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Do you know any bad drivers?

The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers. Do...

Small is big in UK used car market

Filed under: MPG, UKThe new Ford Fiesta - available used sometime next decadeThe market for used fuel-efficient small cars is just as vital in the UK as it is in the U.S. these days. EurotaxGlass's,...

Measuring Offense with Batting Runs

Two weeks ago, we looked at the performance of all major leaguers (well, all but catcher and pitchers). I figured it wouldn’t hurt to take a look at offensive performance here today. When you talk...

Vegetarian hawker fare

I was at the bukit timah hawker centre somedays ago and was looking forward to trying out the food at the only vegetarian stall there. Unfortunately they were closed! So I settled for vegetarian Zhui...

Giants Minor League Report

I didn't get a chance to touch much on the minors last month and with the Giants starting to commit to a full on youth movement, now is a good time to take a look at what some of the future Giants...

A Closer Look At Customer Experience And Loyalty

Forrester's previous analysis of nine industries showed that good customer experience correlates highly to loyalty - especially when it comes to consumers' plans for making additional purchases. For...

Dee-Fense . . . Dee-Fense . . .

Last year, Justin Inaz popularized a new fielding stat, based on the freely available data from the Hardball Times. This year I decided to set up a spreadsheet (one that can automatically update!)...

Nike Zoom Victory+: Verdict

Being the idiot that i am, i defied all order to stay in bed and went for a run yesterday morning.I figured out that the blister on the achilles won't heal any faster in the next few days, even if i...

MLB Trade Rumors: Casey Blake traded to Dodgers; Will Manny be traded??

This morning I posted the Yankees-Pirates deal involving 4 prospects for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte. As I was driving to the Phils-Braves picture day game with my family, WFAN radio reported that...

Bronx Banter: GREEDO: You can tell that to Joba. He may only take your ship.

There were a lot of questions heading into tonight's Sox-Yanks game, literally the 2,000th time these teams have faced each other. Could Joba hold his own against Josh Beckett in a hostile...

Trade Analysis: What Is Going On?

The Washington Nationals and Houston Astros made trades yesterday that will compete for the designation of the most baffling deals of the 2008 season.  The Nationals shipped their closer to...