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By Joe Quinn (@joequinnshow)

I'm always on the lookout for entertaining videos on the internet, and I came across this little gem earlier today. 

A few years back (if I'm not mistaken), bars in Iowa City had to ban what they called "Flaming Dr. Peppers" because someone got lit on fire. 

This is another reminder of why it was probably a good idea.  Guess the bar man just forgot to blow it out...

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By Joe Quinn (@joequinnshow)

Looking for a tasty slice of pizza?  Well, now there's an app for that. 

Accoring to the LA Times:

Pizza Compass, which costs 99 cents, works like any other compass – except that the arrow is actually a pizza slice, and it doesn't point north – it points toward the nearest pizza joint it can find.

The app uses information from Foursquare and – in some cases – tell users whether the place is open or not. As users get nearer to a pizza joint, the space around the pizza pointer will start to look steamy. 

I'll be interested to see how this will work in smaller markets, like Des Moines.  I like good pizza just as much as the next, so I'll probably consider the 99 cent investment.

A link to the complete article can be found here: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-pizza-compass-app-20130508,0,1978844.story

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By Joe Quinn (@joequinnshow)

The stats never lie.  Or do they?

I'm working on a bigger blog about stats in baseball this year (and the discrepency between who makes the big bucks, and who is being productive this year), and had to stop and think for a minute - what exactly do the stats tell us in baseball?

There are a thousand different stats out there now - your traditional BA, HR, TB, RBI's, etc.; some more advanced basic stats such as .OPS and .WHIP; and your newer "sabermetic" stats such as WAR.  All of them have merit, but they don't always tell the big picture.

Let's take two players, who both play for the same team: Josh Hamilton and Mark Trumbo. 

Trumbo leads the team in HR (9), RBI (23), Hits (38), .OPS (.923), and several other categories.  Basic Sabermetic stats favor Trumbo as well - he's second on the team to Mike Trout in OWAR (offensive wins above replacement) with 1.2.

Hamilton, on the other hand, ranks near the bottom of the team (and the league for that matter), in most categories: OPS (.535), HR (2), RBI (9), AVG (.202), among others. 

Every team has to have guys at the top, and guys at the bottom, right?  Well, the problem is Trumbo is making a mere $540,000, while Hamilton is in a league of his own at $17.4 million with bonuses. 

Now, the question becomes, who would you rather have?  Trumbo or Hamilton? 

Most baseball people would probably tell you Trumbo (younger, more years of club control, lower salary).  Most fans would say Hamilton (big star, prime of his career, etc.).  

There's also no question Hamilton is a better player than his stat line indicates, and Trumbo might be over-achieving.  

If it were me, I'd opt for Trumbo for the reasons I just laid out - but theres a lot of Hamilton fans out there too.  

Just something to think about when you assume the higher paid players are always the better ones. 

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By Joe Quinn (@joequinnshow)

In the sports world, they say there's a stat for everything.  In the real world, there's probably a survey for everything.  Here's a little nugget I came across today:

According to Forbes, guys with shorter names make more money:

Amazingly, every extra letter in your name “costs” you about $3,600 in annual salary.

Here’s a list of the highest-paid names:

• Tom
• Rob
• Dale
• Doug
• Wayne

The researchers say that, on average, five is the optimal number of letters to have in a first name. (Forbes)

Call me crazy, but that means that three guys named Ken, Jim, and Joe should be breaking the bank. 

Maybe I'll have to ask them to clear a spot for our new Ferraris that are being dropped off...or not.

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By Ken Miller (@millerbrinson)

Talk about old-school hockey last night. 

There was a line fight up in Ottawa between the Sens and Habs - take a look: