Day 160

• Fucking heat wave...  Another record today, and had to struggle to keep both electricity and wits about us, and NO ONE is cooperating.
• It is now clear that the Sonya Deville stalker was there to do grave harm.  He has a bail hearing in a few days, but better NOT be released -- now or ever again.  And I think I can say that qualifiedly. 
  
• Three suspensions in Texas for the response of a San Diego Padre jacking a grand slam home run on a 3-0 pitch up seven runs.  Think this might spark more breaches of the "unwritten rules" to draw suspensions, especially in key matchups??     
• Nick Markakis, who opted out of the baseball season and then opted back in, is now on the IL for exposure to the virus.
• Bill Plaschke has announced he is finally clear and negative after a three-week battle with the virus.
• There is an altercation from last year's NBA Western Conference Finals under investigation, as an off-duty/workman's comp cop in Oakland is now in trouble for shoving one of the owners of the Trail Blazers.
• The KBO in Korea, a season-long savior of ESPN programming, may be about to shut down if cases continue to escalate in the country.  A Level 2 control situation has been invoked -- if it gets to Level 3, no more Korean baseball.
• Death Valley:  128 yesterday, 124 today.  There is a purported tourist picture at the visitor's station (which has a thermometer) of 131 at Death Valley on Sunday.