MrWonderful

Hang in there GUN!

Yes, New York's peak date was supposed to be yesterday or perhaps today. California's peak is expected to be in about a week and a half or two weeks away.

Dammit, "Let It Ride" is one of my favorite comedies of all time. Every character in that movie plays their part perfectly, including Garfield as Greenberg. I wasn't aware that he had been in a long-term care facility since '04 because of a massive stroke, though.

Damn.

My 6th hit of the year. RIP.

Pro Football Hall Of Famer Bobby Mitchell has died.

Ah, beat me to it!

Tom Dempsey, the former NFL kicker who famously made a 63-yard FG in 1970 (on the final play to win the game), has died from complications of the coronavirus. His 63-yard boot was the NFL record solely for 28 years and was shared for another 15 years after that, before Matt Prater broke the record with a 64-yarder in 2013. His kick was even more famous because Dempsey was born without toes on his right foot (his kicking foot), and he wore a special shoe with a flattened toe surface. Apparently Dempsey had battled Alzheimer's and dementia since 2012, and tested positive for COVID-19 on March 25 at the nursing home in New Orleans where he resided. Four days ago it was announced that he had recovered, but the good news was short-lived, obviously. At least 15 residents of the Lambeth House retirement home have now died from the virus, according to the Times-Picayune. Dempsey was 73.

But he's got such a long way to go. (Such a long way to go!)

Patrick McEnroe tests positive for the virus.

There's really nothing new in this, but I have him on my top 50 list for a reason. With that history of drug abuse, the history of health problems, and as frail as he's been for a while, I think he's a solid under-the-radar bet. Plus his son, Patrick O'Neal (who is a Los Angeles-area sports reporter), has been unafraid recently to say how much he loves his dad and there was that article in the LA Times last year about the gym they opened together (they recently had to close it down due to the coronavirus outbreak). I don't know, it just feels like Patrick doesn't want the world to forget his father, and maybe that's because he doesn't have much time left. Maybe I'm misreading that but I just have a hunch. I also failed to mention that Patrick has campaigned this year on Twitter to get his father a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He says his father doesn't care one bit but that he's the one that cares about it. Could be that he wants his dad to get that recognition while he's still alive.

NFL reporter Mike Freeman tweeted that former standout offensive lineman Tony Boselli (who was oft-injured, so save those jokes!) has been hospitalized with the 'rona in the Jacksonville area. Says he was initially in the ICU and that he's doing better but is still receiving treatment.

New York Knicks owner James Dolan tests positive. The Knicks say he is experiencing "little to no symptoms."

Former MLB baseball player Jim Edmonds is hospitalized with COVID-like symptoms and underwent a test, so we might have to add him to the list. He's only 49 years of age.

Succumbing to the pressure!

ESPN/ABC basketball analyst Doris Burke--a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Famer--revealed she tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. She had her test on March 17 and received the results on Wednesday, 8 days later. Apparently she was feeling very fatigued on March 11 (the last game she worked) and then was feeling so bad for three days that she could barely get out of bed. Says she's thankful that she's feeling much better now.

I'm about to go to sleep in California (it's almost 4AM here) and I just saw this, holy crap!

NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns posted an emotional Instagram message in which he says his mother is in a medically-induced coma as she battles coronavirus. OK, so his mom isn't directly notable, but still.

Four-time Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally has died at the age of 81 due to complications caused by COVID-19. He also had COPD and was a lung cancer survivor.

In due time.

Dead. The AP has the story up. Says he died of "natural causes" while in hospice care. Of course, he had bladder cancer in 2018, and then Radar Online reported he was dying in May of 2019. Also becomes my fifth hit of the year. RIP.

Three members of the Philadelphia 76ers organization have tested positive, though we don't know who. Two L.A. Lakers have tested positive, though we still don't know who. We do know that Boston Celtics player Marcus Smart has contracted the virus, as he just announced on social media.

Including Kevin Durant.

I better act fast and pick April 9!