Linked List: July 27, 2020

Monday, 27 July 2020

David Letterman on the late Regis Philbin: “When he retired I lost interest in television. I love him.”

Jason Snell has an absolutely classic clip of Philbin on Letterman. That’s a rabbit hole worthy of hours of your time.

Yankees-Phillies Game Postponed After Marlins COVID-19 Outbreak at Citizens Bank Park ★

R.J. Anderson, reporting for CBS Sports:

The New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies will not play their Monday night game as scheduled, Major League Baseball announced. The game at Citizens Bank Park has been postponed. The game’s status came into question Monday morning, when the Miami Marlins were confirmed to have a COVID-19 outbreak on their roster.

The Marlins, who played the Phillies in Philadelphia over the weekend in Philadelphia, reportedly have had at least 14 individuals test positive since last week.

MLB teams have been playing for one weekend — one weekend — and already there’s an out of control outbreak on one team. I do not think this is going to work. The Marlins ought to be quarantined for 14 days, which puts the whole season in jeopardy.

National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien Tests Positive for COVID‑19 ★

Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak, and Betsy Klein, reporting for CNN:

A senior administration official told CNN that O’Brien has been working from home since last week. A source familiar said O’Brien was last in the office last Thursday, when he abruptly left the White House. The White House statement said there is “no risk of exposure to the President or the Vice President.”

The National Security Council chief was accompanied on the trip to Europe by Secret Service agents, staffers and multiple reporters. Multiple pictures released from the trip showed O’Brien neither practicing social distancing nor wearing a mask.

“Sir, a Mr. Charles Darwin is holding on line one…”