Moving Beyond 10,000 Losses: An occasional look at why it’s so difficult to be a Phillies – hell for that matter a Philadelphia – sports fan.
OK, someone explain Adam Eaton to me. The guy has not won a game at Citizens Bank Park in three months, but he gets the ball for a crucial game against the Rockies. Phils lose. They trail the Padres by 2 and a half. Hey, can Eaton catch punts?
The Daily Numbers: 20 residents who gathered in Darby Tuesday night to mark the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
13 acres of a Newtown tract along West Chester Pike that could be devoted to a big box store if a town center plan does not get approval.
90 percent, the number of residents Newtown supervisors believe are in favor of the town center plan, as opposed to the big box store.
50-50, an even split, what foes of the town center say is the overriding opinion in the township.
9 people left homeless after fire roared through an Upper Darby apartment complex.
70 percent, the on-time rate for airlines in the first seven months of this year, down from 74 percent a year ago. The outgoing FAA boss is warning airlines need to shrink their schedules to improve performance or face government action.
2 days spent on the lam by a convicted killer in New Jersey who walked away from a mental health facility. Actually he was captured on the grounds, in a wooded area at the facility in Winslow Township.
30,000 troops believed set to be pulled out of Iraq by President Bush. He will address the nation Thursday night.
1 person killed when a car and school bus collided Tuesday afternoon in Prices Corner, Del. A passenger in the car was killed. Seven students on the bus were injured.
1.5 million residents in Pennsylvania who could be dropped from the state’s Do-Not-Call list if they don’t bother to sign up again by the end of the week.
10,000 black men being sought by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson to help fight crime in some of the city’s worst neighborhoods.
1,000 deer in the state that may have been killed by an insect-borne virus.
369 Megan’s Law offenders who have failed to register with the state as required under the statute.
3 home runs surrendered by Adam Eaton in the Phils 8-2 loss to the Padres.
2.5 games back, where the Phils now sit in the wild-card chase because the Padres beat the Dodgers last night.
750,000 dollars, the NFL minimum, what Reno Mahe will likely get to return punts for the Eagles this year. Priceless, the cost to the Birds for not having him, or someone who could catch the ball, back there in the season-opening debacle against the Packers.
I Don’t Get It (with apologies to Jack McCaffery): The Wachova Center is planning to sell seats for Flyers and Sixers games that include "all-you-can-eat" menus. How appropos for the home of Wing Bowl.
Today’s Upper: Whoever thought we’d be cheering the return of Reno Mahe as Eagles return man?
Quote Box: "As Darbarians, I pray we can serve those who put themselves in harm’s way for us. We need to join together once again."
-- Rev. William Holmes, at Darby Borough’s 9/11 commemoration.
OK, someone explain Adam Eaton to me. The guy has not won a game at Citizens Bank Park in three months, but he gets the ball for a crucial game against the Rockies. Phils lose. They trail the Padres by 2 and a half. Hey, can Eaton catch punts?
The Daily Numbers: 20 residents who gathered in Darby Tuesday night to mark the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
13 acres of a Newtown tract along West Chester Pike that could be devoted to a big box store if a town center plan does not get approval.
90 percent, the number of residents Newtown supervisors believe are in favor of the town center plan, as opposed to the big box store.
50-50, an even split, what foes of the town center say is the overriding opinion in the township.
9 people left homeless after fire roared through an Upper Darby apartment complex.
70 percent, the on-time rate for airlines in the first seven months of this year, down from 74 percent a year ago. The outgoing FAA boss is warning airlines need to shrink their schedules to improve performance or face government action.
2 days spent on the lam by a convicted killer in New Jersey who walked away from a mental health facility. Actually he was captured on the grounds, in a wooded area at the facility in Winslow Township.
30,000 troops believed set to be pulled out of Iraq by President Bush. He will address the nation Thursday night.
1 person killed when a car and school bus collided Tuesday afternoon in Prices Corner, Del. A passenger in the car was killed. Seven students on the bus were injured.
1.5 million residents in Pennsylvania who could be dropped from the state’s Do-Not-Call list if they don’t bother to sign up again by the end of the week.
10,000 black men being sought by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson to help fight crime in some of the city’s worst neighborhoods.
1,000 deer in the state that may have been killed by an insect-borne virus.
369 Megan’s Law offenders who have failed to register with the state as required under the statute.
3 home runs surrendered by Adam Eaton in the Phils 8-2 loss to the Padres.
2.5 games back, where the Phils now sit in the wild-card chase because the Padres beat the Dodgers last night.
750,000 dollars, the NFL minimum, what Reno Mahe will likely get to return punts for the Eagles this year. Priceless, the cost to the Birds for not having him, or someone who could catch the ball, back there in the season-opening debacle against the Packers.
I Don’t Get It (with apologies to Jack McCaffery): The Wachova Center is planning to sell seats for Flyers and Sixers games that include "all-you-can-eat" menus. How appropos for the home of Wing Bowl.
Today’s Upper: Whoever thought we’d be cheering the return of Reno Mahe as Eagles return man?
Quote Box: "As Darbarians, I pray we can serve those who put themselves in harm’s way for us. We need to join together once again."
-- Rev. William Holmes, at Darby Borough’s 9/11 commemoration.
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