you? I forgive you.

Some criteria:

• The account must feature primarily Tigers related content
• If you are a parody account under about 500 followers I did not include you because I’m lazy.  However, I did include a couple under that threshold that I find entertaining.
• No minor leaguers - I included them in their own ranking. Guys who have been with the big club this year are included.
• If I didn’t include your account, I’m sorry, I suck…or it could be you (more likely).
• There is a good chance I overlooked some good accounts. Please include them in the comments and I’ll try better next time.

The clearest way to view the rankings would probably be to check out the following .pdf, otherwise see below.

.pdf = summer 2012 twitter rankings web

Summer 2012 Rank	Handle	Summer 2012 followers	Spring 2012 followers	Spring 2012 Rank	% Change	Rank Change	snarky comments
1	@JustinVerlander	216,627	145,714	1	48.67%	0	Kate Upton is one lucky girl, eh?
2	@Tigers	138,614	95,006	2	45.90%	0	The head hanchos
3	@FoxSportsDet	30,904	25,675	3	20.37%	0	Channel 1737 on TV, Channel 1 in our hearts
4	@RodAllen12	27,034	22,129	4	22.17%	0	He sees you
5	@JohnPaulWhite	26,989	19,938	5	35.36%	0	He’s kinda cheating because he’s a Grammy winning musician. No fair.
6	@mario_impemba	22,381	17,912	6	24.95%	0	I never heard him swear. It’s bound to happen though.
7	@ogundameyi24	20,517				New	Yes, this is the real Miguel Cabrera. What’s that? No, I don’t know Mike Trout’s twitter.
8	@bobwojnowski	18,933	15,839	8	19.53%	0	Eater of things.
9	@tigersMlive	17,902	16,736	7	6.97%	-2	Lots of articles, lots of good stuff.
10	@SmylyD	14,358	4,909	21	192.48%	11	His follower count improved by 192%, wow.
11	@beckjason	14,240	12,615	10	12.88%	-1	Jason Beck puts baby in a corner. #beckfacts
12	@Detroit4lyfe	13,694	14,464	9	-5.32%	-3	The originator of the Rod Allen Drinking Game.
13	@FatCatPrince	13,497	4,747	23	184.33%	10	How did this guy get so many followers so fast?
14	@DannyWorth29	13,472	9,694	12	38.97%	-2	Siri, play Vengaboys “Up and Down”
15	@FSDetroit_Girls	13,254	10,592	11	25.13%	-4	I think they ate the 3rd girl.
16	@Max_Scherzer	12,201	7,025	16	73.68%	0	TWEET MORE MAX
17	@Ballystar40	10,621	8,277	13	28.32%	-4	Collin Balestar, yup.
18	@Dan_Dickerson	10,382	8,115	14	27.94%	-4	Usually only tweets recaps, still makes a follow worth it
19	@freeptigers	9,663	7,945	15	21.62%	-4	If you like a newspaper with side of trolling, this is for you.
20	@drunkmiggy	8,987	6,258	18	43.61%	-2	Reppin’ James Buchanan til the day he dies. Burp
21	@philcokesbrain	8,456	5,813	19	45.47%	-2	If you don’t know me by now…you will never, never, never know ..
22	@Tom_Gage	8,057	6,651	17	21.14%	-5	They call him Tom Gage cause he always packs heat (may not be true)
23	@EasyPapaGrande	7,948	1,421	42	459.32%	19	How did this account get more followers than the real PG?
24	@PapaGrande46	7,410	1,659	39	346.65%	15	Why doesn’t this account have more followers than the fake PG?
25	@fakeleyland	7,203	4,221	27	70.65%	2	“This list is horseshit”
26	@Shannon_Hogan	6,617	4,354	25	51.98%	-1	I like Shannon
27	@JohnKeatingFSD	6,537	5,590	20	16.94%	-7	His distinctive style of speech soothes me.
28	@RyanFieldFSD	6,318	4,864	22	29.89%	-6	He has nice hair.
29	@Lynn_Henning	5,925	4,548	24	30.28%	-5	He’s Lynn Henning…what more can you say?
