The Daily Numbers - April 23

The Daily Numbers: 5-1 win for the Flyers to eliminate the Pens and move on in the NFL playoffs.

4-2 series win for the Flyers. Pens in 6, my prediction for the series. Never mind.

1 goal and 2 assists for blossoming superstar Claude Giroux, who easily outshone the Penguins big duo of Crosby and Malkin.

2 stops in 2 weeks for GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. He will be at Mustang Expediting in Chester Township.

1,400 miles from Delco. That’s where refinery worker Frank Ciancaglione traveled, to Texas, to find work after being laid off from the Sunoco Marcus Hook refinery.

90 minutes, how long traffic was shut down yesterday on Main Street in Darby Borough because of a fire in an restaurant.

1 woman injured in a fire in a home in Westbrook Park section of Upper Darby Sunday.

200 people who showed up Sunday for an Earth Day cleanup project at St. Cyril’s School in East Lansdowne.

5 Republicans seeking the GOP nod for U.S. Senate to face Sen. Bob Casey on Tuesday.

2 Democrats duking it out in Democratic primary for the nod to run for state attorney general.

3.96, average price of gas in Philly region. That’s down 2 cents from week before, and 6 cents in the past 2 weeks.

3.86, the national average for gas.

2 inches of rain that soaked the region Sunday.

12 inches of snow expected today in some northwestern sections of Pa.

500 million Zippo lighters being marked later this year.

6-1 loss for the Phillies in San Diego yesterday.

3 errors for the Phils in the game.

6 runs surrendered by Joe Blanton, only 3 earned.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Flyers are mightier than the Pens.

 

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I Don’t Get It: An elderly, blind woman was beaten and stabbed in Philly home invasion. Don’t get it.

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Today’s Upper: Gas prices are starting to decline. There’s hope for the summer driving season after all.

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Quote Box: “I think the Romney campaign knows the importance of Delaware County for the general election in November.”

- Delco GOP boss Andy Reilly, on 2nd visit in 2 weeks by the GOP frontrunner.

 

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