Moving Beyond 10,000 Losses: An occasional look at why it’s so difficult to be a Phillies – hell for that matter a Philadelphia – sports fan.

So the hell with the Eagles. How about those Phillies? Yeah, there’s the little matter of almost doing the unthinkable, blowing an 11-0 lead. Bottom line is they didn’t. They went out on the road to St. Louis and mashed the Cardinals, 13-11. And while the Padres also won, meaning they didn’t gain any ground in the wild-card race, the Mets lost again. The Phils now trail New York by 2 and a half for the N.L. East.

The Daily Numbers: 20 bucks, what it now costs to park for a game at the Linc. That’s up from $11. That’s a hefty hike, and more than a buck for every point the Birds scored.

0 touchdowns for the Eagles last night. They got four field goals from David Akers.

1 touchdown in two games so far this year for McNabb’s Machine. Yeah, Andy, I’d say things are off ‘just a hair.’

10,000 dollars worth of high-end clothing believed to have been bought by a South Philly woman charged with identity theft.

189 seagulls killed by a man who plowed into them in his car in a parking lot at a Philly marine terminal. Yesterday he was fined $75 per bird, that comes to a tidy $14,175.

14 months on probation for the Main Line socialite accused of attacking a nanny for the second time.

2 people badly burned when flames roared through their Southwest Philadelphia home late Monday night.

12 year limit on lifespan for school buses that would be imposed under new legislation being unveiled in Harrisburg. It’s part of a series of bills to make getting kids to and from school safer.

4 years old, age of Abington youth beaten to death. His mother’s boyfriend now is charged with homicide in the beating.

6 months old, age of zebra colt that died at Lehigh Valley Zoo. The death is now under investigation.

40,000 dollars in Social Security benefits believed ripped off by a Berks County man. He now faces fraud charges.

806 vehicles stopped in Delaware last weekend during a DUI checkpoint. Only 4 motorists were busted for actually driving under the influence.

81.24 what a barrel of oil was selling for yesterday. That’s an all-time high.

2 more home runs for Ryan Howard last night, including a grand slam that seemed like icing, but which the Phils wound up needing in a wild, 12-11 win over the Cards. That’s 40 on the year for Howard.

2 dingers as well for Aaron Rowand, as well as a game-saving catch.

I Don’t Get It (with apologies to Jack McCaffery): Shots were fired at a an elementary school in Willingboro, N.J., yesterday. There were no injuries.

Today’s Upper: Only a few more hours before another day-after Andy Reid press conference. Maybe he could have Charles Barkley on with him.

Quote Box: "I think tonight we just didn’t come out with that sense of urgency."
-- Eagles running back Brian Westbrook after last night’s less than dazzling loss in the Birds home opener.