[ ]   Yesterday, Phoodie.info let us know about the new Pierre Robert wine; today a press release lets us know that Hall of Fame Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt is launching his own wine label.

 

Philadelphia baseball legend Mike Schmidt is launching his own wine labels with other members of the exclusive 500 Home Run Club: Ernie Banks and Eddie Murray. 100% of player proceeds go directly to the charity of the player's choice:

 

 - Mike Schmidt 548 Zinfandel (launching in Philadelphia) -- supporting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

 

- Ernie Banks 512 Chardonnay (launching in Chicago) -- supporting the Ernie Banks Live Above & Beyond Foundation

 

 - Eddie Murray 504 Cabernet (launching in Baltimore) -- supporting the Baltimore Community Foundation

 

These 500 Home Run Club wines are produced by Eos Estate Winery out of Paso Robles, California and will be available to the general public in May. Expected retail per bottle of wine is $17. There will be a launch event held on May 2 at Citizens Bank Park with Schmidt.

 

 

[ ]  We get to see the girl who went brought down on a governor. And her MySpace. (Inky)

 

 

[ ]   Senators John McCain (R-Az.), Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) continue to traverse Pa. to cull support for the April 22 primary.

 

-         For more than a hot minute, it looked like ALL three candidates would take advantage of Scranton’s well-attended St. Patrick’s Day Parade this Saturday and attend. According to the Scranton Times-Tribune, it ain’t gonna happen: Hillary will have the crowd and Fast Eddie all to herself. (Times-Tribune)

 

-         …and if this is true (Hillary’s negative rating rivals Santorum’s), she may need to work that crowd harder.(Times-Tribune)

 

-         Oh snap! Booker and Alycia Lane at a Clinton fund-raiser? (PhillyGossip)

 

-         Michelle Obama, Barack’s wife, will make three stops in the Philly ‘burbs today. She’ll be at Abington High School at 3 p.m. Her husband is in Western Pa. (NBC 10)

 

-         Meanwhile, the Clinton and Obama campaigns are scouting for suitable rally locations around Bucks.(Courier Times) 

 

-         McCain will hold a $$$soiree at the Rittenhouse tonight, and he’ll be in Springfield, Montco  Delco (Sorry) tomorrow. (JohnMcCain.com)

 

 

[ ]   The new $5 bill is put into circulation today. (phillyBurbs via AP)

 

 

[ ]    Newtown Borough is thinking about a parking garage between Centre Avenue between State Street and Sycamore Street. (Courier Times)

        Now all we need to do is get a 24-hour Wawa with gas pumps there and we’re golden...then we can introduce Jenkintown to both concepts.