Monday, August 10, 2009

The Daily Numbers - Aug. 10

The Daily Numbers: 3 people from Montgomery County killed in the collision of a small plane and a helicopter over the Hudson River in New York City on Saturday.
100 degrees, what it is going to feel like as we get our first taste of real summer weather today.
98,000 dollars in debt that has forced Darby Mayor Helen Thomas to file for bankruptcy to avoid having her house go to a sheriff’s sale.
170 properties that will be on the block at the next scheduled sheriff sale in the county on Aug. 21.
18, age of Katelyn Mariana, a 2008 grad of Ridley High who was remembered at a memorial service this weekend. She was killed in a crash at the Jersey shore last summer.
500 residents who turned out to share in the fun yesterday at the annual corn boil in Bethel Township.
5 suspects rounded up on drug charges in Upper Darby.
7, age of Valerie West of Collingdale, the winner of the Delco Idol Jr.
competition.
22 feet, length of whale that beached itself in Lewes, Del., over the weekend. It had to be euthanized.
2 suspects nabbed by police in a heist of a Center City massage parlor in Philly this morning.
2.68 a gallon, what we’re paying in the Philly region on average for gas.
3 straight losses for the Phils as they got swept by the Marlins.
4 game lead for the Phils over the Marlins. It was 7 back on Thursday night.
3 runs on 11 hits surrendered by starter Jamie Moyer. Questions continue to swirl around his spot in the rotation.
6 runs surrendered by reliever Rodrigo Lopez.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.I could swear the Phillies were 7 games up on the Marlins when this weekend started. Which of these teams is in first place, anyhow?
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I Don’t Get It: Shane Victorino didn’t exactly help things by getting tossed out of the game for arguing balls and strikes. At the time Victorino was not even batting. He was in center field and was making hand gestures at home plate umpire Ed Rapuano.
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Today’s Upper: Let’s hear it for 7-year-old Valerie West of Collingdale, the newly crowned Delco Idol Jr.
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Quote Box: “I was upset how we played today. We lost our composure.”
- Phils Manager Charlie Manuel, after yesterday’s blowout loss to the Marlins.

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