The 281 Days
A look at some of the things that happened between Sept. 26, 2011 and July 4, 2012.
The 281 Days
Bob Vetrone Jr.
Here is a look at some of things that happened in the 281 days between Cliff Lee victories:
38: Regular seasons wins by the Phillies.
7: Regular season wins by the Eagles.
5: Regular season wins by the Union.
1: Playoff series won by the Flyers.
1: Playoff series won by the Sixers.
0: Playoff series won by the Phillies.
0: Combined NCAA Tournament wins by the Big 5, Duke, Michigan, Connecticut and Notre Dame.
4: National holidays celebrated (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Memorial Day). Feel free to make it 4 1/2 if you want to include half of Independence Day.
1: Ground-breaking health care initiative passed by the Supreme Court.
1: Sale and name changes of Philadelphia Media Network (now Interstate General Media, LLC).
And the A's are not coming back to Philly— stoky- Well, there's a minute of my life I'll never get back. What a waste of time and space.— phillyinsd
- Up yours, phillyinsd. You also lost the minute it took you to write your inane remark.— hoptoad
- The Supreme Court doesn't "pass" initiatives. They upheld the constitutionality of most aspects of the law passed by Congress and signed by the President. (But thanks for playing.)
