I knew it would come to this.
Efren had him whacked, the BCA/NSA/CIA cloned Earl from stem cells found in the sweat-band of his bee keepers outfit. They spliced Earls DNA with that of Thorsten Hohman's to produce an emotionless ball-making machine.
Actually, I had an interaction with him yesterday during which I did observe the presence of ankle weights. So you need not worry about him drifting off to outer space.
For what its worth, he seemed to be pretty well composed to boot. Maybe he will win an event this year? He is still alive in the banks with 1 loss. Would not surprise me at all to see him win it.