30	@blessyouboys	5,061	4,318	26	17.21%	-4	I got on the podcast! Now I can treat them like poop again!
31	@iamtrevort	4,811	4,124	28	16.66%	-3	Pro tip: when a guy has a face full of shaving cream, pause for a moment and let him gather himself.
32	@Chris_Iott	4,491	3,515	30	27.77%	-2	WHY U NO FOLLOW IOTT?!
33	@suss2hyphens	4,448	3,236	31	37.45%	-2	He should have more followers. Show Suss some love.
34	@RodAllenQuotes	4,366	3,827	29	14.08%	-5	Can’t get enough Rod. #twss
35	@Bbritten_Tigers	4,342			N/A	New	Tigers media relations dude. Disseminates Tigers news. (Not inseminates, big difference)
36	@Cmo_27	4,205	1,907	35	120.50%	-1	{looks at wrong camera} Rogo does it best…I can’t do it…
37	@WalkoffWoodward	3,019	1,183	49	155.20%	12	Doc Worn is a fancy pants ESPN affiliate now. Oooooo
38	@Stareagle	2,924	2,468	33	18.48%	-5	Very good at bull riding, not so good at bringing luck
39	@Ashl3yCouturier	2,737			N/A	New	She likes to get into beefs with internet people.
40	@AdamWilk58	2,673	1,686	38	58.54%	-2	Adam Wilk – yup…
41	@FSDwakiji	2,610	1,934	34	34.95%	-7	Good stuff.
42	@JAYRC_TigsTown	2,542	520	77	388.85%	35	Whoa, 388% increase in followers
43	@spacemnkymafia	2,149	1,837	37	16.98%	-6	#AustinJacksonStrikesout
44	@thad_weber	1,987			N/A	New	Don’t look at me like that, he played for the Tigers this year.
45	@billfer	1,955	1,879	36	4.04%	-9	The Godfather of Tigers bloggers, may call in a favor any day now
46	@matthewbmowery	1,950	1,363	43	43.07%	-3	A MUST FOLLOW
47	@Life_In_The_D	1,795	1,154	51	55.55%	4
48	@iancass	1,761	1,592	40	10.62%	-8	Tigers blogger emeritus
49	@newstigers	1,748	1,467	41	19.15%	-8	The Detroit News Tigers feed
50	@jamesschmehl	1,706	1,227	46	39.04%	-4	He cranks out a ton of stories on Mlive – the guy works.
51	@rdsanti39	1,492	1,236	45	20.71%	-6	This is the real Ramon. Probably not an everyday tweeter.
52	@catswithbats	1,489	1,165	50	27.81%	-2	I know she’s going to look at this. HI ALEX!
53	@DNR_Rogo	1,439	964	60	49.27%	7	He said he’s quitting his blog. He doesn’t have my permission.
54	@Thompson_Tigers	1,429			N/A	New	Shhh…a real Tigers person…everyone act normal.
55	@RoarTigers	1,334	978	59	36.40%	4	She’s brilliant. He Quintin Berry is terrific.
56	@ComericaParkDJ	1,333	161	98	727.95%	42	AKA @djleej – tweet him your requests to hear them at CoPa
57	@iTigerTravie	1,299	78	107	1565.38%	50	Travie changes his name more than Pdiddy.
58	@SKORNACKI	1,298	1,199	47	8.26%	-11	I think he’s in the Caymans now.
59	@TigersFanZone	1,297	1,248	44	3.93%	-15
60	@tigstown	1,290	911	62	41.60%	2	Prospect news and stuff.
61	@TonyPaul1984	1,263	600	70	110.50%	9	He goes on The Huge Show. Demerit.
62	@ScoutTigers	1,223	1,023	54	19.55%	-8
63	@norunsupport	1,203	998	56	20.54%	-7	She’s not impressed with your shenanigans
64	@BR_DETTigers	1,197	1,194	48	0.25%	-16	Bleacher Report Tigers feed
65	@jbholaday	1,159			N/A	New	We’ll see more of him next month.
66	@ColangeloTigers	1,152	920	61	25.22%	-5	He works for the Tigers doing Tigery things everyday I’m sure.
67	@jwagnerblade	1,120			N/A	New	WOOT! All your Mudhens news. Potential call ups and stuff.
68	@TigsTownMark	1,098	903	63	21.59%	-5	TigsTown!
69	@Big_Al_TWFE	1,078	980	58	10.00%	-11	BlessYouBoys chief cat herder.
70	@AceRHPDonKelly	1,063	677	68	57.02%	-2	A number three hitter!
71	@DailyFungo	1,040	994	57	4.63%	-14
72	@tigersblog	1,032	1,071	53	-3.64%	-19
73	@TigersScorecard	1,032	873	64	18.21%	-9
74	@BYBKurt	1,020	791	65	28.95%	-9	They are going to start a new reality show where rednecks look for him with nightvision goggles. “Finding Mensching” Big ratings.
75	@JohnLowe86	975	1,018	55	-4.22%	-20
76	@DisplacedTgrFan	952	763	66	24.77%	-10	I wish I had his beer budget
77	@MelissaHeyboer	932			N/A	New	Link master at Blessyouboys.
78	@SinginHotDogMan	769			N/A	New	Ketchup forever!
79	@TweetingTigers	741	721	67	2.77%	-12	@bilfer compiled a list of Tigers Tweeters
80	@tiger337	720	535	76	34.58%	-4	NUMBERS!!
81	@Jkunkel7	717	590	71	21.53%	-10	Tigers bullpen catcher and therapist
82	@MotownTigers	706	676	69	4.44%	-13	This is some kind of message board where the old people go.
83	@shan_cake	696			N/A	New
84	@TigersWTF	685	566	72	21.02%	-12	WTF?
85	@Garretkc	683	494	79	38.26%	-6	Ah, to be young agin…
86	@mlbtrtigers	663	539	75	23.01%	-11	Trade rumors
87	@Detroit4lyfeRob	645	557	74	15.80%	-13	blessyouboys editor
88	@JohnParent_MCB	599	561	73	6.77%	-15
89	@TigersGameday	538	384	82	40.10%	-7
90	@Rothben	537			N/A	New
91	@DanFenner	505			N/A	New
92	@DeeTownTigers	498	506	78	-1.58%	-14
93	@MatthewLaFave	482			N/A	New
94	@johnmoz	448			N/A	New	He comes up with the silly questions for the BYB podcasts.
95	@tokarzontigers	444	245	89	81.22%	-6	I’m kinda mean to him.
96	@Tigerdog_1	438	331	84	32.33%	-12	I know he’s a little surly, but give him a chance.
97	@Ddowns99	411			N/A	New	Yes this is a current Tigers player. Yes he only has 438 followers.
98	@mcintyrepatrick	406			N/A	New
99	@comericaseagull	369			N/A	New	Be nice or he’ll poop on you.
100	@BaconDrips	353			N/A	New
101	@SabreRoseTiger	340	288	86	18.06%	-15
102	@RestOfPhilCoke	332	135	103	145.93%	1
103	@eliatthetigers	315	238	91	32.35%	-12	He coordinates all those ballpark giveaways you sell on ebay.
104	@DetroitChick	314			N/A	New
105	@ChampaignCaviar	307	158	99	94.30%	-6
106	@Tigercub33	293	279	88	5.02%	-18
107	@VivaTigres	287	205	96	40.00%	-11	Hi!
108	@angeladawn26	236	138	101	71.01%	-7	She’s in charge of rallies.
109	@MCB_johnverburg	233	206	95	13.11%	-14
110	@AlmostHenning	228	137	102	66.42%	-8	It’s easy to get him confused with the real thing.
111	@MattinToledo	224	196	97	14.29%	-14	His name is Matt and he lives in Toledo.
112	@Theghostofrocky	192	130	104	47.69%	-8	A writer of Tiger Haikus
113	@SarahDrielts	127	37	111	243.24%	-2
114	@DirksBaby	123			N/A	New	Dirks Baby!
115	@MundanePorcello	121			N/A	New	I confess, I love this account.
116	@parttimesloth	112			N/A	New	The number one Mspaint based Tigers artist.
117	@ChrisDallasTX	91			N/A	New
118	@TAATigers	73	77	108	-5.19%	-10
119	@April_in_the_D	48	37	112	29.73%	-7
Goodbye
	@FakeGeneLamont		491	80		80
	@NotRyanRaburn		399	81		81
	@StachOBally		363	83		N/A
	@FakeLloydMcC		295	85		85
	@FakeRodAllen		114	105		105
	@TheBrowski		90	106		106
	@PrettyBoyBoesch		286	87		87
	@FakeDombrowski		238	90		90
	@DSN_Sports		230	92		N/A
	@DaveDumbrowski		224	93		N/A
	@FakeAndyDirks		210	94		94
	@DFASchlereth		152	100		N/A
	@CokeAddicts40		61	109		109
	@Tigers_ebooks		39	110		N/A
	@ChrisVannini		3,070	32		32	He’s on to other things. He’s welcome back anytime though.
	@Justin_Rogers		1,122	52		52	Lions now.

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