Keith Olbermann Won’t Stop Trolling Flyers Fans
To be clear, Keith Olbermann fired first.
No, he wasn’t fired (although who would be surprised) — he took a shot at Philadelphia Flyers fans by calling them illiterate.
One day later he was back at it on Twitter, taking another cheap shot at us after we shared the story:
#ESPN's @KeithOlbermann Says #Flyers Fans Are Illiterate — Another reason why he is the worst person in the world http://t.co/h5KHaHh6rP
— Philly Mag (@phillymag) April 16, 2014
So if Flyers fans are not illiterate, @PhillyMag, how come you only have 50,000 followers?
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) April 16, 2014
My first response was purely emotional.
We'll catch you soon. @KeithOlbermann. Seems like you've been on cable tv longer than I've been alive-How are you not over a million yet?
— Philly Mag (@phillymag) April 16, 2014
But with some independent research provided by a social media observing friend, we found that Philly Mag has much higher percentage reach in relation to its audience size than does Olbermann.
A high estimate of Philly population to @PhillyMag Twitter followers yields: 51,000/6,000,000 = 0.85%.
A low estimate of US population to @KeithOlbermann Twitter followers is: 494,000/350,000,000 = 0.14%.
His viewership numbers were even worse.
But perhaps the best argument against Olbermann’s measuring contest is this:
@KeithOlbermann @phillymag You have less than 500K followers, Amanda Bynes has 3.12 million. Your argument is invalid.
— Baxter (@Landcross) April 16, 2014
The Flyers-Rangers playoff series begins tonight so we couldn’t let it go without some further appeals to some of Philly’s finest:
It's on tomorrow @NHLFlyers. @KeithOlbermann said he wants to have @Hartsy19 and @Simmonds17 on for a pregame show
— Philly Mag (@phillymag) April 16, 2014
Hey @tmcgrathphilly, @KeithOlbermann just volunteered to write 4,000 words on the Broad Street Bullies for the next issue.
— Philly Mag (@phillymag) April 17, 2014
Hey @RinaldoZac, @KeithOlbermann said he wants to drop the gloves.
— Philly Mag (@phillymag) April 17, 2014
And of course, one appeal to our favorite SEPTA Transit Police Chief:
Hey @TNestel3, @KeithOlbermann said he would like a #cheesesandwich
— Philly Mag (@phillymag) April 17, 2014
Who would be happy to oblige:
"@phillymag: Hey @TNestel3, @KeithOlbermann said he would like a #cheesesandwich" We can hook the man up!
— Thomas J. Nestel III (@TNestel3) April 17, 2014
Delco Pride may have summed the whole thing up best:
@TNestel3 @phillymag @KeithOlbermann pic.twitter.com/CKXzaFqY6T
— Delco Pride (@Delco_Pride) April 17, 2014
Game one of the playoff series is tonight at 7 p.m. at Madison Square Garden. Make sure you “Show Ya Luv” to Olbermann.
Because he’s still going:
Oh, lord, are #Flyers fans easy to troll. I haven't said a thing in 48 hours and they're still all borderline suicidal.
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) April 17, 2014
Jack Cotter is Philadelphia magazine’s social media marketing manager.
