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Talk about a rough night. Two Pennsylvania college students were arrested recently for refusing to pay a tip.

According to media reports, Leslie Pope, a senior at Moravian College, and her boyfriend John Wagner, a grad student at Lehigh University, wound up in the back of a squad car after complaining about the lack of service they received at the Lehigh Pub in Bethlehem, Pa. on October 23. They evidently had good reason to complain.

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]]>bethlehemcrimeeconomypennsylvaniarestaurantstippingJonathan BerrFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:20:00 ESTMorgan Stanley CEO loves regulators - seriouslyhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/19/morgan-stanley-ceo-loves-regulators-seriously/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/19/morgan-stanley-ceo-loves-regulators-seriously/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/19/morgan-stanley-ceo-loves-regulators-seriously/#commentsFiled under: , ,

morgan-stanley-ceo-loves-regulators-seriouslyMorgan Stanley (MS) CEO John Mack just loves regulators -- can't get enough of them.

Speaking Wednesday at a conference sponsored by Bloomberg News and Vanity Fair, Mack seemed to wish more regulators were camped out in his New York-based firm, watching its every move. He'd better hope that the Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce don't get wind of his heresy. And the anti-regulation crowd at the libertarian Cato Institute is probably none too happy with him, either.

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]]>AIGbusiness roundtableBusinessRoundtableCatoInstituteceofederalFederal Trade CommissionFederalTradeCommissionjohn mackJohnMackMorgan StanleyMorganStanleyMSrecessionregulationregulatorregulatorsU.S. chamber of commerceU.s.ChamberOfCommerceWall StreetWallStreetJonathan BerrThu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 ESTComic book heroes aren't just bulletproof - they're recession-proofhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/18/comic-book-heroes-arent-just-bulletproof-theyre-recession-pr/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/18/comic-book-heroes-arent-just-bulletproof-theyre-recession-pr/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/18/comic-book-heroes-arent-just-bulletproof-theyre-recession-pr/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

comic-book-heroes-arent-just-bulletproof-theyre-recession-proofThe comic book industry may not able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but it has withstood the worst economic decline since the Great Depression fairly well.

According to industry estimates, sales to specialty retailers rose 1% to $324.66 million between January and September. Experts say that it's too soon to say whether they will show a gain for the year because of the importance of holiday sales. But if sales do decline, it would be the industry's first drop-off since 2000. Those figures do not include sales of comics and graphic novels at Barnes & Noble (BKS) and other book store chains.

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]]>archie comicsArchieComicscomic bookComicBookcomicsDCdisescapismG.I. JoeG.i.JoeHollywoodMarvelmarvel comicsMarvelComicsobamarecessionsalesspidermanstar trekStarTrektransformerstwxJonathan BerrWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:50:00 ESTPay Czar Ken Feinberg: No change in the compensation crackdownhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/17/pay-czar-ken-feinberg-no-change-in-the-compensation-crackdown/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/17/pay-czar-ken-feinberg-no-change-in-the-compensation-crackdown/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/17/pay-czar-ken-feinberg-no-change-in-the-compensation-crackdown/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Kenneth Feinberg, the federal government's so-called pay czar, Tuesday denied media speculation that he was considering backing away from his decisions to slash compensation for top Wall Street executives at companies that received bailout money.

The Obama administration's special master for executive compensation has ruffled many feathers on Wall Street including American International Group (AIG). Its CEO, Robert Benmosche, has threatened to quit after being on the job for just three months because of pay restrictions Feinberg ordered. Others have claimed that the compensation guidelines will cause an exodus of top Wall Street talent to hedge funds and other companies not subject to government control.

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]]>AIGBACCexecutive compensationexecutive payExecutiveCompensationExecutivePaykenneth feinbergKennethFeinbergrobert benmoscheRobertBenmoscheJonathan BerrTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:15:00 ESTIt's all gravy: Cost of Thanksgiving meal sees biggest drop since 2000http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/17/its-all-gravy-cost-of-thanksgiving-meal-sees-biggest-drop-sinc/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/17/its-all-gravy-cost-of-thanksgiving-meal-sees-biggest-drop-sinc/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/17/its-all-gravy-cost-of-thanksgiving-meal-sees-biggest-drop-sinc/#commentsFiled under: ,

People cooking up a traditional Thanksgiving feast can be thankful it won't be as expensive as it was last year.

