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DrJohnEvans
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Homepage URL: http://blackiceblueturf.vsport.tv/
Location: Trawna
Member since: March 11, 2004
Last visit: December 05, 2008

DrJohnEvans has posted 61 links and 1277 comments to SportsFilter and 138 links and 924 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.

  1. "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.

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

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

  4. 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.

  5. 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

CFL Pick 'Em, Final Post-Season Standings Our mini pick 'em is capped off by two feats unprecedented in pick 'em history.

posted on November 27, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result

CFL Pick 'Em, 96th Grey Cup Edition Here we go! Make your picks inside.

posted on November 19, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result

CFL Pick 'Em, Division Finals Edmonton and B.C. both win on the road, and head into the strongholds of Calgary and Montreal. Closer to home, BoKnows bats .714 for a strong opening week. Can he keep up the pace? Make your picks inside.

posted on November 12, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result

CFL Pick 'Em, Playoff Edition Were you wistfully checking the CFL Pick 'Em standings all summer, wishing you could play? Or maybe you're looking for revenge/continuity after a disappointing/excellent regular season? Either way, here's your chance as the CFL heads into the playoffs. We begin anew and it's anyone's game. Make your picks inside.

posted on November 05, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result

CFL Pick 'Em, Final Standings tommytrump finishes off his victory run with a big week to leave no questions about the legitimacy of his championship. Congratulations!

posted on November 03, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result

Recent Comments

Comments are closed for this entry. Just wondering what's up with most of the locker room topics being closed. I was hoping to find out if gspm was alright. (by posting on the last EPL update)

posted by tselson at 11:52 PM on December 03

NoMich: Funny, newsworthy, offensive, AND abusive. See him now! One night only.

Comment icon posted at 01:23 PM on December 03

College Student Starts University Football Program When Doug DeLuca enrolled as a freshman at the University of Vermont in the fall of 2006, the school hadn't fielded a football team since 1974. DeLuca changed all that by starting a club football team, raising $35,000 for equipment, negotiating a million-dollar insurance policy and finding 50 players, coaches, trainers, opponents and a place to play and practice. Now they're the school's official team. Go Catamounts!

posted by rcade at 12:06 PM on December 03

Man, I wish Doug DeLuca had gone to U of T instead.

*rimshot*

Comment icon posted at 12:58 PM on December 03

Comments are closed for this entry. Just wondering what's up with most of the locker room topics being closed. I was hoping to find out if gspm was alright. (by posting on the last EPL update)

posted by tselson at 11:52 PM on December 03

If you have to ask, you don't get to choose.

Comment icon posted at 12:51 PM on December 03

Happy Thanksgiving to you all Wishing you all the happiest of Thanksgivings.

posted by Monica Poland at 03:56 PM on November 28

Intro to Gisborne, New Zealand? That's an odd project.

Happy American Thanksgiving (HAT) to all.

Comment icon posted at 12:24 AM on November 28

CFL Pick 'Em, 96th Grey Cup Edition Here we go! Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:46 PM on November 23

Reever and I are in a cafe on St-Laurent, grabbing a bite before hitting the game. As good a time to pick as any!

Moi:
Calgary by 11
Cahoon
Over
344 yards

Reever:
Montreal by 9
Calvillo
Over
321 yards

JPR:
Calgary by 6
Burris
Under
375 yards

Comment icon posted at 04:36 PM on November 23

CFL Pick 'Em, 96th Grey Cup Edition Here we go! Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:46 PM on November 19

Forgot to mention! For those who will NOT be in Montreal, the Grey Cup can be watched on:

- TSN
- Versus
- America One (on Monday, tape delayed)
- ESPN 360

Comment icon posted at 05:53 PM on November 19

CFL Pick 'Em, Division Finals Edmonton and B.C. both win on the road, and head into the strongholds of Calgary and Montreal. Closer to home, BoKnows bats .714 for a strong opening week. Can he keep up the pace? Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:49 PM on November 15

If Sara Orlesky was hanging around on my sidelines, I'd inadvertently blow my whistle too.

Comment icon posted at 03:17 PM on November 15

CFL Pick 'Em, Division Finals Edmonton and B.C. both win on the road, and head into the strongholds of Calgary and Montreal. Closer to home, BoKnows bats .714 for a strong opening week. Can he keep up the pace? Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:49 PM on November 14

Montreal by 10
Calgary by 3
Calvillo
B.C.

Comment icon posted at 10:02 AM on November 14

CFL Pick 'Em, Playoff Edition Were you wistfully checking the CFL Pick 'Em standings all summer, wishing you could play? Or maybe you're looking for revenge/continuity after a disappointing/excellent regular season? Either way, here's your chance as the CFL heads into the playoffs. We begin anew and it's anyone's game. Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:26 PM on November 06

I'm voting for entertainment.

Edmonton by 7
Saskatchewan by 3

Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuca Congi, who is more dependable than any of Saskatchewan's quarterbacks.

Comment icon posted at 12:10 PM on November 06

MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, World Series Edition This is it. There are a bunch of marbles on the table, and the winner gets all of them. Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:02 PM on October 30

Game Five totals:

Strikeouts - 13
Base Hits - 18
Runs Scored - 7

Series totals:

Base Hits - 77
Strikeouts - 74
Runs Scored - 39

Comment icon posted at 02:27 PM on October 30

MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, World Series Edition This is it. There are a bunch of marbles on the table, and the winner gets all of them. Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:02 PM on October 30

Game Four totals:

Strikeouts - 16
Base Hits - 17
Runs Scored - 12

Series totals to date:

Strikeouts - 61
Base hits - 59
Runs Scored - 32

Comment icon posted at 02:25 PM on October 30

CFL Pick 'Em, Week 19 Last week of the season! Time for that final push! The trophy is in the building. Well, it would be if we had a trophy. Or a building. Noted for next year. Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:12 PM on October 30

Saskatchewan by 9
Montreal by 21
Hamilton by 10
B.C. by 7

Comment icon posted at 02:21 PM on October 30

CFL Pick 'Em, Week 19 Last week of the season! Time for that final push! The trophy is in the building. Well, it would be if we had a trophy. Or a building. Noted for next year. Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:12 PM on October 30

Am I eligible for the "award" since I missed two weeks of picking (not that it would have added many points but I don't want to take anyone's trophy if I am not eligible)

For a long season like this, you can get a one- or two-week mulligan easily enough. If you were tied with another player who had picked every week, we might have a problem, but Anaconda is your closest rival and he missed a couple of weeks as well.

Comment icon posted at 02:20 PM on October 30

MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, World Series Edition This is it. There are a bunch of marbles on the table, and the winner gets all of them. Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:02 PM on October 26

Game Three totals:

Strikeouts - 17
Base Hits - 13
Runs Scored - 9

Series totals to date:

Strikeouts - 45
Base Hits - 42
Runs Scored - 20

Comment icon posted at 10:05 PM on October 26

CFL Pick 'Em, Week 18 Second-last week! Keep up that jostling! Nothing is settled yet! At least, nothing west of Brandon, MB. Make your picks inside.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 02:58 PM on October 25

JPR couldn't get to a computer last night, but he emailed his picks for the rest of the weekend to me:

Edmonton by 5
BC by 3
Montreal by 7

Comment icon posted at 01:20 PM on October 25