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One of MLB's most injury-prone players is hurt again... Mitch 'The Stitch' Hanniger has a fractured forearm after being hit by a pitch when he checked his swing. Haniger has had plenty of injury concerns over his career, including some fluke issues that have kept him out for extended runs. A 2019 testicular rupture sustained when he fouled a ball off himself ended up necessitating multiple core surgeries that cost him all of 2020. He returned for a full season in 2021 but missed a large chunk of last year with a high ankle sprain in his right leg. The Giants rolled the dice on Haniger’s power upside despite his injury history. San Francisco inked him to a three-year, $43.5MM free agent guarantee with a post-2024 opt-out clause. The first season of the deal hasn’t gone as planned. Haniger opened the year on the IL after suffering a Spring Training oblique strain. He returned in late April but started slowly, hitting .230/.281/.372 over 160 trips to the plate with his new club.

One earthquake can put San Francisco’s Millennium Tower in danger, engineer says https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/one-earthquake-can-put-the-leaning-millennium-tower-in-danger/ The Millennium Tower, cheekily known as the leaning tower of San Francisco, is in trouble if just one earthquake hits the city, The Post has learned. Consulting engineer Robert Pyke, who specializes in geotechnical and earthquake engineering, blamed the designer Treadwell & Rollo — a firm that was later acquired by Langan — for the foundation issues, citing a time crunch they were under during the 2008 market crash. “There’s a real possibility that after an earthquake, the building might be red tagged,” Pyke told The Post of the tower — a 58-story, 419-unit residence that was completed in 2009. When a building is red tagged it means the structure has been labeled severely damaged to the degree that is too dangerous to inhabit and prohibits entry to the property without written authorization by code enforcement. Pyke cites the Hayward Fault Zone — a geological zone situated mainly along the western base of the hills on the east side of San Francisco Bay — as capable of generating destructive earthquakes. “A quake on the Hayward Fault in the East Bay could occur any day,” Pyke said. “And even that Hayward … quake might be large enough to cause some significant rocking of the tool of buildings in San Francisco, like the Millennium Tower. So I think that’s the longer-term risk for the homeowners actually having to at least temporarily move out.” Additionally, Pyke explained that the tower will never come back to level. And while a collapse is unlikely, because it would need to tilt “tens of feet” for that to happen, Pyke said, if the tower edges closer to 40 inches, the elevators and the plumbing will stop working, and the residents will also be forced to move out. The current fix has not worked and will likely not work because of their switch from steel to concrete in their original 2005 build — which makes it heavier and harder to change, Pyke said. “It turned out not to be okay because the increase in the building weight effective was quite substantial. It was a third or more higher than it had been. And so the technical thing that it did was over stress the Old Bay Clay layer that was below the sand layer.” Pyke said in order to prevent any more tilting, he would abandon their current fix attempt, which he says “has too many uncertainties.” Instead he would drill borings (a cutting process that involves the use of a single-point cutting tool or boring head to enlarge an existing hole in a workpiece) on the south and east side of the tower to remove some of the soil in the Old Bay Clay layer in order to level up the building. “Carefully!” Pyke said. “This is similar to what was done on the leaning Tower of Pisa. Likely continuing settlement would then cease or slow down so much that it didn’t matter, but if it continued I might look at freezing the Old Bay Clay!”

Dear Abby: In high school, I had a close male friend, “Adam.” After graduation, I moved out of state. We remained friends for a while in college, calling, writing and visiting each other. He often declared his love for me, but I was interested only in a friendship. As with most high school relationships, we lost contact. Now, rereading old letters from friends, I realize there was a constant theme that we were perfect for each other and I should give him a chance. Fast-forward 20 years: My husband and I went back for a high school reunion and I met Adam’s wife. We all went out to dinner and had a very nice time. Adam and I exchanged phone numbers, agreed to stay in touch and we actually did. For eight years, we have been texting and staying in touch. Our marriages have deteriorated and we complain about our spouses, but also have real conversations and have grown very close. Three months ago, we met halfway between our two cities and began an affair. We now meet once or twice a month and spend the day in bed. We call each other once a day and text constantly. He even came to my city with his best friend who knows about us. I’m falling in love with Adam. He says he’s unhappy and thinks about separating from his wife. I’d leave my husband for him and move to his state because his children are younger. He hasn’t made any promises about the future, but he constantly tells me how his wife yells at and belittles him. I think we could be very good together. How can I convince him we deserve this chance? — High School Sweetheart Dear Sweetheart WHORE: While you are willing to leave your husband, Adam’s situation is more complicated. There are younger children involved and, as verbally abusive as his wife may be, he may not wish to disrupt their lives. Divorces are painful, messy and expensive. I think it would be in your best interests to lay your cards on the table and ask Adam what his plans are regarding his wife and his children and where you fit in. Then cross your fingers and pray he is honest with you because the odds are NOT in your favor. (Just sayin’.) WHY WOULD ADAM BUY THE COW WHEN HE CAN GET YOUR CHEAP MILK FOR FREE?