The price of making a traditional Thanksgiving meal -- turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the trimmings -- will drop 4% this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. That's the biggest decline since 2000, says Bloomberg News.

The average cost of this year's feast for 10 is $42.91, a $1.70 decline from last year's average of $44.61, according to the federation's 24th annual informal price survey of classic Thanksgiving items. Prices are nearly at their 2007 level of $42.26. The survey was done by volunteer shoppers.

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]]>agriculturecommodity pricesCommodityPricescranberriescranberry juicecranberry sauceCranberryJuiceCranberrySaucefarmmassachusettsNJthanksgivingturkeyJonathan BerrTue, 17 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTJobs for Americans: Which states will take longest to rebound?http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/13/jobs-for-americans-which-states-will-take-longest-to-rebound/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/13/jobs-for-americans-which-states-will-take-longest-to-rebound/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/13/jobs-for-americans-which-states-will-take-longest-to-rebound/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Unemployment, which recently hit a 26-year high of 10.2% nationwide, won't begin to show signs of improvement until the second quarter of 2010. Even then, it will take until 2013 for half the states to regain their previous peak employment levels. That's according to analysis from economic forecasting firm IHS Global Insight.

IHS argues that the U.S. economy is recovering, albeit at a glacial pace. It sees Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Montana and North and South Dakota returning to their previous peak employment levels in 2010 to 2011. Montana and the Dakotas have benefited from strong commodity and agricultural prices. They also didn't have any housing bubble to speak of.

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]]>adbeamateconomyertsRobert reichRobertReichJonathan BerrFri, 13 Nov 2009 16:40:00 ESTViagra meets its match: Sex pills for the female libido are on their wayhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/13/viagara-meets-its-match-sex-pills-for-the-female-libido-are-on/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/13/viagara-meets-its-match-sex-pills-for-the-female-libido-are-on/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/13/viagara-meets-its-match-sex-pills-for-the-female-libido-are-on/#commentsFiled under: , ,

The pharmaceutical industry has discovered the female libido. German biotech company Boehringer Ingelheim is "putting the finishing touches on a pill designed to reawaken desire by blunting female inhibitions," according to Bloomberg News, which scientists will discuss next week in Lyon, France.

The drug has nothing to do with George Clooney, or getting male spouses to help more around the house. Turns out women's sex drives are centered in the brain. Who knew? (Not most guys, probably.)

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]]>Boehringererectile dysfunctionErectileDysfunctionhsddhypoactive sexual desire disorderHypoactiveSexualDesireDisorderin focusInFocuslibidopfepfizersex driveSexDriveViagaraviagra for womenViagraForWomenJonathan BerrFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:20:00 ESTJon Corzine to head Bank of America? Not likely -- and not wisehttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/12/jon-corzine-to-head-bank-of-america-not-likely-and-not-wise/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/12/jon-corzine-to-head-bank-of-america-not-likely-and-not-wise/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/12/jon-corzine-to-head-bank-of-america-not-likely-and-not-wise/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Deposed New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is the latest name to surface in the mad scramble to replace Bank of America Corp. (BAC) chief executive Kenneth Lewis. This would be among the more spectacularly bad ideas in the history of banking.

Corzine -- who told Bloomberg News that he has not spoken with B of A -- is the wrong candidate at the wrong time. Or, as a campaign commercial might put it: "Jon Corzine. Wrong for New Jersey. Wrong for Bank of America."

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]]>Bank of AmericaBankOfAmericachris christieChrisChristiecorzineeliot spitzerEliotSpitzergoldman sachsGoldmanSachsgovernorIn FocusInFocuskenneth lewisKennethLewisnew jerseyNewJerseyJonathan BerrThu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:00 ESTIs Playboy selling itself? Company reportedly in talks with Iconixhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/12/playboy-sale-inches-closer-to-reality/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/12/playboy-sale-inches-closer-to-reality/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/12/playboy-sale-inches-closer-to-reality/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Playboy Enterprises's (PLA) shares soared more than 60% after Bloomberg News reported that the pioneering adult publisher was in talks to sell itself to Iconix Brand Group (ICON), the owner of Candie's and London Fog clothing brands. The news may sit well with investors now, but if it really happens, it could mean the end of Playboy magazine as we know it.

