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The Daily Numbers: 1 p.m. yesterday, crunch time for Philly sports fans with both the Phillies and Eagles playing at the same time.
8:07 Thursday night, Game 1 of the National League Championship Series with the Dodgers in town to face the Phillies.
4:15 next Sunday, when the Eagles take the field again in San Francisco against the 49ers.
10 more hours you have to register to vote to be able to cast a ballot in the November presidential elections. You can register at the county courthouse in Media until 6 p.m.
100 Delaware County firefighters who made the trip to Emmitsburg, Md., yesterday to see fallen Sharon Hill firefighter Mike Reagan’s name added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
19060 the new zip code set up for the Garnet Valley area out in Concord Township.
41 age of man shot while driving on the Schuylkill Expressway last night in what police are calling a road-rage incident. He had his 8-year-old daughter in the car with him at the time.
50,000 people who packed the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia Saturday for an acoustic concert from Bruce Springsteen as part of a voter registration push by Sen. Barack Obama.
250 wireless cameras Philadelphia wanted erected in high-crime areas. They now indicate it won’t happen. They’ll only have about 70 cameras in place by the end of the year.
20 million dollar winning Powerball ticket Saturday night believed sold in Pennsylvania.
25 birds seized when police raided a suspected cockfighting ring in North Philadelphia.
30,000 dollars believed taken in a holdup at a Wal-Mart store in Burlington Township, N.J.
34 tenants police now believe were videotaped by a landlord in Norristown.
11 Pa. U.S. House members who voted in favor of the $700 economic bailout plan, including Rep. Joe Sestak.
6 cent dip in the price of gasoline over the weekend. AAA now reports the average price at the pump in the Philadelphia region at $3.43 a gallon.
6 strong innings from starter Joe Blanton, who got the win yesterday as the Phils closed out the Brewers in their NLDS series.
2 home runs for Pat Burrell, who had been struggling, along with a homer to lead off the game by Jimmy Rollins to lead the Phils over the Brewers.
3 losses to go with just 2 wins for the struggling Eagles.
23 unanswered points for the Redskins, after they fell behind the Eagles 14-0.
17 of 29 passing for Donovan McNabb, who was less than scintillating.
33 yards rushing for Brian Westbrook, on just 12 carries.
203 yards rushing surrendered by the Eagles’ defense, as the Redskins played smash-mouth for much of the game and shoved the ball right down the Eagles’ throats.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Thrill of victory, agony of defeat. Yep, that pretty much sums up the afternoon for Philly fans.
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I Don’t Get It: Don’t fans deserve a little more respect than the drivel Andy Reid offers them after another galling loss. His “I have to put players in better position to make plays” mantra is worn out.
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Today’s Upper: AAA now reports gas prices at their lowest levels since the spring. Of course, it also means that the summer driving season is officially over.
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Quote Box: “We don’t think we should be looking at any thing less than a World Series – and that’s a World Series win.”
-- Jimmy Rollins, after the Phils won their NLDS series against the Brewers to advance to the NLCS.
The Daily Numbers: 1 p.m. yesterday, crunch time for Philly sports fans with both the Phillies and Eagles playing at the same time.
8:07 Thursday night, Game 1 of the National League Championship Series with the Dodgers in town to face the Phillies.
4:15 next Sunday, when the Eagles take the field again in San Francisco against the 49ers.
10 more hours you have to register to vote to be able to cast a ballot in the November presidential elections. You can register at the county courthouse in Media until 6 p.m.
100 Delaware County firefighters who made the trip to Emmitsburg, Md., yesterday to see fallen Sharon Hill firefighter Mike Reagan’s name added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
19060 the new zip code set up for the Garnet Valley area out in Concord Township.
41 age of man shot while driving on the Schuylkill Expressway last night in what police are calling a road-rage incident. He had his 8-year-old daughter in the car with him at the time.
50,000 people who packed the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia Saturday for an acoustic concert from Bruce Springsteen as part of a voter registration push by Sen. Barack Obama.
250 wireless cameras Philadelphia wanted erected in high-crime areas. They now indicate it won’t happen. They’ll only have about 70 cameras in place by the end of the year.
20 million dollar winning Powerball ticket Saturday night believed sold in Pennsylvania.
25 birds seized when police raided a suspected cockfighting ring in North Philadelphia.
30,000 dollars believed taken in a holdup at a Wal-Mart store in Burlington Township, N.J.
34 tenants police now believe were videotaped by a landlord in Norristown.
11 Pa. U.S. House members who voted in favor of the $700 economic bailout plan, including Rep. Joe Sestak.
6 cent dip in the price of gasoline over the weekend. AAA now reports the average price at the pump in the Philadelphia region at $3.43 a gallon.
6 strong innings from starter Joe Blanton, who got the win yesterday as the Phils closed out the Brewers in their NLDS series.
2 home runs for Pat Burrell, who had been struggling, along with a homer to lead off the game by Jimmy Rollins to lead the Phils over the Brewers.
3 losses to go with just 2 wins for the struggling Eagles.
23 unanswered points for the Redskins, after they fell behind the Eagles 14-0.
17 of 29 passing for Donovan McNabb, who was less than scintillating.
33 yards rushing for Brian Westbrook, on just 12 carries.
203 yards rushing surrendered by the Eagles’ defense, as the Redskins played smash-mouth for much of the game and shoved the ball right down the Eagles’ throats.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Thrill of victory, agony of defeat. Yep, that pretty much sums up the afternoon for Philly fans.
*
I Don’t Get It: Don’t fans deserve a little more respect than the drivel Andy Reid offers them after another galling loss. His “I have to put players in better position to make plays” mantra is worn out.
*
Today’s Upper: AAA now reports gas prices at their lowest levels since the spring. Of course, it also means that the summer driving season is officially over.
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Quote Box: “We don’t think we should be looking at any thing less than a World Series – and that’s a World Series win.”
-- Jimmy Rollins, after the Phils won their NLDS series against the Brewers to advance to the NLCS.
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