The Daily Numbers: 3:05 p.m. first pitch on Opening Day for the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
10, age of Matt Collins of Darby Township, who will throw out the first pitch, along with Delco native and wounded Philly police Officer Jesse Hartnett.
40 percent of today’s sold-out crowd at Citizens Bank Park expected to be female.
2 Delco parishes that will either merge of form partnership after review by the archdiocese. The parishes at Sacred Heart in Clifton Heights and Saint Charles Borromeo in Drexel Hill.
3 parishes in Philly that face the same fate.
1 Catholic school, St. Agnes-Sacred Heart School in Bucks County, that will close at the end of the school year.
22, age of Cabrini College student found dead in an off-campus home in Conshohocken Sunday.
2-4 mark for the Phillies as they come home.
2 of 3 they took from the Mets.
5-2 win for the Flyers over the Islanders.
7 p.m. Thursday, playoff series with Capitals opens in D.C.
3-0 win for the U.S. women over Colombia in soccer action in Chester last night.
11-0 mark for the Americans in 2016.
42-1 they have outscored their opponents.
72 wins for the Golden State Warriors, tying NBA mark set by Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls.
10 wins against 70 losses for the Sixers.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
It’s Opening Day at Citizens Bank Park. Summer can’t be far behind.
I Don’t Get It: Snow and cold for the weekend. Spring remains pretty much a rumor.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Jordan Spieth, who showed a lot of class amid a collapse of epic proportions to lose the Masters. He’s just 22.
Quote Box: “Isn’t that fabulous? The Phillies are trying to honor him.”
- Philadelphia Police Capt. Robin Wimberly, on move to honor wounded Officer Jesse Hartnett, a Delco native, at today’s Phillies home opener.
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