The Daily Numbers - Nov. 3

The Daily Numbers: 3-2 deficit for the Phils after they blasted the Yankees, 8-6, last night in Game 5 of the World Series.
2 straight wins in Yankee Stadium, what the Phils now must do to defend their World Series crown.
2 home runs last night for Chase Utley, tying him with Yankees legend Reggie Jackson for most homers in a single World Series at 5.
.333, what Utley is hitting in the Fall Classic, a cool 6-for-18, with 5 homers and 8 RBI.
7 strong innings for Cliff Lee, who got the win, his 2nd of the World Series. He says he will be available if there is a Game 7 Thursday night.
18 RBI in the post-season for Yankees cleanup man Alex Rodriguez.
928,000 trips each day provided by SEPTA’s city division of buses, trolleys and subways.
0 rides offered this morning after SEPTA’s city union went on strike.
33, age of Ridley Park man charged with trying to rob a disabled vet in a wheelchair.
50, age of woman mauled by a pit bull that was menacing her granddaughter. She suffered a mangled leg and thigh.
100,000 dollars in bogus Phillies merchandise seized by police during a raid on the Sneaker Junction store in Old City.
2.5 million dollar pot ring that operated from New York to the Easton area by state drugbusters.
0.6 percent decline in revenue collected by Pennsylvania in October. That won’t help the budget crunch.
2 deaths that officials now believe may be tied to contaminated beef products.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Chase Utley has a new nickname. Just call him Mr. November.
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I Don’t Get It: SEPTA workers are on strike this morning, meaning there is no mass transit in the city of Philadelphia. I’m not sure what kind of economic climate union members operate in, but they might want to join the rest of us in the real world.
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Today’s Upper: Philadelphia is now enforcing a ban on hand-held devices while driving. Good. Not it’s time for the state to follow suit.
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Quote Box: “It’s going to be terribly disruptive.”
- Richard Maloney, SEPTA spokesman, on this morning’s strike that has idled all buses, trolleys and subways in the city.

Comments

Amy said…
The Phillies need to win!!!