The Daily Numbers: 1 as in Day 1 for pitchers and catchers in Clearwater. The Phils are back in business. All is right with the world.


28 degrees outside. We’re headed for a high of 42. It’s expected to be 65 in Clearwater.


4 hours, what it took harried commuter Ryan McCormick to navigate his normal 40-minute drive from New Jersey to his home in Rose Valley during Tuesday night’s ice storm.


3 hours, how long the southbound lanes of the Northeast Extension of the Turnpike were closed after a tractor-trailer tipped over yesterday morning, spilling its contents across the road.


3 people taken into custody in Lower Chichester yesterday morning after police came to a house there while investigating a homicide just over the state line in Claymont.


5 years in jail, mandatory minimum a Collingdale teen is facing after pleading guilty to a shooting that left an Upper Darby honors student paralyzed.


15 workers disciplined at the Bucks County 911 center in connection with delays after a disabled woman called to report her bed was on fire. The woman died in the blaze.


28 seconds, amount of time that passed from time the woman dialed 911 and the time a dispatcher answered her call. She was then put on hold for another 26 seconds before another operator picked up the call.


5 school buses that have been pulled from service in Bucks County, in the same district where a runaway bus struck a student. She eventually lost her leg.


400 union workers on the third shift at GM’s Boxwood Road plant in Wilmington. They will soon be out of work. The auto maker said it would discontinue the shift due to declining sales.


4 billion dollar budget that will be rolled out by new Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter today.


1 dollar, the annual compensation for Comcast founder Ralph Roberts. He’s giving up his salary, bonus and stock grants.


3 to 7 years in jail for former Penn prof Tracy McIntosh for a sexual assault. He’s from Nether Providence.


24 of March, deadline for those registered independent to change to Republican or Democrat, and thus be able to vote in the April 22 Pennsylvania Primary.


1,223 delegates for Democratic front-runner Barack Obama. That’s compared to 1,161 in the Hillary Clinton camp.


219 billion dollar economic plan rolled out yesterday by Obama, who says he wants to spend money to create jobs in construction and environmental industries.


5 straight wins for the Sixers heading into the All-Star break. They beat the Grizzlies last night, 102-88.


4.34 ERA for journeyman right-handed pitcher Kris Benson, who the Phils signed yesterday. His career record is 68-73.


12 straight points to open the game for the Chester Clippers, who rolled over Perkiomen Valley, 87-41, in a PIAA AAAA playoff game.


55 points put up by Glen Mills, which was not enough as they fell to Norristown, 64-55.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Enough about Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee. Tell me more about Cole Hamels and Brad Lidge. The Phils open camp today!
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I Don’t Get It: Were you impressed by anybody doing the questioning at the Clemens’ hearing yesterday? What would these people do if they weren’t elected to Congress?


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Today’s Upper: Forbes Magazine has named Philadelphia the fifth “Most Miserable” place in the country? And damn proud of it, by the way. What? Were they stuck on the Blue Route Tuesday night?


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Quote Box: “We’re trying to get this done as quickly as possible, but again, we want to get it done the right way.”

-- Dan Courtemanche, spokesman for Major League Soccer, on expected announcement of a franchise that will play its games in Chester.