The Daily Numbers: 44,791 people jammed into Citizens Bank Park yesterday for the Phils’ home opener.
9,129, attendance yesterday at Camden Yards for the Orioles-Rays game.
What a difference a few years makes.
48,290, capacity at Camden Yards, once the “go-to” spot for baseball fanatics. That title now rests about an hour and a half up I-95 in South Philly.
1 year ago today that we lost the Voice of Summer when Harry Kalas died.
Hard to believe, Harry.
1 million dollars bail for a Drexel Hill man who suffered a heart attack in the police station after being charged in a stabbing incident.
2 baby eaglets spotted in the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum.
47-40 percent lead for Republican Pat Toomey over Sen. Arlen Specter, in new Morning Call/Muhlenberg College Poll. The same poll shows Toomey with a 33-22 lead over U.S. Rep Joe Sestak.
6 months of house arrest for a Pa. woman convicted of cruelty to animals for marketing “gothic kittens” with ear and neck piercings.
21,700 dollars in child support awarded to Kate Gosselin from hubby Jon.
His lawyer, Delco’s Anthony List, plans to contest the award.
400,000 loan to former NFL linebacker Lee Woodall in Chester County he’s now charged with stealing instead of using it for economic development.
1 more big endorsement for state Sen. Anthony Williams in his run for governor. U.S. Rep. Bob Brady gave his backing yesterday.
2 suspects in custody charged with stealing items from a series of cars at residences near the Blue Route.
2 people, a husband and wife, wanted in Delaware for a bogus charity scam in which they collected money, supposedly for juvenile diabetes, but then pocketed the funds.
11,006, where the Dow closed yesterday, its highest mark in a year and a half.
2 baby sons delivered last night by Channel 6 news anchor Monica Malpass.
2 women injured by gunfire last night in Southwest Philly.
1 billion free withdrawals at their ATM machines being celebrated this week by the folks at Wawa.
6-1 record for Phils after they won their home opener yesterday vs. the Nats. It’s their best start since 1993 when they opened 7-1.
2 Phillies who suffered injuries yesterday. Jimmy Rollins was scratched from the lineup with a calf strain suffered before the game. Jayson Werth left in the 5th with a sore hip.
46 percent of the vote that went with the hot god with broccoli rape, spicy roasted peppers and charp provolone cheese being run by the Phillies to kick off the new season.
30 points for Dwayne Wade as the Heat beat the Sixers, who mercifully have just 1 game left in this miserable season.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The guy is 2-0 and the Phils are 6-1, but is anyone else worried about Cole Hamels? He still doesn’t seem right.
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I Don’t Get It: Another teen in New Jersey has been charged with taking the PA system at a store and ordering “all blacks to leave the store.,”
The 14-year-old girl faces charges of bias intimidation and harassment.
I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Citizens Bank Park is now the “hot” destination in the region. Every night is a party.
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Quote Box: “It’s fun, it’s festive – it’s just an experience like no other.”
- Colleen Conti, from Haverford, taking in the Phillies home openeer yesterday at Citizens Bank Park.
9,129, attendance yesterday at Camden Yards for the Orioles-Rays game.
What a difference a few years makes.
48,290, capacity at Camden Yards, once the “go-to” spot for baseball fanatics. That title now rests about an hour and a half up I-95 in South Philly.
1 year ago today that we lost the Voice of Summer when Harry Kalas died.
Hard to believe, Harry.
1 million dollars bail for a Drexel Hill man who suffered a heart attack in the police station after being charged in a stabbing incident.
2 baby eaglets spotted in the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum.
47-40 percent lead for Republican Pat Toomey over Sen. Arlen Specter, in new Morning Call/Muhlenberg College Poll. The same poll shows Toomey with a 33-22 lead over U.S. Rep Joe Sestak.
6 months of house arrest for a Pa. woman convicted of cruelty to animals for marketing “gothic kittens” with ear and neck piercings.
21,700 dollars in child support awarded to Kate Gosselin from hubby Jon.
His lawyer, Delco’s Anthony List, plans to contest the award.
400,000 loan to former NFL linebacker Lee Woodall in Chester County he’s now charged with stealing instead of using it for economic development.
1 more big endorsement for state Sen. Anthony Williams in his run for governor. U.S. Rep. Bob Brady gave his backing yesterday.
2 suspects in custody charged with stealing items from a series of cars at residences near the Blue Route.
2 people, a husband and wife, wanted in Delaware for a bogus charity scam in which they collected money, supposedly for juvenile diabetes, but then pocketed the funds.
11,006, where the Dow closed yesterday, its highest mark in a year and a half.
2 baby sons delivered last night by Channel 6 news anchor Monica Malpass.
2 women injured by gunfire last night in Southwest Philly.
1 billion free withdrawals at their ATM machines being celebrated this week by the folks at Wawa.
6-1 record for Phils after they won their home opener yesterday vs. the Nats. It’s their best start since 1993 when they opened 7-1.
2 Phillies who suffered injuries yesterday. Jimmy Rollins was scratched from the lineup with a calf strain suffered before the game. Jayson Werth left in the 5th with a sore hip.
46 percent of the vote that went with the hot god with broccoli rape, spicy roasted peppers and charp provolone cheese being run by the Phillies to kick off the new season.
30 points for Dwayne Wade as the Heat beat the Sixers, who mercifully have just 1 game left in this miserable season.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The guy is 2-0 and the Phils are 6-1, but is anyone else worried about Cole Hamels? He still doesn’t seem right.
*
I Don’t Get It: Another teen in New Jersey has been charged with taking the PA system at a store and ordering “all blacks to leave the store.,”
The 14-year-old girl faces charges of bias intimidation and harassment.
I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Citizens Bank Park is now the “hot” destination in the region. Every night is a party.
*
Quote Box: “It’s fun, it’s festive – it’s just an experience like no other.”
- Colleen Conti, from Haverford, taking in the Phillies home openeer yesterday at Citizens Bank Park.
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