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The Daily Numbers -- Feb. 29
The Daily Numbers: 2:12 p.m. yesterday, when Chester became a Major League city again, with the announcement that Major League Soccer’s 16th franchise will call it home.
12 years it took for the soccer league to break into the Philadelphia market, the largest market in the nation that had not been represented.
27 years since professional soccer, in the form of the Atoms, was played in the Philadelphia area.
50 bucks, what it will cost you now to reserve your seat for when the team starts playing in 2010. Now word yet on how much tickets will cost.
2,500 season tickets already committed to by the Sons of Ben, the local soccer fanatics who have been pushing to lure a franchise here for years.
200 members of the group that descended on the Turbine Room at the Wharf at Rivertown for the festivities. Yes, they made their presence known.
200 additional jobs in Philadelphia planned by US Airways, which wants to open as many as 6 new gates at Philadelphia International.
23, age of youth soccer coach from Montgomery County who is going to jail for sending sexually explicit messages to a teen girl he met at a summer youth camp.
87, age of man a 29-year-old Upper Darby woman is accused of beating with a belt buckle. She was a health aide at a care facility in King of Prussia. He suffers from Alzheimer’s. Nice.
52, age of former fire chief in New Jersey charged with sexually assaulting several juveniles ranging in age from 12 to 16.
9 percent dip in profits for Citizens Financial Group, the people that run Citizens Bank. Guess they won’t be buying naming rights for the Chester stadium.
80 million of the 90 million dollar goal raised by Episcopal Academy. They’re building a new campus in Newtown Square.
11 new tanks that will be constructed by Magellan Midstream Partners at the Port of Wilmington. They will store gas there for Wawa stores.
72 teacher vacancies in the Philadelphia School District. There are more than 10,000 teachers in the district.
0 events this summer at the Robin Hood Dell East center in Philly. It will be closed for repairs. It’s hit a sour note with a lot of people.
4 suspects who have been charged with an attack on two young Jewish men on the Temple University campus.
16 million bucks the city is hoping to raise for parks and street repairs by hiking parking taxes. Council now also is targeting some valet parking operators, who they claim are not reporting all their income in a way to get around the tax.
2 dozen rooftop burglaries in Pa. and New Jersey that police now believe may be the work of twin brothers who also star in a series of gay porn videos.
1 of every 100 adults in America now resides behind bars.
1,200 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade headquartered at Fort Indiantown Gap that could be headed for Iraq.
2 straight wins for the Flyers, who polished off the Ottawa Senators last night, 3-1.
1 massive blast already this spring for Ryan Howard, who deposited a pitch in the swamp beyond the right-field fence at Bright House Field yesterday.
0 free agents signed as of 8 a.m. by the Eagles. Look for them to make a splash, including the much-rumored signing of Patriots DB Asante Samuel.
1 less perenially injured defense end, after the Birds cut Jevon Kearse yesterday. Can you say Freak Out?
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
So what are people talking about today? Phillies, Eagles and free agency, or soccer in Chester.
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I Don’t Get It: The kid who was lauded by many, including President Bush, for blowing the whistle on his friend’s planned Columbine-style attack on Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School is now in trouble with the law. He and a couple of his pals are charged with breaking into the home of the kid charged in the plot. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Chester, a major league town. Ya gotta love it.
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Quote Box: “Timing in life is everything and the time is right today to bring soccer to Philadelphia.”
-- Nick Sakiewicz, the CEO of the planned MLS team that will play in Chester, at yesterday’s announcement.
12 years it took for the soccer league to break into the Philadelphia market, the largest market in the nation that had not been represented.
27 years since professional soccer, in the form of the Atoms, was played in the Philadelphia area.
50 bucks, what it will cost you now to reserve your seat for when the team starts playing in 2010. Now word yet on how much tickets will cost.
2,500 season tickets already committed to by the Sons of Ben, the local soccer fanatics who have been pushing to lure a franchise here for years.
200 members of the group that descended on the Turbine Room at the Wharf at Rivertown for the festivities. Yes, they made their presence known.
200 additional jobs in Philadelphia planned by US Airways, which wants to open as many as 6 new gates at Philadelphia International.
23, age of youth soccer coach from Montgomery County who is going to jail for sending sexually explicit messages to a teen girl he met at a summer youth camp.
87, age of man a 29-year-old Upper Darby woman is accused of beating with a belt buckle. She was a health aide at a care facility in King of Prussia. He suffers from Alzheimer’s. Nice.
52, age of former fire chief in New Jersey charged with sexually assaulting several juveniles ranging in age from 12 to 16.
9 percent dip in profits for Citizens Financial Group, the people that run Citizens Bank. Guess they won’t be buying naming rights for the Chester stadium.
80 million of the 90 million dollar goal raised by Episcopal Academy. They’re building a new campus in Newtown Square.
11 new tanks that will be constructed by Magellan Midstream Partners at the Port of Wilmington. They will store gas there for Wawa stores.
72 teacher vacancies in the Philadelphia School District. There are more than 10,000 teachers in the district.
0 events this summer at the Robin Hood Dell East center in Philly. It will be closed for repairs. It’s hit a sour note with a lot of people.
4 suspects who have been charged with an attack on two young Jewish men on the Temple University campus.
16 million bucks the city is hoping to raise for parks and street repairs by hiking parking taxes. Council now also is targeting some valet parking operators, who they claim are not reporting all their income in a way to get around the tax.
2 dozen rooftop burglaries in Pa. and New Jersey that police now believe may be the work of twin brothers who also star in a series of gay porn videos.
1 of every 100 adults in America now resides behind bars.
1,200 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade headquartered at Fort Indiantown Gap that could be headed for Iraq.
2 straight wins for the Flyers, who polished off the Ottawa Senators last night, 3-1.
1 massive blast already this spring for Ryan Howard, who deposited a pitch in the swamp beyond the right-field fence at Bright House Field yesterday.
0 free agents signed as of 8 a.m. by the Eagles. Look for them to make a splash, including the much-rumored signing of Patriots DB Asante Samuel.
1 less perenially injured defense end, after the Birds cut Jevon Kearse yesterday. Can you say Freak Out?
*
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
So what are people talking about today? Phillies, Eagles and free agency, or soccer in Chester.
*
I Don’t Get It: The kid who was lauded by many, including President Bush, for blowing the whistle on his friend’s planned Columbine-style attack on Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School is now in trouble with the law. He and a couple of his pals are charged with breaking into the home of the kid charged in the plot. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Chester, a major league town. Ya gotta love it.
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Quote Box: “Timing in life is everything and the time is right today to bring soccer to Philadelphia.”
-- Nick Sakiewicz, the CEO of the planned MLS team that will play in Chester, at yesterday’s announcement.
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