News that the Chicago-based company may be seeking a suitor is hardly a shock. Longtime CEO Christie Hefner, the daughter of company founder/icon Hugh Hefner, was forced out after failing to stem losses at the flagship magazine. Bloomberg reports that the board has been looking for a buyer since June, when it hired Freedom Communications CEO Scott Flanders, to replace Christie Hefner. Both Playboy and Iconix declined to comment on reports of a possible sale.

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]]>acquisitioncandiesfashionhugh hefnerHughHefnericonixiconix brandsIconixBrandsin focusInFocuslondon fogLondonFoglossesplaplayboy enterprisesplayboy mansionPlayboyEnterprisesPlayboyMansionJonathan BerrThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:45:00 ESTPittsburgh and Providence plan to squeeze college studentshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/12/pittsburgh-and-providence-squeeze-college-students/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/12/pittsburgh-and-providence-squeeze-college-students/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/12/pittsburgh-and-providence-squeeze-college-students/#commentsFiled under: ,

Two cash-strapped cities, Pittsburgh and Providence, have proposed taxing some of their poorest and most vulnerable residents -- college students -- and the local universities are furious.

In his recently unveiled 2010 budget proposal, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl called for levying a Post-Secondary Education Privilege tax, or a "Fair Share Tax," on tuition at a rate of 1 percent per year. For students at the University of Pittsburgh, paying $13,500 for in-state tuition, that would equal a $135 annual payment. Those attending the more selective Carnegie Mellon University, where tuition is $40,300, would pay $400.

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]]>collegeDavid N. CicillineDavidN.CicillineIRSluke ravenstahlpittsburghprovidencestate budgetsStateBudgetstaxesuniversityJonathan BerrThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:20:00 ESTMadoff's victims: Justice may take an eternity (or 150 years, give or take)http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/madoffs-victims-justice-may-take-an-eternity-or-150-years-gi/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/madoffs-victims-justice-may-take-an-eternity-or-150-years-gi/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/madoffs-victims-justice-may-take-an-eternity-or-150-years-gi/#commentsFiled under: , ,

In the wake of news that Bernard Madoff's associate and pal Jeffrey Picower (pictured) was found dead in his Palm Beach swimming pool last month, the revelation that Picower had left his wife Barbara $200 million and appointed her to head a charitable foundation funded with his estate's assets from his estate won't satisfy any Madoff victims' lust for vengeance. Nor, most likely, will the strange detail that Madoff's 17 Rolex watches are heading to the auction block on Saturday.

Picower's attorney denies claims by court-appointed bankruptcy trustee Irving Picard that Picower was complicit in the fraud. Still, some Picower money, and the proceeds from Madoff's auction, will eventually go toward restitution for Madoff's victims. But that's chump change. Madoff, after all, swindled his victims out of $65 billion.

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]]>cartierhermesmadoffpicardpicowerponziponzi schemePonziSchemerolextiffanyJonathan BerrWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:20:00 ESTIs the World Bank's Zoellick too pessimistic about the U.S.?http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/is-the-world-banks-zoellick-too-pessimistic-about-the-u-s/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/is-the-world-banks-zoellick-too-pessimistic-about-the-u-s/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/11/is-the-world-banks-zoellick-too-pessimistic-about-the-u-s/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Unemployment, which jumped to a 26-year high of 10.2% in October, will continue to be a dark cloud looming over the U.S. economy through at least next year, according to World Bank President Robert Zoellick.

"If you have large-scale unemployment remain, say about [the] 10% level you have in the U.S., you're going to see feedback effects," Zoellick is quoted by Bloomberg News as saying. His comments are hardly a surprise.

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]]>bernankeeconomymacysroubiniunemploymentworld bankWorldBankzoellickJonathan BerrWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:58:00 ESTAnswering the 'Call of Duty' too soon: Game release ill-timed after Fort Hoodhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/Call-of-duty-game-release-ill-timed-after-fort-hood-shooting/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/Call-of-duty-game-release-ill-timed-after-fort-hood-shooting/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/Call-of-duty-game-release-ill-timed-after-fort-hood-shooting/#commentsFiled under: ,

Call-of-duty-game-release-ill-timed-after-fort-hood-shootingShould Activision Blizzard (ATVI) have delayed the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, perhaps the most eagerly anticipated video game of the year, while the memories of the massacre at Fort Hood are still fresh?

