The Daily Numbers: 5 hours, 50 minutes, length of rain delays for Phils over the last 8 days.
1 rainout and 3 rain delays.
3 times in 6 days now that the Phils have blown a lead in the 9th inning to lose a game.
22, age of suspect arrested in Upper Darby who is being called a “person of interest” in an alleged Facebook murder-for-hire plot. He faces carjacking charges for now.
.08 inches of rain, all we need to make August the wettest month ever in the region. The previous record of 13.07 inches of rain was set in September 1999, in the wake of Hurricane Floyd.
670,000 dollar offer for the old borough hall in Media that was accepted by the borough. It will now house an Italian restaurant.
1 lightning bolt blamed for a house fire in Radnor yesterday, 1 other that is believed to have traveled through electric wires into a house in Springfield and shocked 2 boys playing video games.
3.57 a gallon, average price we’re paying at pump in Philly region.
3.62, the price a week ago.
5 armed men who invaded a home in New Castle, Del., Sunday. They stole cash and property.
22, age of recent Temple grad who has been missing since Thursday.
3 men who held up a Radio Shack store in North Philly at gunpoint Sunday night.
2 teens struck when a car hydroplaned on standing water, went up on the sidewalk and plowed into them in Abington.
2 more weekends for curfew crackdowns in Philly as the city extends a measure to combat “flash mobs” despite a protest against the measure.
4 people killed when heavy rains sparked flash flooding that swept away 2 women and 2 children in Pittsburgh over weekend.
1 man shot and killed by police in Philly after a pursuit and carjacking.
8 years in prison the sentence for 2 young American hikers who wandered into Iran.
8 straight winning road series for the Phils, which was snapped when they dropped 2 of 3 to Nats this weekend.
1 strike away from the win when Antonio Bastardo gave up game-tying home run in bottom of 9th.
2 runs on 7 hits over 5 innings for Roy Halladay, who exited after the rain delay.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Jimmy Rollins suffered a groin strain yesterday and will get an MRI today. That’s what you call adding injury to insult after the Phils coughed up a lead twice yesterday in losing to the Nats.
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I Don’t Get It: Do the Nationals sell any tickets on their own? They should be thanking the baseball gods that they play in the NL East and get a visit from the Phils. Their new stadium was packed for one of the few times this season, mostly with Philadelphians who made the trip south down I-95.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Philly fans, who again prove they travel better than any fans in sports.
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Quote Box: “In a 162-game schedule, you’re going to give it up every now and then.”
- Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, after his team coughed up lead with 2 outs and 2 strikes on batter in bottom of 9th. The Phils lost in the 10th when Brad Lidge loaded the bases, then hit a batter, forcing in the winning run.
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