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Homepage URL:	http://blackiceblueturf.vsport.tv/
Location:	Trawna
Member since:	March 11, 2004
Last visit:	November 07, 2009

DrJohnEvans has posted 90 links and 1332 comments to SportsFilter and 138 links and 1032 comments to the Locker Room.

Sports Bio

of DrJohnEvans: scholar, gentleman, SpoFite

In a nutshell
The teams
The platform
The commendations
Great moments in sports journalism

Hot Chat update: Thinking about integrating directly with Twitter. In the meantime, I'm on there, if that's your sort of thing.

In a nutshell

Go Jays. Go Sens. Go ~~Furious George~~ GOAT. Go rouge.

(Lose Leafs Lose.)

In our hearts forever: ~~Andy Peters vs. Rob Ray~~. Okay, so it turns out that you can't watch that video anymore. Damn. In its place, I present to you Aaron Downey vs Brad Norton—the fight that changed the NHL forever.

Sara Orlesky is cute, but Patricia Boal is always in the right place at the right time.

The teams

Coming real soon.

The platform

There are certain inalienable truths in sports, at least according to me.

"Intangibles" do not exist in any meaningful form. If a player brings something "intangible" to his team, that should be reflected in either his individual stats or the team's stats. If not, then his "intangibles" have no value and are not worth discussing.

The NHL's regular season standings will remain inherently unfair until all games are worth the same number of points.

The pitch-out is the best play ever conceived in any sport.

You are not a unique snowflake: everybody here is a fan of a team. Referring to said team in the first-person possessive does nothing to strengthen your argument or make you stand out. Indeed, a comment beginning with "My Brewers" taints the comment's value by informing me that you're arguing through the blue-and-gold-tinted glasses of a Brewers fan, and not objectively as a sports fan. Be proud, but be reasonable.

Winning breeds relaxation, losing breeds frustration. It is infinitely easier to get along with your teammates when you're winning lots of games. Let's stop gazing at .600 teams and talking about how they're all bosom buddies. (Feel free to do the same with .400 teams, though.)

The commendations

"... an integral part of the Sportsfilter.com experience." — NoMich

"DrJohnEvans … should be reading medicine articles if [he is] really a doctor and stop complaining so much." — LROD

"DrJohnEvans [is] only the median if you give extra weight in the direction of users who have posted more than one comment." — mexican

"... DrJohnEvans is now my new friend." — Kleptophoria!

"Where's DrJohnEvans with a cool scoring table when you need him?" — The_Black_Hand

Great moments in sports journalism

Like most discriminating SpoFites, I'm really picky about the commentators and analysts that I have to watch and listen to. Fortunately, there are a few shining stars which pop up on my television. Included with your basic Rogers Cable package up here is a scrappy small-market sports channel, The Score. Their programming's centred around their near-constant highlight/update reels. They're my favourite in terms of sports news and entertainment: they just have fun with the stuff.

Tell it like it is

Sunday afternoons feature The Score on the NFL, which keeps track of the millions of games going on at once. December 19, they were doing their usual mid-afternoon round-up. The game was Minnesota at Detroit:

[highlight reel running]

"Minnesota gets one late in the fourth quarter to go up by seven, but it doesn't matter, because Detroit marches right back to score the major with eight seconds left in the game."

[boxscore screen comes up]

"It's still 28-27 as we're just waiting for the extra point, I'm just watching it now... and THEY MUFFED THE SNAP! They muffed the snap! Amazing. Amazing. Eight seconds left, the touchdown, and they muffed the snap. Okay, hang on, we gotta get you this picture. Amazing. Amazing."

[highlight comes up]

"Okay, here is it. This JUST HAPPENED, folks. Detroit scores to nearly tie it up, and they muff the snap. Amazing. Amazing. Man. Lions suck."

I love good sports journalism.

How to call a Tampa Bay home run

From MLB highlights on The Score Tonight, Summer 2006:

TIM: Fifth inning, Johnny Gomes at the dish. Now he's a model, if you know what I mean, 'cause he does his little thing on the catwalk.

SID: On the catwalk?

TIM: On the catwalk, yeah.

SID: He does his little thing on the catwalk?