BREAK UP THE A'S!!! With Arizona's loss tonight, the A's have baseball's longest win streak-- all over teams with winning records. 2 vs Pitt, 3 vs Milw, 2 vs Tampa. They have also edged past KC by a couple of percentage points in W-L pct. Considering that this is the 6th year of KC's rebuild, and that the A's ARE historically bad, Royals fans must be thrilled.

the title could only have a couple more characters.

Justin Volpe (I wonder if he's related to Anthony) was sentenced to 30 years. He doesn't even look like the same man.

Struggling San Francisco takes another big hit as mall owner Westfield flees The pain is getting deeper for San Francisco as the owners of one of the biggest shopping centers in the city decided to walk away after 20 years, in the face of declining sales, occupancy and foot traffic. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield said late on Monday it will transfer its Westfield San Francisco shopping mall to lenders. The announcement followed Park Hotels & Resorts statement last week that it ceased making payments toward a $725 million mortgage linked to its Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55 hotels. I think things will get worse for quite awhile before they start to turn around (which, unfortunately, I think applies to many places and things in the country right now).

Careful what you say about the team that's tied with Arizona for the longest active win streak.

He was airlifted to a hospital in Albany.

He was making a turn and a woman cut him off. He was thrown from his bike. Everything I've been reading said he was a great person and friend.

What can I say? I just love a good 'meet-cute'. Although, of course, it's not as good as when Isaac accidentally shot and killed Nigel whilst ogling him through the scope on his rifle. Now they can be together forever!

What's going on in the world that's any more newsworthy?

What do you want to bet they get married? A Tesla driver slammed into another motorist as he swatted away a bug that flew into his car in New Jersey, cops said Monday. The 19-year-old driver, from Washington Township, was going east on Route 57 near Nikitin Way in Hackettstown just before 2 p.m. Sunday when an insect started flying around his face, police said. The driver tried to swat it away — causing him to lose control of his car and rear-end a 2017 Honda, with a 19-year-old woman behind the wheel, cops said. That car then struck a guardrail. The driver, also from Washington Township, was not hurt, police said. The Tesla driver had non-life-threatening injuries, and refused medical attention. But officers didn’t let his mistake fly — he was slapped with a summons for careless driving.

BASTARDS!

“Well, the time has come,” Sajak said in a statement to Bloomberg News on Monday. “I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all.”

Binged the terrific 2nd season yesterday. Just wish it had longer seasons.

'Monster' Fisherman catches 9-foot-long catfish in Italy, likely the largest ever

Tilt of Millennium Tower deepens as engineers work to reverse lean It’s the leaning tower of San Francisco. The Bay Area’s Millennium Tower has only continued to tilt further and sink deeper west in spite of architects’ best efforts to steady the ritzy building. The multimillion-dollar-per-unit tower is now leaning more than 29 inches at the corner of Fremont and Mission streets — a slant over half an inch deeper than previously revealed, according to monitoring data reviewed by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit. The half-inch tilt was reportedly gained while engineers dug beneath the sinking condominium earlier this year to support the weight of the tower — which was built atop a former landfill — along its two sides. Fix engineers saw progress in stabilizing the Millenium Tower’s north side along Mission Street after implementing six concrete-filled steel piles along its base in January, but it may have come at a cost to the tower’s west side, the data shows. Rooftop-based monitoring data — which is based on rooftop measurements and foundation-based determinations — indicates the tower shifted nearly an inch to the west compared to its tilt before it was supported on the north side. Engineers in charge claim the data may not be reliable, despite pointing it to as proof of success earlier in the first phase of the project. Project engineer Ron Hamburger told NBC in a statement that the rooftop figures are prone to weather fluctuations and said purely foundation-based data is more reliable. The foundation-based digits also show that the tower is tilting more toward the west than ever, but only by about a quarter of an inch — a lean Hamburger claimed was “negligible.” “We are fully confident that following transfer of the remaining design load to the piles,’’ Hamburger said, adding that “there will be no further … movement of the roof to the west.” Hamburger and his team next plan to secure the foundation to the dozen piles sunk along Fremont Street that will bear the partial weight of the building load. Each pile is 24 inches in diameter and has been driven 270 feet to bedrock and is designed to support 1 million pounds of weight, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Engineers hope to reverse the tilt — which was revealed to residents in 2016 — by the end of the month. https://nypost.com/2023/06/11/san-franciscos-millennium-towers-tilt-deepens-as-engineers-rush-to-reverse-lean/

Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling was hit by a foul ball from Justin Turner in the ninth inning of New York's 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night and continued his commentary. "Ow! Ow! Ow! It really hit me, I didn't know it was coming back that far," Sterling said on the air. Seconds later, he added: "So once again, it'll be a 3-2." Sterling, 84, returned to the booth Tuesday after missing 23 games. He came down with bronchitis after missing two games to attend the college graduation of his triplets.

The NYPD shut down an alleged brothel in Woodside last week following an undercover sting operation where two women in their 60s were arrested for prostitution. Local residents say they have been calling for its closure for some time and that similar establishments are operating freely in the area. Police on June 2 shuttered 63-02 Roosevelt Ave. – a space which up until last year was used as part of an adjacent supermarket called Food Express Supermarket — and served its landlord with a nuisance abatement that could be seen taped to the front door on Thursday, June 8. The operator of Food Express Supermarket told Queens/Sunnyside Post that he hasn’t used the now-shuttered space since last year when the landlord retook control of the building. The NYPD said they shuttered the premises last week after they arrested two women– aged 64 and 60 – and charged them with prostitution after they offered an undercover officer sex in exchange for cash. The women were arrested at 64-01 Roosevelt Ave., an establishment on the next block which appears to be a shuttered bar called Tijuana Bar Restaurant. It is unclear why 63-02 Roosevelt Ave. was shuttered and served a nuisance order given the arrests took place at the bar at 64-01 Roosevelt Ave. — which did not have any notices posted to its exterior and looked closed down. At one stage Thursday a man could be seen leaving 64-01 Roosevelt Ave. and locking the door behind him. Police said the two buildings are connected but did not provide details as to how the establishments are related. Residents and local business owners say that 63-02 Roosevelt Ave. is a known cathouse, and women in scantily dressed clothes are often seen outside trying to entice men inside by first offering them massages. The front doors and windows were covered up from the inside on Thursday. Several passers-by could be seen walking up to the premises Thursday and reading the legal notice. Many families with children also passed by. Many residents said that Roosevelt Avenue has become well known for being a hotbed for prostitution. Some identified another establishment on the next block which they say is also being used as a brothel. Two women of Asian descent dressed in skirts could be seen standing outside the premises Thursday. Jim, a lifelong Woodside resident who didn’t want to provide his full name, said that brothels began popping up in the neighborhood about 15 years ago. He said it has become more prevalent in recent years. “There’s like two or three on every block now,” Jim said. He said it doesn’t bother him whether the practice is made legal or not. “I don’t care either way but either shut them all down or leave them all alone, it’s one or the other,” he said. Jim said he is more concerned about the well-being of the sex workers, noting that he often gives them food when he passes by as they are hungry after being there for long hours. He said the work they do is hazardous and that they should have someone there protecting them. He said there are many drunk individuals on the street late at night on weekends and he fears something untoward will happen to one of them. “It’s dangerous for the girls, what’s to stop someone raping them and not paying them?” “One of these days you’re going to read on the news that one of them was raped or kidnapped, that’s what I worry about.” Cops shut down Woodside brothel during undercover op, residents say neighborhood cathouses are an open secret - Queens Post QUEENSPOST.COM June 9, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD shut down an alleged brothel in Woodside last week following an...

Michael Kay had it his way with the rare Burger-King matchup when the Yankees took on the White Sox on Thursday afternoon. During the first leg of the teams’ doubleheader, White Sox slugger Jake Burger came up to the plate to face Yankees pitcher Michael King in the top of the seventh inning. By the third pitch of the at-bat, Kay realized what type of shenanigans were unfolding in front of him. “Check the bug up there — Burger against King,” Kay said. “Burger King.” And then the quips started coming. “Well, King wants to have it his way right now.” After Burger grounded out to third base, Kay slipped in, “That was a whopper of an out that King got.”