Here is the talk: https://milkeninstitute.org/videos/things-that-will-blow-your-mind?fbclid=IwAR1v9pTPXYZMt5EBLZzHj-ZhtQDfapmnimjfQMWr0_skM8cPmngUbbevp-M
My main takeaways:
More of the same stuff out of Kernel, really cool, they have a product and they're shipping it, awesome, can't wait to see it in the hands of researchers, Bryan Johnson is cool, but really nothing new if you already follow this stuff.
The super novel part was Jepsen because for years she has made these imo ridiculous claims about what her device can do, and non-invasively at that, but showed jack shit the entire time besides fancy infographics. Here, she revealed some actual great info:
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OpenWater is moving forward using their devices for treatments for stroke victims in hospitals. They've mentioned this before among other uses but now it seems to be the killer app that they're going with to fuel the product's spread and development.
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It's in hospitals already. Finally something concrete of note out of her company! No weird deadlines that are passed and not mentioned again, according to her their devices are in hospitals right now being tested.
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They don't yet have FDA full approval but they're applying, she insinuated it's likely since the tech has been safely used for a long time.
She didn't mention much of the writing to individual neurons ability she's teased in the past, really just hammered home the ability to treat strokes quickly.
Overall, the best info out of OpenWater in the last 7 years because instead of useless ability larping her TED talks seemed to have been, they actually put some facts on the table about their product. I'm really excited!
He may not look or smell like an All-Star, but he sure is playing like one.
Managers to bring the Cincinnati Reds to the postseason.
On February 21, 2017, Mitch Kupchak was fired by the Los Angeles Lakers as GM. Magic Johnson was hired on the same day as President of Basketball Operations.
On February 23, 2017, Lou Williams was traded to the Houston Rockets for Corey Brewer and a 2017 1st round draft pick.
On March 7,2017, Rob Pelinka was hired as GM.
On June 22, 2017, Tony Bradley was selected 28th in the NBA draft. Tony Bradley was then to the Utah Jazz for Thomas Bryant and Josh Hart.
On April 15, 2019, Lou Williams scored 36 points against the Golden State Warriors. On April 24, 2019, Lou Williams scored 33 points against GSW.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Baseball%27s_100_Greatest_Players
This was 20 years ago, so obviously anyone playing today was not on anyone's radar at that time. Some interesting tidbits from the list though:
-The highest ranked player who had their heyday in the 70s or more recently was Pete Rose at 25. In the top 50, there are only 9 players that fall into this category: Rose (25), Mike Schmidt (28), Steve Carlton (30), Tom Seaver (32), Barry Bonds (34), Greg Maddux (39), Nolan Ryan (41), Reggie Jackson (48), and Tony Gwynn (49).
-There are a total of 8 players on the list who were still actively playing at the time of the list in 1999: Bonds was the highest at 34. Then Maddux (39), Gwynn (49), Rickey Henderson (51), Roger Clemens (53), Cal Ripken Jr. (78), Mark McGwire (91), Ken Griffey Jr. (93).
Thoughts? People on the list that should be higher/lower (keeping in mind the year of 1999, so can't really count what they did in their careers after that if they were active still)? What players that have played since this list (or were already playing at the time of the list, but hadn't amassed an impressive enough career yet to be on it) would be on it today? Some obvious ones: Pujols, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Derek Jeter.
And then PatBev is an UFA the summer after. Right now is as good of a time as any to start a rebuild. Half their roster will be unrestricted free agents and i'm sure the Clippers don't wanna throw huge money on a team that is currently 8-14. A lot of contenders could use a guy like Lou Williams off the bench for a playoff run, and several teams (Bucks/Cavs in particular) have been interested in Deandre. Bev you might wanna keep. Trading for picks (Nets pick?) or young players (Brogdon?) would really help the Clippers rebuilding. Especially if they tank this season and get a good pick
Today’s Dodger of the Day is outfielder Lou Johnson.
Johnson was born September 22, 1932, to Sidney Bell & Shirley Johnson in Lexington, Kentucky. He played baseball and basketball at Dunbar High School; basketball was his first choice. His desire in high school was to play under Adolph Rupp at Kentucky, but Kentucky wasn’t recruiting black players at the time like so many other SEC institutions.
Johnson signed with the New York Yankees in 1953 and played for the Class-D Olean Yankees of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League. Johnson had a .194 batting average over 165 at-bats that year. His three home runs contributed a .297 slugging percentage. He split 1954 between two independent Class-C teams: the hometown Lexington Colts of the Mountain States League and the Pampa Oilers of the West Texas-New Mexico League.
His numbers greatly improved from his stint in Olean. Johnson hit .273 with a .355 for his hometown club and .322 in 90 at-bats for the Oilers. The Oilers won the league by a half-game margin over the Clovis Pioneers.
The Oilers sent Johnson to the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1954 offseason. He only played 28 minor-league games in 1955, most with the Clinton Pirates of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League. There, he batted .238 with 19 and 12 RBI over 24 games. He also played four games for the St. Jean Canadians of the Provincial League in Quebec. Johnson spent the rest of the season in the Negro American League as an outfielder for the Kansas City Monarchs during their final season in the city. The team moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan the next season.
Johnson was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs to begin the 1956 season. Johnson would remain in the Cubs system until 1961. He played 110 games for the Ponca City Cubs of the Sooner State League in 1956. He batted .296 for Ponca City with 14 doubles, 11 triples and 11 home runs. Johnson played with future Cub Billy Williams at Ponca City, as well as future Dodger teammate Jim Brewer.
1957 saw Johnson play for the Burlington Bees of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. He played 87 games that season for the Bees, the last season of his career where he played less than 100 games. Johnson slashed .245/.340/.387 over those 87 games and was second on the tam in stolen bases with 22.
Despite doing ok at Class-B with the Bees, Johnson regressed to begin 1958. Very badly. In 18 games at Burlington in 1958, he batted .117 and only got 16 total bases. For a guy who consistently
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