The Daily Numbers: 5:07 start time for Game 1 of the NLDS, Phils vs.
Reds at Citizens Bank Park.
7:07 or 8:07, start time of Game 3 Sunday night in Cincinnati, meaning the Phils will be going up directly against Eagles Sunday night game.
3,000 tickets still available for Game 1 on the StubHub website.
125 bucks, what ducats for the game are going for. They’ll be cheaper than that around game time
1,790,873 in federal stimulus dollars doled out to Delaware County Community College. That’s tops in the county. Next is Villanova, with
$1.7 million and Haverford College, at $1.66M.
30 residents who jammed into borough hall in Norwood last night to get an update on the logjam on council created by the exit of Councilman George Reed and the absence of GOP members.
3.8 million dollars raised in the quarter by GOP Senate candidate Pat Toomey, as opposed to $3.2 million raised by his Dem foe Joe Sestak during the same time period.
113,500 square feet in the Marple Crossroads Shopping Center that will be the home of a new Wal-Mart.
2.06 percent dip in slots revenue recorded at Harrah’s in Chester in September. They took in $23,198,229.
7.8 percent increase in slots revenue across the state, in part because more slots parlors are now open.
4.7 million dollars raked in during the first week of slots operation at the new SugarHouse Casino in Philly.
130,000 jobs lost in the last 3 years across the Philadelphia region, according to a new government study.
1 bank and 3 gas stations in Montgomery and Chester counties police believe were held up by the same suspect.
2:48 a.m., time when a state rep in Delaware was stopped for driving erratically and charged with DUI.
11 people charged after a brawl at West Philadelphia High School.
4 years in prison for the owner of a Springfield pharmacist who pleaded guilty to a scam in which he sold 120 false prescriptions for more than 14,000 Percocet pills.
4.8 million dollars in debt for the Prince Music Theatre in Philly. They have filed for bankruptcy.
33 percent increase in the number of people moving into Philadelphia.
That now means more people are moving in than moving out.
21 wins this year for Roy Halladay, who will look to make it 22 tonight in Game 1 of the NLDS vs. the Reds.
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Red October. Gotta love it!
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I Don’t Get It: The price of tickets. Who can afford to go to these games?
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Today’s Upper: Having said that, kudos to Ruben Amaro Jr. and his staff for constructing this Phillies roster. It just might be the best Phillies team of all time. Of course, they have to win a World Series to qualify for that title.
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Quote Box: “Your comments are offensive. The way your are conducting this meeting is offensive.”
- Dem Norwood Councilwoman Eileen Baker, to her GOP counterparts last night.
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