Morning Updates: Awful winter causes insurance jump, Sox fan recovers from foul ball
Good morning, Boston. Winter insurance costs take a big jump, Red Sox fan recovers after foul ball to the face, Batman and Superman preview their epic fight, and the rest of the news to know today.
Frosty the insurance man: “The bill for the winter’s ice dams, cracked roofs, and water-logged walls is coming due as insurers raise premiums on homeowner policies by some of the largest amounts in years, to recoup what they paid out for repairs. … The increases could translate to an additional $100 on the average Massachusetts premium of $1,150.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Sox fan hit by foul ball, received 35 to 40 stitches: “[Stephanie Wapenski] was struck between the eyebrows by a foul ball off the bat of New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius during the fifth inning. Wapenski, 36, said she saw the ball heading toward her seat along the third base line, but did not have time to act. ‘It was like it knew who I was and had a vendetta,’ she said Saturday while on the way back to her home in Branford, Conn. ‘It came right for me.’’’ (The Boston Globe)
Female leadership in the Marines: “To many advocates of full gender integration, [Lt. Col. Kate] Germano’s dismissal has raised questions about the willingness of the Marine Corps, the most male-dominated of the services, to open the door to women in leadership roles. Why, those advocates ask, should a service that reveres its tradition of tough and demanding male commanders have problems with one who is a woman? … [In] a request for relief she filed with the corps in May, [Germano] said the commander of the training regiment, Col. Daniel Haas, had created a toxic work environment and ‘consistently undermined my ability to command.’’’ (The New York Times)
Tom Brady looks good in a bucket hat:
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Ben Affleck is mad in the new Batman v. Superman trailer: “In it, Dark Knight and Man of Steel fight face-to-face, which must be tough on Superman’s retinas, on account of those weird truck-headlight eyes on Ben Affleck’s bat-mask.’’ Plus a teasingly interesting appearance from the new Wonder Woman. (Boston.com)
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Time to give up on this year, Sox fans: “Today the Fool’s Gold Sox of ’15 are ‘only’ 6½ games out of first place. That doesn’t sound so bad, does it? It is bad. The Sox are 42-47. The big ‘showdown series’ resulted in the Yanks taking two of three and increasing their lead in the American League East. The last-place Sox have seven more losses than the first-place Yanks. The Sox are 17-27 in their mediocre division. They have four teams ahead of them. And when they resume their sorry season Friday night, they will hit the road to play the two best teams in the AL West (Angels and Astros).’’ (The Boston Globe)
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