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The Daily Numbers -- April 21
The Daily Numbers: 1 more day before Pennsylvania Democrats go to the polls.
2 more members of the Clinton family stumping in Delco on Sunday. Both former President Bill and daughter Chelsea were on our turf.
4 Democrats toiling in anonymity as they seek the nomination for the state treasurer post.
7 alarm spectacular fire that consumed a building in the Juniata Park section of Philadelphia early this morning.
1,500 people without power in the area of the fire.
8 cent hike in price of gasoline over the weekend in the Philly area. That’s a 16-cent hike in the past week alone.
3.46 a gallon, the average price for regular unleaded. And of course we are now in all-time record high territory every time the price goes up.
4.49 a gallon, what truckers are paying for diesel fuel.
26.9 million hotel rooms booked in Pennsylvania in 2007, a record high. Tourism officials are keeping a wary eye on gas prices as they fear people will stop traveling.
117 dollars a barrel, what the price of a barrel of crude shot over this morning in early trading.
2 people dead in an bizarre incident yesterday in Bethel Township in which a man is believed to have attacked his estranged wife in the driveway of her home. He was then shot by a neighbor before turning a knife on himself.
6 dead in 11 shootings over the weekend on the streets of Philadelphia.
800 people due out on the street in Philly as volunteers tomorrow working with the watchdog group Committee of Seventy to ward off any problems at the polls.
7 members of the radical group MOVE convicted of killing Philadelphia Police Officer James Ramp who are now up for parole.
2 Good Samaritans who dove into a murky Schuylkill River after a car with a child inside rolled into the water. The boy was rescued and is in critical condition in the hospital.
60,000 people who gathered in Yankee Stadium yesterday for a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI.
11 points for Reggie Evans as the Sixers stunned the Pistons in Game 1 of their NBA opening playoff series.
2 home runs and 4 RBI for Chase Utley to lead the Phils in salvaging one game from the weekend set with the Mets. The Phils won, 5-4.
15 day disabled list for Jimmy Rollins, who continues to struggle with a sprained ankle.
3 games to 2 lead for Flyers over the Caps with a crucial Game 6 on tap tonight at the Wachovia Center.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
What exactly the Phils were thinking about by using Jimmy Rollins as a pinch hitter and not telling him to get off that ankle I’m not sure. Now they’ve lost him for 2 weeks on the DL, which can’t be back-dated because they used him as a pinch-hitter.
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I Don’t Get It: The good always die too young. John Marzano was a South Philly guy, who always touted his roots no matter where he went. He starred at Temple and then played 10 years in the majors as a catcher. He was dynamite as a color analyst and was working for MLB.com online. But he died over the weekend at his South Philly home. He was 45. Just a shame.
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Today’s Upper: If you can’t get into something in sports this week, you’re just not trying. You’ve got Phillies, Sixers and Flyers action. Plus the NFL draft is this coming weekend.
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Quote Box: “It was an unbelievable and humbling experience. It was beautiful.”
-- The Rev. Joseph McLoone, pastor of St. Katharine Drexel parish in Chester, who attended the papal Mass in Yankee Stadium on Sunday.
2 more members of the Clinton family stumping in Delco on Sunday. Both former President Bill and daughter Chelsea were on our turf.
4 Democrats toiling in anonymity as they seek the nomination for the state treasurer post.
7 alarm spectacular fire that consumed a building in the Juniata Park section of Philadelphia early this morning.
1,500 people without power in the area of the fire.
8 cent hike in price of gasoline over the weekend in the Philly area. That’s a 16-cent hike in the past week alone.
3.46 a gallon, the average price for regular unleaded. And of course we are now in all-time record high territory every time the price goes up.
4.49 a gallon, what truckers are paying for diesel fuel.
26.9 million hotel rooms booked in Pennsylvania in 2007, a record high. Tourism officials are keeping a wary eye on gas prices as they fear people will stop traveling.
117 dollars a barrel, what the price of a barrel of crude shot over this morning in early trading.
2 people dead in an bizarre incident yesterday in Bethel Township in which a man is believed to have attacked his estranged wife in the driveway of her home. He was then shot by a neighbor before turning a knife on himself.
6 dead in 11 shootings over the weekend on the streets of Philadelphia.
800 people due out on the street in Philly as volunteers tomorrow working with the watchdog group Committee of Seventy to ward off any problems at the polls.
7 members of the radical group MOVE convicted of killing Philadelphia Police Officer James Ramp who are now up for parole.
2 Good Samaritans who dove into a murky Schuylkill River after a car with a child inside rolled into the water. The boy was rescued and is in critical condition in the hospital.
60,000 people who gathered in Yankee Stadium yesterday for a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI.
11 points for Reggie Evans as the Sixers stunned the Pistons in Game 1 of their NBA opening playoff series.
2 home runs and 4 RBI for Chase Utley to lead the Phils in salvaging one game from the weekend set with the Mets. The Phils won, 5-4.
15 day disabled list for Jimmy Rollins, who continues to struggle with a sprained ankle.
3 games to 2 lead for Flyers over the Caps with a crucial Game 6 on tap tonight at the Wachovia Center.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
What exactly the Phils were thinking about by using Jimmy Rollins as a pinch hitter and not telling him to get off that ankle I’m not sure. Now they’ve lost him for 2 weeks on the DL, which can’t be back-dated because they used him as a pinch-hitter.
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I Don’t Get It: The good always die too young. John Marzano was a South Philly guy, who always touted his roots no matter where he went. He starred at Temple and then played 10 years in the majors as a catcher. He was dynamite as a color analyst and was working for MLB.com online. But he died over the weekend at his South Philly home. He was 45. Just a shame.
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Today’s Upper: If you can’t get into something in sports this week, you’re just not trying. You’ve got Phillies, Sixers and Flyers action. Plus the NFL draft is this coming weekend.
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Quote Box: “It was an unbelievable and humbling experience. It was beautiful.”
-- The Rev. Joseph McLoone, pastor of St. Katharine Drexel parish in Chester, who attended the papal Mass in Yankee Stadium on Sunday.
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