The Daily Numbers - Nov. 2

The Daily Numbers: 3-1 deficit, what Phils are staring at after a devastating loss in Game 4 of World Series last night.
2 stolen bases in 1 play for Yankees Johnny Damon, who stole second in the 9th, then kept going when he realized no one was covering third for Phils.
3 straight wins, what Phils must do to defend their World Series crown.
42 teams that have taken a 3-1 lead in World Series history. Of those 36 went on to win the crown.
0.54, post-season ERA for Cliff Lee, who takes the hill tonight with the job of keeping the Phils alive.
16 runs, all the Phils have managed to score in 4 games vs. the Yankees.
.308 batting average in the Series for Jayson Werth with 2 homers.
Unfortunately, he’s the only Phil hitting better than .267.
2 for 11 with runners in scoring position, what the Phutile Phils were Sunday night.
2 outs in the 9th, when Damon came up and things went down the drain for the Phils.
1-2-3, what the Phils went once again in the 9th vs. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.
10 a.m., when talks will resume this morning between SEPTA and its city division union.
19, age of student found dead inside his suite at Yale University.
1,277 deer currently in Valley Forge State Park. A plan to thin the herd to 185 over 5 years is drawing protests.
2.73 a gallon, what the Philly region is paying on average at the gas pump. That’s a nickel jump in the past week.
1 woman bound with duct tape after a home invasion in the Kingsessing section of Philly early this morning.
545,699 pounds of ground beef sold at several local stores that is the focus of a recall.
3 people rescued Sunday from capsized boat in the mouth of the Delaware Bay.
80, age of woman in Del. charged with abusing her husband. He’s 82.
3 killed, 2 injured in weekend violence on Philadelphia streets.
4 people shot outside a party in Long Pond, Pa., in northeast Pa.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Hey, how about those Eagles. Yeah, I know. It doesn’t exactly lessen the sting of that Phils’ loss last night.
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I Don’t Get It: Police in Del. are looking for the suspect who broke into the home of a slain police officer and burglarized the place over the weekend. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: The USS New York is scheduled to sail up the Hudson River today. It was made with some of the steel salvaged from the carnage of the World Trade Center.
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Quote Box: “I know that we’re going to come out tomorrow and play tomorrow to win. I knot that. I’ve seen us go through it before.”
- Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel, on do-or-die mission facing Phils.

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