San Francisco, CA
Miami Sends Out Confusing Lineup for Home Opener Against San Francisco
The Miami Marlins need to move on.
The Fish came within one strike of winning Sunday’s game and the series against the Atlanta Braves, but old friend Marcell Ozuna’s 9th-inning homer was the difference in a series loss-clinching defeat on Sunday afternoon.
But Miami’s right back in the saddle, with the San Francisco Giants in town for a three game set that starts tonight. The Marlins are welcoming back starter Edward Cabrera from the injured list for tonight’s game; he’s taking on lefty Kyle Harrison at 6:40 PM ET.
Lineups for the Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants on Monday, April 15th
Here’s how Miami will line up for the contest:
2B Luis Arraez
LF Bryan De LA Cruz
DH Josh Bell
SS Tim Anderson
CF Jazz Chisholm Jr.
RF Avisaíl García
1B Emmanuel Rivera
C Nick Fortes
3B Otto Lopez
Let’s come out and say it: This lineup is weird. We knew there’d need to be some shuffling with Jake Burger (oblique) on the injured list, but Tim Anderson batting cleanup? The same Tim Anderson that hit one homer in 524 plate appearances last season and has a grand total of seven in his last 202 games? The same Tim Anderson that has ZERO barrels this season and an average exit velocity of only 86.9 mph, good for the 27th percentile in all of baseball? The guy in the bottom 4% of all MLB hitters with a 20.6% hard-hit rate on the season? THAT’S your cleanup hitter? It should tell you something when a 30-year-old hitter can be in the league for nine seasons and never start a game batting cleanup…and that “something” is that “he’s not a major league cleanup hitter”.
It’s an interesting way to give run support to the returning Edward Cabrera. Making his first start of the year, Cabrera is facing the Giants for only the 2nd time in his career. Miami won the first matchup, which came on April 18th of last year, thanks to Cabrera’s six innings of six-hit, two-run ball, striking out eight and walking two. Only four current members of the Giants roster have hits off of Cabrera, with Michael Conforto (2-4) and Carl Yastrzemski (1-2) both having homers and Thairo Estrada (1-3) and Wilmer Flores (1-3) each picking up singles to left.
Here’s San Francisco’s lineup:
CF Jung Ho Lee
1B Lamonte Wade Jr.
DH Jorge Soler
LF Michael Conforto
3B Matt Chapman
2B Thairo Estrada
RF Carl Yastrzemski
C Patrick Bailey
SS Nick Ahmed
Starting for the Marlins is young lefty Kyle Harrison, who has been..okay to open the season. In three starts, he’s 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA, allowing nine runs (all earned) in seventeen innings, walking only three and striking out seventeen. He’s never faced the Miami Marlins, and no current member of the roster has a Major League at-bat off of him.
How to Watch the Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants on Monday, April 15th
Today’s series opener is scheduled for a 6:40 PM ET first pitch with a full suite of broadcast options. In-market, the Marlins broadcast is on Bally Sports Florida and the Giants are on NBC Sports – Bay Area, with out-of-market fans being able to watch on MLB.tv. For audio, the Miami broadcast is available on Fox Sports 940AM (WINZ) and WAQI 710, while the Giants are on KNBR 680 AM.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco dispensaries struggling as they continue to compete with illegal market
The co-owner of a San Francisco marijuana dispensary says it’s a challenge to draw in customers lately.
Nate Haas operates Moe Greens Dispensary & Lounge in San Francisco as co-owner and CEO.
“We’re charging our customers way too much. As a dispensary, it’s tough for us to compete with the illicit market,” said Nate Haas of Moe Greens Dispensary & Lounge.
That black market includes illegal grow operations, distribution, and unlicensed dispensaries. California Governor Gavin Newsom touted California as the largest legal cannabis market in the world, but licensed cannabis dispensaries are struggling to compete with the black market.
Meanwhile, a team of law enforcement officers are cracking down on illegal operators. It’s one part of the state’s efforts to even the playing field and cultivate a legal marketplace.
Kevin McInearny is a commander with the California Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force.
“We exist to specifically deal with the illicit market,” said McInearny.
UCETF officers raided what they say is an uncommon unlicensed dispensary in downtown San Rafael, serving a warrant, detaining two individuals, and seizing all products.
“Instead of single dispensaries, our focus is on organized crime. The more significant violations associated with the cannabis market, including labor trafficking tax evasion the weapons charges,” said McInearney.
The state task force has seized more than $53 million in illegal cannabis in the first quarter of this calendar year and shut down several indoor operations in the Bay Area.
“It starts with the cultivators. There is a lot of indoor cultivation in the area, especially in the East Bay mostly run by Chinese organized crime,” said McInerarney.
Legal dispensary owners like Haas are skeptical law enforcement can make enough of a dent in the illegal market. They believe the only way to survive is if lawmakers slash taxes on cannabis products and more.
“If you tax them out of existence which has happened to a lot of our growers, manufacturers and distributors, it’s going to be difficult for a lot of people to continue,” said Haas.
A national survey conducted in 2022 by Whitney Economics, a cannabis industry research firm, found that fewer than one in four cannabis businesses were profitable.
“We want them to be successful. So in essence everything we do is either to protect the public or to support the legal market and generally those are the same thing at the same time,” said McIneraney.
“We keep cutting and cutting and cutting. With all those cuts, it’s just a tougher environment,” said Haas.
Haas is optimistic despite the hurdles and challenges, and that everything won’t go up in smoke just yet.
Newsom created the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force in 2022. Since inception, UCETF has seized $371,199,431 in unlicensed cannabis through 236 search warrants.
San Francisco, CA
SF's Pier 39 docks empty as crews herd sea lions away for repairs
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A week after San Francisco’s Pier 39 reported a surge in sea lions, the docks are looking emptier on Tuesday.
The harbormaster’s office tells us there were so many sea lions hanging out there, the floating docks needed repairs.
Crews had to herd the sea lions away as they fixed the docks.
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The repairs are done now, but the harbormaster says some of the sea lions may be cautious about coming back.
Just look at the comparison to one week ago.
The harbormaster told us they counted about 1,000 sea lions on the docks – the most they’ve seen in 15 years.
VIDEO: Record number of sea lions swarm SF’s Pier 39; largest gathering in about 15 years, officials say
Pier 39 is getting a lot of attention right now. It’s seeing the largest number of sea lions gathered in about 15 years.
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San Francisco, CA
Teen struck by vehicle near San Francisco middle school
SAN FRANCISCO – A 14-year-old in San Francisco was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning near a middle school, firefighters said.
The San Francisco Fire Department said the teen was struck about 9:30 a.m. near Francisco Middle School on Powell Street and was then taken to the hospital.
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