Since I started this thread saving Froyo was no faster let me bring up the rear with an update. Big D5 suggested I see if there were any conflicts slowing it down. Indeed, I found the problem- Google's Listen. For some reason it appears to be what was slowing things down. I selectively uninstalled, tested, and then reinstalled each program that did not come with the EVO. When all was said and done it was Google Listen, which when uninstalled, gave Froyo much more zippiness. I tried reinstalling it and unfortunately it brought the slowness back, so it is goodbye Listen for now.
I might do a total wipe of the EVO today, then do a fresh install and put Google Listen back on along with my other apps and see if the problem goes away. Clean installs seem to work wonders when all else fails. I'll report back later.
Also, I am finding little nuances that I like about Froyo. Not earthshattering, but nice and improvements over 2.1.