The Daily Numbers: 11 runs scored by the Phillies, as opposed to 9 points for the Eagles. Ouch!
8:07 start time for Game 4 tonight at Citizens Bank Park.
5 year contract approved by UAW Local 1069 at Boeing yesterday.
3, 2, 3, 3 and 4 percent pay hikes over the life of the deal for union workers at the Ridley plant.
35, as in Directive 35, which is at the center of a dispute in Chester over a flag decal that was attached to a fireman’s locker, and which he was ordered to remove. He refused and has been suspended for 2 days.
59, age of man killed in a strange accident at the entrance to the Blue Route Sunday.
5 years, how long it took Newtown Township to finally give the OK to the development plan for a 219-acre development on the Ellis Tract in the township.
2.53, average price of gas in the 5-county Philly region.
3 Catholic high schools in New Jersey that will be hit with teacher walkouts this morning.
8 gunshot wounds suffered by a man on a North Philadelphia street last night.
15 to 20 percent dip in prices for holiday travel expected this year.
30 teens who police believe stomped on a 15-year-old during an attack in Philly. Police are now hunting for suspects.
2,600 walkers who braved the elements yesterday to take part in the Breast Cancer 3-Day in Philly after the first 2 days got wiped out by the rain.
123 million dollars in federal stimulus funds available for Pennsylvania weatherization projects, including $5.3 million coming to the Community Action Agency in Delco.
8.8 percent jobless rate in Pa. in September. That’s up from 8.6 percent in August.
25 million up for grabs in the Wednesday Powerball drawing after no one hit on Saturday night.
21, age of West Chester University student found shot to death in her car in Philly. Her 19-year-old boyfriend has been charged.
32.5 million dollars in sales to lead the weekend box office for “Where the Wild Things Are.”
8 shutout innings for Cliff Lee in powering the Phils over the Dodgers.
16 straight post-season games in which Ryan Howard has reached base.
46 degrees, game time temperature at Citizens Bank Park, about half what the two teams played in Friday in Los Angeles.
2 missed field goals by Eagles kicker David Akers. The Birds lost to Oakland, 13-9.
0 touchdowns scored by the Birds, against a team that had lost 3 straight weeks by more than 20 points.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Call it the agony of defeat, followed by the thrill of victory. That’s what it was like for Philly fans yesterday, who sat through the Eagles bitter loss in Oakland, only to be redeemed about an hour later when the Phils crushed the Dodgers.
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I Don’t Get It: I still don’t get the appeal of playing baseball in 45-degree weather.
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Today’s Upper: Anyone else think Ryan Howard would make a pretty good tight end.
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Quote Box: “Cliff Lee, what can I say about him, he was absolutely outstanding."
- Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel, on his starter last night.
8:07 start time for Game 4 tonight at Citizens Bank Park.
5 year contract approved by UAW Local 1069 at Boeing yesterday.
3, 2, 3, 3 and 4 percent pay hikes over the life of the deal for union workers at the Ridley plant.
35, as in Directive 35, which is at the center of a dispute in Chester over a flag decal that was attached to a fireman’s locker, and which he was ordered to remove. He refused and has been suspended for 2 days.
59, age of man killed in a strange accident at the entrance to the Blue Route Sunday.
5 years, how long it took Newtown Township to finally give the OK to the development plan for a 219-acre development on the Ellis Tract in the township.
2.53, average price of gas in the 5-county Philly region.
3 Catholic high schools in New Jersey that will be hit with teacher walkouts this morning.
8 gunshot wounds suffered by a man on a North Philadelphia street last night.
15 to 20 percent dip in prices for holiday travel expected this year.
30 teens who police believe stomped on a 15-year-old during an attack in Philly. Police are now hunting for suspects.
2,600 walkers who braved the elements yesterday to take part in the Breast Cancer 3-Day in Philly after the first 2 days got wiped out by the rain.
123 million dollars in federal stimulus funds available for Pennsylvania weatherization projects, including $5.3 million coming to the Community Action Agency in Delco.
8.8 percent jobless rate in Pa. in September. That’s up from 8.6 percent in August.
25 million up for grabs in the Wednesday Powerball drawing after no one hit on Saturday night.
21, age of West Chester University student found shot to death in her car in Philly. Her 19-year-old boyfriend has been charged.
32.5 million dollars in sales to lead the weekend box office for “Where the Wild Things Are.”
8 shutout innings for Cliff Lee in powering the Phils over the Dodgers.
16 straight post-season games in which Ryan Howard has reached base.
46 degrees, game time temperature at Citizens Bank Park, about half what the two teams played in Friday in Los Angeles.
2 missed field goals by Eagles kicker David Akers. The Birds lost to Oakland, 13-9.
0 touchdowns scored by the Birds, against a team that had lost 3 straight weeks by more than 20 points.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Call it the agony of defeat, followed by the thrill of victory. That’s what it was like for Philly fans yesterday, who sat through the Eagles bitter loss in Oakland, only to be redeemed about an hour later when the Phils crushed the Dodgers.
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I Don’t Get It: I still don’t get the appeal of playing baseball in 45-degree weather.
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Today’s Upper: Anyone else think Ryan Howard would make a pretty good tight end.
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Quote Box: “Cliff Lee, what can I say about him, he was absolutely outstanding."
- Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel, on his starter last night.
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