Daniel Evensen

Ever wonder how the United States got the 1994 World Cup despite having no top level soccer league? youtu.be/UTPhHcLI0L0 #football #soccer #footballhistory

Just uploaded a comparison of Madden 2005 and NFL 2K5. Spoiler alert: I'd seriously rather play Tecmo Super Bowl. youtu.be/HmtJQKT6QlQ #madden2005 #nfl2k5 #nfl

My latest is a video on the modern history of Replay Baseball. youtu.be/PK6uC-VDkN4 #baseball #mlb #baseballsim

This has got to be the most chaotic basketball video game of all time. youtu.be/BPFYbe7O4xg #basketball #nes #famicom

My latest video is on the geeky art of reading Chinese poetry in Dream of the Red Chamber. Perhaps @rereadingstone might be interested... youtu.be/L3_5-1jHGDo #chinese #chineseliterature #紅樓夢

I took a look at a bunch of legendary player databases for my latest Football Manager video. youtu.be/DItJ8ewKRSM #footballmanager #fm24 #footballmanager2024

Do you remember the days of single platoon football? It wasn't that long ago that most players played both ways. Learn more: youtu.be/MV2TfN8UhRM #collegefootball #footballhistory #nfl

Here's my review of the classic NES game Baseball Stars — complete with a brief look at classical Japanese poetry. youtu.be/khg9awewtR4 #nes #baseballstars #ベースボールスター

It turns out that the NBA's rules for fouling out are completely arbitrary and were set up way back in 1947. Still - I think they're necessary. youtu.be/tVSEA0geISU #basketball #nba #basketballhistory

It's kind of a personal video, but here's one on how I got into the world of reading classic Chinese novels. youtu.be/rLVVkbhQm5U #chinese #chineseliterature #紅樓夢

Remembering a really old snippet by @billjamesonline about Rod Carew and how old men don't win batting titles. baseballreplayjournal.substack.com/p/can-old-men-… #baseball #mlb #baseballhistory

I don't think it's just me. Looks like @Reddit is completely broken now for some strange reason.

For the past few months, I've been quietly translating Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢) into English. You should check it out even if you don't read Chinese. It's fascinating. redchamber.blog #紅樓夢 #China #ChineseLiterature

Remember back when they actually played extra innings in the All-Star Game?

Not sure if it's common knowledge or not, but I was shocked to learn that the Football League waited until 1965-66 to allow substitutions. Turns out there was a big controversy about it. youtu.be/7DTv0SQlut8 #football #soccer #footballhistory

I hear all the time about how NFL 2K5 was the best game of all time. I decided to take a deep dive. youtu.be/donYeJz2rsM #nfl2k #espn2k5 #madden26

Let's take a deep dive into the math behind the Strat-O-Matic basic baseball game: youtu.be/-OsY0DV2mJk?si…