Evan Dawson

Host of Connections on NPR's Rochester and Finger Lakes stations. Listen: Wine book author. Coaching third base in a town near you.

[Dilan Esper @dilanesper]

I think when things like this happen prosecutors should make a point of seeking significant jail time and making the defendants famous. A LOT of sports fans need to internalize the message that you NEVER assault someone for rooting for another team.

[Tim Carney @TPCarney]

It's the phones.
It's the phones for a hundred reasons. Here are a few:
1) Male consumption of porn reduces marriage (for like 10 reasons)
2) Because of time-wasting college kids and 20-somethings just socialize less, reducing marriage.
3) The dating apps ruin dating (for 10 reasons)
4) Social media gives us a false anthropology, which makes us too individualistic and too averse to connection and commitment.
5) The phones make us sad and make us hate ourselves. If we hate ourselves we don't want more of us.

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@shepski79 Truly baffling to watch us give away our civilization to a small group of misanthropic tech bros

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

They’re trying to warn us

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

A Chinese robot wearing a clown wig kicked a child in the stomach.

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

One of the greatest videos on this here platform, ever

[O’Shea Jackson Jr @OsheaJacksonJr]

I saw it. Now you have to see it. His name is Samuel. And he…is a king.

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@KerH0819 You should see my tweed jackets

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

On the contrary. Umpires are desperately trying to make sure the game doesn’t disintegrate into social media content and All About Me players.

[Sam @sthorn_23]

We have to stop tossing stars and coaches in postseason play. Tre Phelps and Wes Johnson tossed on this homer. Ejections all over the place this weekend.

Every day umpires look in the mirror and say “how can I make today about me”

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@Shak5713 I guess I don't see where I said I oppose celebration

I love celebration!

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@CFB_Pat Umpires do an amazing job overall, and yes, they get calls wrong. Constantly over-analyzing bad calls and complaining about umps is loser behavior

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@josh_arnold18 I don’t actually care - his antics the entire trip were worthy of ejection. Pointing and taunting at your opponent like a fool.

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@DeanPMitchell They should do this all season, correct

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@WallaceCreed24 This will shrink the game to a small section of dude bro man childs who don’t understand basic values

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@Shak5713 Counterpoint: wrong

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@TJ_Padro If a player fails to understand that it is not, in fact, all about them, they are letting their team down. And as an aside, the “look at me” culture just sucks.

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@katrosenfield Power is obviously hard to quantify; it at least seems like those folks have less power now? Certainly they have enough to scare some politicians / candidates.
But maybe not as much as before?

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@TPCarney There’s no words to make this feel anything other than deeply bittersweet. It’s a very finite portion of their lives, and it’s awesome (as long as the coaches have the right approach). Congrats on being part of an important time in their development. Beautiful stuff.

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@MZavagno11 I mean I really do think he’s hurt

And really, he better be

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@JordanZirm Starts with Donovan

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@DaGreatest133 @MZavagno11 He had to hoist several late - in OT. Skewed it a bit I think

[Evan Dawson @evandawson]

@MZavagno11 Every shot he decides to make it maximum spin and difficulty