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, allegedly shot 13 people at the Texas military base last week. Law enforcement officials are probing Hasan's ties to terrorist organizations. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are attending memorial services for the fallen at the base today. With all of this in the background, the timing of the game's launch seems tacky.

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]]>Activisionactivision-blizzardATVIcall of dutycall of duty 4CallOfDutyCallOfDuty4Fort HoodFortHoodmassacremodern-warfare-2Nidal Malik HasanNidalHasanNidalMalikHasanshootingtexasVideoGameJonathan BerrTue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:00 ESTGoldman Sachs proves the lord works in mysterious wayshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/09/goldman-sachs-proves-the-lord-works-in-mysterious-ways/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/09/goldman-sachs-proves-the-lord-works-in-mysterious-ways/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/09/goldman-sachs-proves-the-lord-works-in-mysterious-ways/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Did Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein invoke the lord's name in vain when he said Wall Street's most successful bank was doing "God's work?" Experts are divided.

"The question of whether the CEO of Goldman Sachs is doing God's work is at one level a very complex one," says Dr. Andrew Abela, chairman of the Department of Business & Economics at the Catholic University of America. Abela, who is working on a book, Catechism for Business, says, "The vast size of the bank and its extensive influence on markets and on government policy, means that it is operating at all times in a moral minefield."

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]]>GSin focusInFocusJPMMSnotre dameNotreDameregent universityRegentUniversityTHeologyJonathan BerrMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:15:00 ESTManufactured homes may need more than tax breaks to spur saleshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/09/manufactured-homes-may-need-more-than-tax-breaks-to-spur-sales/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/09/manufactured-homes-may-need-more-than-tax-breaks-to-spur-sales/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/09/manufactured-homes-may-need-more-than-tax-breaks-to-spur-sales/#commentsFiled under: , ,

President Barack Obama's recently extended homebuyers' tax credit may help revive the flagging fortunes of the manufactured home industry -- and not a moment too soon.

According to the Manufactured Housing Institute, about 55,000 prefabricated homes will be sold in the U.S. in 2009, down from 81,000 a year earlier. Improvement could come in 2010 thanks to the tax credit, but expectations appear to be modest. The industry's woes extend beyond the current economic crisis, with one executive talking of "10 tough years."

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]]>berkshire hathawayBerkshireHathawayBRK.AbuffettCHBclayton homesClaytonHomesmanufactured homesManufacturedHomesPHHMwarren buffettWarrenBuffettJonathan BerrMon, 09 Nov 2009 13:30:00 ESTNo daily Viagra dose, no peace! Philly transit workers rise up in protesthttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/07/no-viagra-no-peace-philly-transit-workers-rise-up-in-protest/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/07/no-viagra-no-peace-philly-transit-workers-rise-up-in-protest/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/07/no-viagra-no-peace-philly-transit-workers-rise-up-in-protest/#commentsFiled under: , ,

The striking union of transit workers in Philadelphia are angry that they're not getting daily doses of Viagra. And amazingly, their bosses apparently caved on their demands after the union turned down a generous offer -- and threatened to embarrass the city during the World Series.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has agreed to cover almost all of its rising health-care costs, and to increase coverage for Pfizer's (PFE) Viagra and other erectile dysfunction treatments, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. Workers are unhappy that their health insurance plan only covers about 10 pills a month.

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]]>PFEphiladelphiaPLASEPTAstriketransitunionViagraworkersJonathan BerrSat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:00 ESTFox News v. Sesame Street: Beck, O'Reilly fans angry over Oscar's parodyhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/05/fox-news-v-sesame-street-beck-oreilly-fans-angry-over-oscar/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/05/fox-news-v-sesame-street-beck-oreilly-fans-angry-over-oscar/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/05/fox-news-v-sesame-street-beck-oreilly-fans-angry-over-oscar/#commentsFiled under: ,

On the eve of its 40th anniversary, Sesame Street is courting a strange political controversy. A two-year-old episode featuring Oscar the Grouch as a (what else?) grouchy TV news reporter for (who else?) the Grouch News Network has caused a minor Internet kerfuffle among steamed fans of News Corp.'s (NWS) Fox News.

