The Daily Numbers - Oct. 27

The Daily Numbers: 666 bucks, how much you can expect to shell out for a ticket to one of first two World Series games at Yankee Stadium.
946 bucks, what that same ticket to Games 3 or 4 at Citizens Bank Park will set you back.
423.5 million dollars, combined deals signed by 3 Yankees stars, C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Texeira.
111 million dollar payroll for Phillies in 2009.
2 family dogs found shot to death and placed tail-to-tail near some local railroad tracks in Chadds Ford, Chester County.
45 minutes of talks between SEPTA officials and Transport Workers Union Local 234 in an attempt to head off a threatened strike that would crippled mass transit in the city just in time for World Series games this weekend.
3 teens shot on a West Philly street last night.
27,000 students in Philadelphia schools who have given their consent to get the H1N1 vaccine.
39, age of woman fatally stabbed in a luxury apartment complex in Montgomery County Sunday night.
8 weekends in jail for a man who admitted trying to sneak an unloaded gun on to a US Airways flight to Phoenix with the help of an airline employee.
40, age of pedestrian in Philadelphia who has died of his injuries after being struck by a bicyclist on Oct. 15.
2 TDs for Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who is quickly blossoming into an NFL superstar.
1 TD on an interception return for the newest Eagle, linebacker Will Witherspoon.
17 points surrendered by the Eagles’ defense in the 27-17 win.
1 pass completed by Michael Vick last night, for 5 yards, to go with 3 runs for 9 yards.
79, age of ailing Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner, who is planning to be at Yankees Stadium for the World Series.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Even when the Eagles win, they lose. They likely will be without Brian Westbrook next Sunday in their crucial match with the Giants. He suffered concussion symptoms last night after taking a knee to the head vs. the ‘Skins.
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I Don’t Get It: See there’s still no deal OK’d in Harrisburg for table games, part of the budget agreement. Glad to see some things in the state Capitol don’t change.
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Today’s Upper: Some words of caution last night from a doctor who urged some people with minor flu symptoms to simply stay home, not rush to the hospital. Good idea.
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Quote Box: “We’re trying to do this for Pops, Mr. Steinbrenner.”
- Yankees Manager Joe Girardi, on the ailing team owner.

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