The Daily Numbers: 1,115 games won over 15 seasons by Danny Murtaugh as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He’s been honored with a plaque at the Mickey Vernon Sports History Museum.
2.8 percent increase project this year for holiday sales.
25 to 40 percent of annual sales for many retailers in the time period between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
7 a.m. Thanksgiving, when Wal-Mart stores will open their doors to holiday shoppers.
9 p.m. for Toys R Us
12:00 midnight for Macy’s, Target and Kohl’s.
5 a.m. Friday for Springfield and Granite Run malls.
5.5 percent increase in spending in the Parkside Borough budget. That will translate into a tax hike.
4 dollars a month, what it will cost many residents, along with a $10 hike in the trash fee. That goes to $170 a household.
2 people shot, 1 person stabbed to death in Chester on Sunday.
5 dollar a month increase being sought by Aqua Pa. for local water bills.
2 runners who collapsed and died during the Philadelphia Marathon.
300,000 dollars stolen from a parishioner by a priest in Wilmington, Del. He pleaded guilty.
2 DUIs in a day, the second involving fatally striking a bicyclist, for a 22-year-old man in Philly.
100 dollars a barrel, price of crude oil, even as prices decline at the pump.
3.43 a gallon, average price in Philly region. That’s down from $3.47 a week ago. Last year we were paying $2.92 a gallon.
4-6 mark for the Eagles after they beat the Giants last night, 17-10.
3 interceptions for starting QB Vince Young, but he still drove them down the field for the win.
23 of 36 for 258 yards for Young.
23 rushes for 113 yards for LeSean McCoy.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Some major kudos to Vince Young, who did something last night that Michael Vick has not been able to do. That would be lead the Eagles down the field for a game-winning score in the 4th quarter.
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I Don’t Get It: Hard to believe 2 people lost their lives after collapsing during yesterday’s Philadelphia Marathon.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Mickey Vernon Sports Museum for the new plaque honoring another Delco legend, longtime Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh.
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Quote Box: “He was the kind of guy who didn’t really have to raise his voice or say the same thing twice to get his point across because he was so well respected.”
- Tim Murtaugh, talking about his father, Danny.
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