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. You just have to love the Phillies. Nothing stops this team. Every time you’re sure it’s time to stick a fork in the locals, they do something to completely confound the experts, like going to New York and sweeping the Mets. If this team does not make the postseason, it will not be for lack of effort.
The Daily Numbers: 4 people killed in car crashes over the weekend, including a woman who was killed on the Blue Route in Nether Providence.
1 person killed on the streets of Philadelphia. That now represents progress, in light of the bloody recent weekends.
300 people killed on city streets so far this year. Then again, I suppose the idea of progress is all relative.
30 of October. Mark the date on your calendar. That’s when the eight Democratic presidential candidates will be in Philly for a televised debate.
50 percent of the workforce at wireless Internet provider Earthlink that is being laid off. It has prompted concerns about the project they are handling to wire the city of Philadelphia. City Council is planning hearings on the issue.
19, age of man gunned down in Bristol over the weekend. The shooting happened near I-95 and Route 413.
10, age of some girls who apparently were approached at the York Fair by a woman trying to solicit recruits to work at a strip bar.
3 Kutztown University students to die in a month. The latest is a student from Downingtown who was struck and killed by a train.
2,800 workers idled for a week as Harley-Davidson temporarily closes its plant in York, Pa.
3 people stabbed in a Philadelphia restaurant at 11th Street and Washington Avenue early Sunday morning.
3 school buses stolen from a bus yard on East Butler Street in Philadelphia. Maybe they were being used to haul fans to the Linc to start tailgating for tonight’s game.
3.5 games back of the Mets for the Phils after sweeping the New Yorkers. They remain 1.5 games back in the wild-card hunt.
0 victories so far this year for the Eagles. Of course, they’ve only played one game. They’ll be looking to turn that around tonight.
10 home runs for Greg ‘Roy Hobbbs’ Dobbs, including yesterday’s pinch-hit grand slam that was the difference in the win over the Mets.
20 bucks, what it will cost you to park at the Eagles game tonight.
I Don’t Get It (with apologies to Jack McCaffery): O.J. Simpson. Talk about a Hall of Fame I don’t get it. What’s he thinking of?
Today’s Upper: The city gets a chance to sparkle on national television tonight. Let’s keep that in mind, Iggles fans. Best behavior, please.
Quote Box: “If I had to go back and do it again, I’d go back and do it again.”
-- Parkside firefighter Dan Brees, on the incident that left him and a fellow firefighter seriously burned
The Daily Numbers: 4 people killed in car crashes over the weekend, including a woman who was killed on the Blue Route in Nether Providence.
1 person killed on the streets of Philadelphia. That now represents progress, in light of the bloody recent weekends.
300 people killed on city streets so far this year. Then again, I suppose the idea of progress is all relative.
30 of October. Mark the date on your calendar. That’s when the eight Democratic presidential candidates will be in Philly for a televised debate.
50 percent of the workforce at wireless Internet provider Earthlink that is being laid off. It has prompted concerns about the project they are handling to wire the city of Philadelphia. City Council is planning hearings on the issue.
19, age of man gunned down in Bristol over the weekend. The shooting happened near I-95 and Route 413.
10, age of some girls who apparently were approached at the York Fair by a woman trying to solicit recruits to work at a strip bar.
3 Kutztown University students to die in a month. The latest is a student from Downingtown who was struck and killed by a train.
2,800 workers idled for a week as Harley-Davidson temporarily closes its plant in York, Pa.
3 people stabbed in a Philadelphia restaurant at 11th Street and Washington Avenue early Sunday morning.
3 school buses stolen from a bus yard on East Butler Street in Philadelphia. Maybe they were being used to haul fans to the Linc to start tailgating for tonight’s game.
3.5 games back of the Mets for the Phils after sweeping the New Yorkers. They remain 1.5 games back in the wild-card hunt.
0 victories so far this year for the Eagles. Of course, they’ve only played one game. They’ll be looking to turn that around tonight.
10 home runs for Greg ‘Roy Hobbbs’ Dobbs, including yesterday’s pinch-hit grand slam that was the difference in the win over the Mets.
20 bucks, what it will cost you to park at the Eagles game tonight.
I Don’t Get It (with apologies to Jack McCaffery): O.J. Simpson. Talk about a Hall of Fame I don’t get it. What’s he thinking of?
Today’s Upper: The city gets a chance to sparkle on national television tonight. Let’s keep that in mind, Iggles fans. Best behavior, please.
Quote Box: “If I had to go back and do it again, I’d go back and do it again.”
-- Parkside firefighter Dan Brees, on the incident that left him and a fellow firefighter seriously burned
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