The Daily Numbers: 84 mph, what Pedro Martinez’s first pitch was clocked at last night. Not a good sign.
7-3 loss by the Phils to the Yankees, thus ending the quest for back-to-back World Series titles.
27 world titles on that crowded mantle now for the Bronx Bombers.
74, combined age of last night’s starters, Pedro Martinez for the Phils and Andy Pettite for the Yanks.
6 RBI for Hideki Matsui, including another homer last night off Pedro. Matsui was named the Series MVP. He may not even be with the Yankees next year.
7 World Series rings for 79-year-old Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner.
1 season, 1 World Series title for the Yanks at their 1.5 billion new stadium.
.174 batting average and 13 strikeouts – a dubious record – for Ryan Howard in the Series.
18 postseason wins for Yanks’ starter Andy Pettite. That’s also a major league record.
3.79 percent hike in revenue for Harrah’s Chester Casino in October over the same month last year.
25,625,358.31 dollars raked in at Harrah’s this year, as opposed to
$24,689,003.86 last year.
3, as in Day 3 of a strike by SEPTA’s city division workers. That means no buses, trolleys or subways in the city.
0 negotiating sessions between TWU 234 and SEPTA management. Nice.
32, age of woman in Kensington brutally beaten and raped. They’re on the hunt for a suspect.
1 person killed in a fire Wednesday in a home in Mercer County, N.J.
7 million dollar loss reported by Radian Group.
3 Wilmington men busted in the robbery of a teen in a restroom at Christiana Mall.
2 people injured when a car careened into a Wilmington restaurant.
140,000 dollar settlement for woman who wound up wearing adult diapers to work because she was now allowed to take bathroom breaks.
22 percent boost in profits at Comcast, even though they lost 132,000 TV customers.
80 million dollar jackpot up for grabs Saturday in the Powerball drawing.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Let’s go, Eagles.
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I Don’t Get It: No talks are yet scheduled to end the strike by city division workers at SEPTA. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: How many days until spring training?
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Quote Box: “It feels better than I remember it. It’s been a long time.”
- Yankees star Derek Jeter, after they won the World Series last night against the Phils.
7-3 loss by the Phils to the Yankees, thus ending the quest for back-to-back World Series titles.
27 world titles on that crowded mantle now for the Bronx Bombers.
74, combined age of last night’s starters, Pedro Martinez for the Phils and Andy Pettite for the Yanks.
6 RBI for Hideki Matsui, including another homer last night off Pedro. Matsui was named the Series MVP. He may not even be with the Yankees next year.
7 World Series rings for 79-year-old Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner.
1 season, 1 World Series title for the Yanks at their 1.5 billion new stadium.
.174 batting average and 13 strikeouts – a dubious record – for Ryan Howard in the Series.
18 postseason wins for Yanks’ starter Andy Pettite. That’s also a major league record.
3.79 percent hike in revenue for Harrah’s Chester Casino in October over the same month last year.
25,625,358.31 dollars raked in at Harrah’s this year, as opposed to
$24,689,003.86 last year.
3, as in Day 3 of a strike by SEPTA’s city division workers. That means no buses, trolleys or subways in the city.
0 negotiating sessions between TWU 234 and SEPTA management. Nice.
32, age of woman in Kensington brutally beaten and raped. They’re on the hunt for a suspect.
1 person killed in a fire Wednesday in a home in Mercer County, N.J.
7 million dollar loss reported by Radian Group.
3 Wilmington men busted in the robbery of a teen in a restroom at Christiana Mall.
2 people injured when a car careened into a Wilmington restaurant.
140,000 dollar settlement for woman who wound up wearing adult diapers to work because she was now allowed to take bathroom breaks.
22 percent boost in profits at Comcast, even though they lost 132,000 TV customers.
80 million dollar jackpot up for grabs Saturday in the Powerball drawing.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Let’s go, Eagles.
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I Don’t Get It: No talks are yet scheduled to end the strike by city division workers at SEPTA. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: How many days until spring training?
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Quote Box: “It feels better than I remember it. It’s been a long time.”
- Yankees star Derek Jeter, after they won the World Series last night against the Phils.
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