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Some Numbers (June 4, 2008)

by | Jun 4, 2008 | Baseball, Politics, Science | 0 comments

Some numbers related to my three previous posts:

Total Number of Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August: 4,234
Number of Pledged Delegates: 3,409
Number of Superdelegates: 825
Number of Delegates Needed to Clinch the Democratic Nomination: 2,118
Number of Delegates Allocated to Barack Obama: 2,156 (1,762 pledged, 394 super)
Number of Delegates Allocated to Hillary Clinton: 1,923 (1,636, 287 super)

Number of Potential Running Mates for Obama Mentioned in CNN.com’s Article: 18

[Figures from CNNPolitics.com as of 9:30 a.m.]

Days Until Election Day: 153
Days Until George W. Bush Is Out of A Job: 214

Last Night’s Yankees Score: Toronto 9, Yankees 3
Number of Innings Pitched by Phenom Joba Chamberlain Last Night in His First Major League Start: 2.1
Number of Joba Chamberlain’s Uniform: 62
Number of Pitches Thrown By Joba Last Night: 62
Number of Runs Allowed by Joba: 2 (1 earned)
Yankees’ Record: 28-30
Yankees’ Place in their Division: Fifth (Last)
Games Behind the First-Place Tampa Bay Devil Rays (!): 7

Last Night’s Mets Score: Mets 9, San Francisco 6
Number of Innings Pitched by Veteran Ace Pedro Martinez Last Night in His First Start Since Injuring His Hamstring on April 1: 6
Number of Pitches Thrown By Pedro Last Night: 109
Number of Runs Allowed By Pedro: 3 (all earned)
Number of Hits Made By Pedro: 2
Number of Runs Batted In By Pedro: 1
Mets’ Record: 29-28
Mets’ Place in their Division: Fourth
Games Behind the First-Place Philadelphia Phillies: 4.5

Number of Baby Stick Insects Currently Resident in Our House: at least 12

Written By Cyrus Patell

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