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Want to hear about my idea for a new TV show? Hey ESPN!

roberto-clementeI have the TV on regardless whether I am watching it or not. I have shows that I DVR and none that I can say are can’t miss viewing. Most of my shows have jumped the shark and so I watch out of habit, not because they are interesting anymore.

Because of this I have thought about a show that I would love to watch. Here is my idea.

Imagine Back to the Future meets a Roberto Clemente documentary. What would have happened if Roberto Clemente did not get in that plane? What would his stats have projected to be? What good would have come to the world? Based on trends for players stats of his age and like stats project out for a complete career. His personal life? What relationships did he have that would have made him a major player in the politics of his local country? Build a story around what life for us as baseball fans, humanitarians, and people would be like had Clemente lived a full life.

The stories of tragedy in sports are endless and full of emotion and motivation. Thurman Munson, Daryl Kile (come on I am consciously streaming here), Marshall football, Oklahoma State basketball, Roy Hobbs ;) , the 72′ Olympics, Hank Gathers, Len Bias, and so many more stories.

Sports help me deal with my daily life with the lessons I have learned. Imagine what these people could have brought to our lives or others. Would you watch it? Comment on the site and share this story on Facebook or Twitter so maybe I get the chance to pitch it?

AllTeamz.com….. The Final Stretch

A friend of mine and I bootstrapped our own Internet Startup recently, www.allteamz.com, to solve some of the problems parents have when finding a team for their kids.

Check us out on www.facebook.com/allteamz

Check us out on www.twitter.com/allteamz

We are in the process of putting the final touches on our application. It seems funny to call it an application since it’s a website…….. but accurate. We are going to make sure that our location services are everything you as a user and team would expect them to be. Location is the driving force behind the results you see as a customer. Once we feel it’s the best it can be,www.allteamz.com will be released to the people who need it most. Continue reading

Dwight Howard should host SNL in February

Have you ever seen Peyton Manning’s appearance on SNL. It was Saturday Night gold. One of the funniest hosts that I can remember. Eli Manning was a pretty good sport too.

As a Lakers fan, I see lots of interviews of Dwight Howard and that dude is funny. In an interview with Mike Trudell the other day he commented about how he asked D’antoni if he should hit the 2 to tie it or the 3 to win it. Mike’s response…. we are up by 15. The reported didn’t even chuckle but I was cracking up. Besides just a good sense of humor, he is good at imitating anyone around him and in quick fashion. Check out the video from Dwight on the team plane. I would like to kick it with this guy and just hear him clown. 

The Lakers play Brooklyn on February 5th and since he will be on the East Coast I would like to start a little campaign to get D12 to host SNL. It worked for Betty White. Let’s get the big man on the show. Let’s try to make it happen! Tweet @DwightHoward #D12onSNL and see if we can get it trending.

Edit: Here is another hilarious commercial starring none other than D12.

Immigrants will take the jobs Americans do not want

I have been watching the debates and I hear the candidates saying illegal immigration is a problem. I have asked Azul to let me interview her on video so she can tell you a little bit about her story. If you feel immigrants are coming to take your job and should be sent back on the first bus out of town, then her story will not change your mind. However, if you are concerned about how the issue should be handled as a human being, then it might be enlightening. The interview is pending when she has time to sit down and do it. Read how she has changed my mind though Continue reading

Baseball Fan Meet Slingbox. Slingbox Meet Superfan

My love affair with baseball is long and well documented. With that being said I believe I was born on September 30th so that I can celebrate and then prepare myself for October.

October is here. Those regular season games I watched have all ended and no longer start at 7:35PM. Now that it is a playoff baseball time and the games are likely to be played during the day, I have to work efficiently to stay in the loop on my teams.

Today I am sitting in my cubicle with 3 monitors and lots of work to complete but…….. Continue reading

My Crazy and Fun Daughters

I recently restored my 2002 Jeep Wrangler. 32 inch tires with a 2″ suspension lift.. Hannah, my daughter is going to start driving in March of 2013 and will be driving it as her daily vehicle. Lucky kid! She did not know how to drive stick shift so this was our first lesson. We headed to an off-road trail and while the video doesn’t do it justice it was a bit of a rough drive for her first time. Just so you are aware we are all a little sarcastic.

So that Hailey does not feel left out, she is the crazy kid in our family and here she is doing her best daredevil impression. Bungee Jumping!

Boxee to XBMC, Building your own Home Theater PC

I have written about Boxee and some of the things I have done to set it up at my house on my HTPC.

Recently, I read that Boxee was not going to be developed any more and so I felt the need to upgrade my little home server.

I wiped out Windows 7 and installed Linux Mint 13, after some struggles getting the sound to work over HDMI it worked perfectly. Installing XBMC is pretty simple and as easy as choosing it from the software manager.

There are two features that I absolutely love about XBMC, the ability to stream videos over airplay and the remote I have installed on my Samsung Galaxy Note is full featured.

If you need help setting it up drop me a line in the comments.