In the episode in question, Oscar the Grouch is a reporter covering, in breathless cable-news fashion, the trials and tribulations of Horatio the Elephant, who's trying to extricate himself from a bathtub. Oscar's quest for "all grouchy, all disgustin', all yucky" news goes awry when there's "breaking news" -- namely, Cookie Monster breaking a cookie.

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]]>bill oreillyBillOreillyfox newsFoxNewsgrouch news networkGrouchNewsNetworkmichael getlerMichaelGetlernews corp.NewsCorp.oscar the grouchOscarTheGrouchpbspox newsPoxNewssesame streetSesameStreetJonathan BerrThu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:00 ESTMedia World: After 40 years, it's not always a sunny day on Sesame Streethttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/04/media-world-after-40-years-its-not-always-a-sunny-day-on-sesa/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/04/media-world-after-40-years-its-not-always-a-sunny-day-on-sesa/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/04/media-world-after-40-years-its-not-always-a-sunny-day-on-sesa/#commentsFiled under: ,

It should be a year of celebration on Sesame Street. With First Lady Michelle Obama kicking off the season for the show's 40th anniversary next Tuesday, the program has no shortage or accomplishments to smile about. Sesame Street has won more than a hundred Emmys, and a handful of its staffers have been there from the beginning, including award-winning cameraman Frank Biondo, and Caroll Spinney, who still plays Big Bird at age 75.

But even as the beloved children's public-TV show turns 40, its milestone is tarnished by the March announcement from Sesame Workshop, the New York-based nonprofit behind the show, that it would lay off a fifth of its staff of 355. Turns out you can't always count on a sunny day sweeping the clouds away.

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]]>bertbig birdBigBirdcaroll spinneyCarollSpinneyelmoemmyerniekevin clashKevinClashleslie carrara-rudolphLeslieCarrara-rudolphmichelle obamaMichelleObamapbspublic televisionPublicTelevisionsesame streetsesame workshopSesameStreetSesameWorkshopJonathan BerrWed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:00 ESTWhy this liberal Democrat voted Republican in New Jerseyhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/04/why-this-liberal-democrat-voted-republican-in-new-jersey/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/04/why-this-liberal-democrat-voted-republican-in-new-jersey/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/04/why-this-liberal-democrat-voted-republican-in-new-jersey/#commentsFiled under: ,

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross famously described the five stages of grief. Many supporters of Barack Obama, like myself, are going through a similar process to justify voting for a Republican in yesterday's election.

The last thing this liberal member of the media elite -- as perceived by many of our readers -- ever expected to do was vote for a Republican like Chris Christie for governor and reject incumbent Jon Corzine (pictured). But in my home state of New Jersey, the Democrats are more often part of the problem rather than the solution. My disgust with the party of my registration is a long time coming.

Why should Republicans be the only ones to dislike high taxes, corruption and fiscal mismanagement?

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]]>Barack ObamaBarackObamaChris ChristieChrisChristiecreigh deedsCreighDeedselectionJon corzineJonCorzineMediaNJobamarob mcdonnellRobMcdonnellVAvirginiaJonathan BerrWed, 04 Nov 2009 12:40:00 ESTThe wizards behind those amazing World Series statisticshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/31/world-series-statisticians-sometimes-hit-home-runs-sometimes-st/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/31/world-series-statisticians-sometimes-hit-home-runs-sometimes-st/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/31/world-series-statisticians-sometimes-hit-home-runs-sometimes-st/#commentsFiled under: , ,

When Don Zminda was the statistician for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball in the 1990s, he spent most of his Sundays calculating reams of data that were written onto a stack of note cards for announcers Jon Miller and Joe Morgan. That was the state of the art back then -- not now.

"It would take me hours and hours," said Zminda in an interview with DailyFinance. He's vice president and director of research for STATS LLC, which is providing the statistics for Fox's broadcast of the World Series. "The technology advances are pretty amazing," he added.

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