The Daily Numbers for Thursday April 11

The Daily Numbers: 22, age of Chester man who was wrongly jailed for 10 months for a murder he did not commit. He is now filing suit against Chester and the county.

88 degrees, yesterday's record-setting high temperature.

87, the previous high mark, set back in 1992.

66, expected high today. Back to spring.

2 luring attempts being investigated in Lower Chichester.

3 men being sought in Brookhaven for an incident in which they tried to get a group of children into a car.

29 of May game vs. the Boston Red Sox, date when Phillies will honor Bailey O'Neill, the Darby Township youth who died after a playground altercation.

1 female president of Valley Forge Military Academy. Stacey Sauchuk was named yesterday to lead the Main Line institution.

2 men being sought in connection with credit card thefts in Upper Chichester.

2 members of the Pa. National Guard killed in action in Afghanistan.

8 stories, how far a teen fell from an apartment building in King of Prussia. Police say she was trying to lower a rope to a garage roof because she had been grounded.

128.78 spike for the Dow yesterday, to close at a new record of 14,802.24.

7-3 win for the Phils over the Mets last night, their 1st series win of the year and 1st time they've put together 2 wins in a row.

4-5 mark for the Phils, as they head south to play the Miami Marlins.

1 win, what the Marlins have managed so far this year, against 8 losses.

3 home runs for the Phils last night, by Chase Utley, Laynce Nix and Dom Brown.

124-101 loss for the Sixers to the Hawks.

7 points out of last playoffs spot, where Flyers sit because the Rangers won last night.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan. So maybe we panicked too soon with the Phils. The offense is starting to come around, and now they are heading to Miami for a series with the awful Marlins.

I Don’t Get It: It didn't take long for gun control foes to turn their fire on Sen. Pat Toomey, for what they believe is a betrayal on his gun control stance, announcing yesterday a bipartisan deal to expand background checks.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Sen. Pat Toomey, for his common sense approach to seeking some common ground on background checks.

Quote Box: “Criminal background checks are just common sense."

- Sen. Pat Toomey.

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