The Daily Numbers - October 10

The Daily Numbers: 4:35 time of first pitch this afternoon for Game 2 of the NLCS pitting the Phils and Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park. It’s the only afternoon game in the 7-game series.

6 suspects on Chester’s Most Wanted list now back in custody. There are 6 more who remain on the loose.

32 high school students charged with underage drinking after police raided a couple of parties in Aston and Swarthmore.

22 age of Rosin O’Neill, who will surrender this morning on charges connected to a fatal crash on the Blue Route last month.

2 cats in Bethel Township that have been shot with a pellet or BB gun.

11 to 22 months in jail, the time a Chester County woman is facing in a crash that took the life of a state trooper.

13 age of girl found stabbed to death, along with her dog, inside a trailer in Delaware City, Del.

1 elderly blind woman killed when fire broke out in a West Philadelphia apartment.

15 percent dip in revenue expected today when Atlantic City casinos announce their September numbers.

366 days ago that the stock market hit its all-time high. In the last year, we’ve watched as $8.3 trillion in shareholder value has disappeared.

679 point decline in the Dow Jones Industrials yesterday as the financial meltdown continues.

5,585 point decline in the Dow in the last year. That adds up to a 39.4 percent loss.

15 billion dollar deal that looks like it will now go forward in which Wells Fargo will acquire Wachovia. Citigroup is getting out of the running.

2 percent dip in serious crime in Pennsylvania last year. The numbers of murders, rapes, and robberies went from 345,000 in 2006 to 338,000 last year.

2 home runs by Chase Utley and Pat Burrell to power the Phils over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS.

7 strong innings from Cole Hamels, who surrendered 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 8 to get the win.

0 for 4 for Rafael Furcal in the key leadoff spot for the Dodgers.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
For six innings last night, fans at Citizens Bank Park had to sit on their hands as the Phils’ bats were silenced. Then they erupted for all the runs they would need in the sixth.

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I Don’t Get It: Road rage. Police now have a pickup truck they are calling a “vehicle of interest” in connection with an incident that resulted in a shooting on the Schuylkill Expressway earlier this week.

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Today’s Upper: Who cares about the Eagles’ struggles? Go Phillies.

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Quote Box: “It went from you could hear crickets to all of a sudden you couldn’t hear anything.”

-- Phils closer Brad Lidge on the emotion that surged through the stadium after two Phillies homered in the sixth.

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