TIM: That's correct.

Recent Links

MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, Final Standings: Lots of good picks and just enough bonus action to make things interesting. C'mon in and find out what side of the revenue sharing pool you're on.

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 11:36 PM on November 05 - 6 comments

CFL Pick 'Em, Week 19: Tight week for points, but an even tighter race at the top. Heading into the final week of the 2009 Pick 'Em, we have a tie for first. Even if you've done the math and eliminated yourself, play for pride and make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 10:40 PM on November 04 - 18 comments

CFL Pick 'Em, Week 18: With two weeks to go, we have a lead change in our battle for the pick 'em crown. Get your jabs in and make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 11:45 PM on October 28 - 20 comments

MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, World Series Edition: An underdog-free year means lots of points for everyone, withe the possible exception of the L.A. faithful. But now it's time to fly east into the rain and snow of November, and wonder whether baseball actually got around to writing up a rule which would prevent last year's Game 5 fiasco. Crack open your rulebooks and make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 01:40 AM on October 27 - 22 comments

Press box versus box score: Big league game stories are conventionally formulaic. So why not create them using an actual formula? Stats Monkey is a project aimed at automatically generating those staples of sports journalism by analyzing box scores and play-by-play feeds. Toronto Star writer Cathal Kelly fires back by revealing the secret process used by human journalists to come up with those precious 700 words, and breaking down a side-by-side comparison.

posted by DrJohnEvans to baseball at 10:56 AM on October 23 - 7 comments

Recent Comments

CFL Pick 'Em, Week 19

rahilsuleman sends in a "B.C. by 10" via email.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:33 AM on November 06

CFL Pick 'Em, Week 19

~~Casey Printers~~ B.C. by 7

Montreal by 21

Saskatchewan by 2

Hamilton by 4

posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:52 AM on November 06

MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, Final Standings

The plucky underdog Yankees surprise everyone and beat the Philles in six, with Matsui taking the MVP. Starting pitchers averaged 96.9 pitches a game, just squeaking under the wire.

Jeffwa gets the winner, series length, and the PWC bonus for a key three points to take the title.

At the other end, boredom_08 picks in all rounds except the one-game playoff, and even if we gave him those two points, he'd still win the Costanza by at least 314 feet.

(Our top three finalists each finished a point apart, so no tiebreaker required. Feel free to break out your clock calculator if you wanna break your own ties.)

SpoFite	PHI vs NY	MVP	PWC Bonus	Points	Total Points
	New York in 6	Matsui	Under	4
Jeffwa	New York in 6		Under	3	13
rumple	New York		Under	2	12
rocketman	New York		Under	2	11
NoMich	New York in 6			1	10
BoKnows			Under	1	9
DrJohnEvans	New York in 6			2	9
holden	New York		Under	1	9
Ying Yang Mafia			Under	1	9
cl			Under	1	8
hincandenza	New York		Under	2	8
tron7			Under	1	8
apoch				0	7
bperk	New York in 6		Under	3	7
chris2sy			Under	1	7
Howard_T				0	7
owlhouse			Under	1	7
tommytrump			Under	1	6
boredom_08				0	2

Thanks for playing! Three and a half months 'til pitchers and catchers...

posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:36 PM on November 05

Yankees Win World Series

But they found a way to do it this year, and have fun doing it.

See Point V of the Official DrJohnEvans SpoFi Platform.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:09 PM on November 05

Yankees Win World Series

I think justgary was saying that there are no trolls in this thread because they were all banned, so please don't call people trolls. It's not a word to take lightly, is all.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:41 PM on November 05

Yankees Win World Series

Great read, justgary. Thanks.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:11 PM on November 05

Yankees Win World Series

Well, it was legitimately depressing to see empty seats behind home plate for the entire game.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:13 AM on November 05

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

Tommy, watching this again made me feel a bit better.

Also this. And this.

(Also this just for kicks.)

posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:11 AM on November 05

CFL Pick 'Em, Week 19

Hamilton reaches deep and pulls out the crazy at home against the Riders, while Sandro DeAngelis makes two game-winning field goals as the Stamps edge the Lions. Montreal utterly embarrasses Winnipeg, and even Little Stevie Reaves can't help the Argos against Hamilton.

	TOR @ EDM	SSK @ HAM	CGY @ BC	WPG @ MTL
Result	Edmonton by 26	Hamilton by 18	Calgary by 2	Montreal by 35
Margin of Error	18 to 34	13 to 23	1 to 3	25 to 46

With the Hamilton upset and CGY-BC coin toss, points were scarce this week. But j5v scored the most important point of all: the one that moves him into a tie for first with MrFrisby.

SpoFite	TOR @ EDM	S	SSK @ HAM	S	CGY @ BC	S	WPG @ MTL	S	Points	Total Points
j5v	Edmonton				Calgary		Montreal		3	62
MrFrisby	Edmonton				Calgary				2	62
apoch	Edmonton		Hamilton		Calgary		Montreal		4	55
DrJohnEvans							Montreal		1	53
rahilsuleman	Edmonton		Hamilton						2	53
tommytrump	Edmonton	23	Hamilton		Calgary		Montreal		5	53
Reever	Edmonton				Calgary	3	Montreal		4	51
owlhouse	Edmonton						Montreal		2	49
Schultzie	Edmonton						Montreal		2	49
JPR	Edmonton						Montreal		2	48
argoal							Montreal		1	47
Spitztengle	Edmonton				Calgary		Montreal		3	46
Mave	Edmonton						Montreal		2	43
Ying Yang Mafia	Edmonton								1	37
The_Black_Hand									0	23

This is it! All the marbles are right here, and someone's gotta take 'em. Or, you know, share 'em.

WEEK 19

Edmonton @ B.C. (Friday, November 6) The winner of this game clinches a playoff spot, and the loser risks total elimination. It doesn't get any better than this.

Montreal @ Toronto (Saturday, November 7) Tough to say, but chances are good that Montreal plays their starters. They have a first-round bye, and rust is a playoff team's worst enemy. Maybe next year, Little Stevie Reaves. Maybe next year.

Calgary @ Saskatchewan (Saturday, November 7) How about this one? These two teams were 1-1-1 head-to-head this season, with Calgry outscoring Saskatchewan by single touchdown. It's a coin toss if I've seen one. Did I mention that the winner clinches the division title, and the first-round bye?

Hamilton @ Winnipeg (Saturday, November 8) Another compelling match-up: if Hamilton wins, they clinch a home playoff game, and Winnipeg will be eliminated by a crossover from the West. But if Winnipeg wins, they take the season series 3-1 to break the tie for second and host a home playoff game themselves. Want to call this one? I sure don't.

Good luck!

posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:40 PM on November 04

Utley ties Reggie's World Series Record

So every great playoff performer in the future has the opportunity to take away Reggie's "Mr. October" moniker if they outperform him?

Yes. Bud Selig needs to trademark the phrase, convene a selection committee, and order a suitable trophy STAT. Also eleven more trophies for every other month of the year.

I am totally in contention for Mr January!

posted by DrJohnEvans at 03:11 PM on November 03

CNBC Reporter: Marathon Champ Isn't Real American

Deport the sucker!

posted by DrJohnEvans at 03:09 PM on November 03

Utley ties Reggie's World Series Record

From Wikipedia, emphasis mine:

Despite the nickname, Jeter was 3 for 12 (.250) in November baseball that season, as the Yankees lost the World Series in seven games to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

I think Utley has captured the title.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:14 PM on November 03

Phillies Force Game 6 with 8-6 Squeaker

If Chad Gaudin starts a World Series game, the Yankees should be disqualified. There are basic standards at play here!

Shouldn't the Yankees be disqualified for trying to get through an entire post-season with only three starters?

Or maybe MLB and FOX should be disqualified for the ludicrous number of off-days that have allowed the Yankees to do so.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:31 AM on November 03

Phillies Force Game 6 with 8-6 Squeaker

I would just like to point out that Chad Gaudin was once traded straight-up for Kevin Cash. Thank you.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:26 AM on November 03

Yankees One Win Away After Brad Lidge Collapse

Joba Chamberlain [...] got the win.

TRUE YANKEE

posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:37 AM on November 02