Oh crap. I haven't been fulfilling my quota of sports rants recently...
1) Brian Griese threw four interceptions today. So, you know, good thing the Rex Grossman Era is over. Someone actually said, "If Griese did that bad, Grossman would've done worse." I wanted to thwack him. I really did. YOU CAN'T DO WORSE THAN FOUR INTERCEPTIONS. Not without a coach being fired for not benching you.
2) The Colts and Patriots both stomped all over their opponents, which is fun, because neither team was precisely a doormat. I guess someone forgot to tell them they were supposed to be vulnerable to an upset due to looking past this week for their climactic showdown next week. Also, isn't it slightly scary that Peyton Manning is defending a Super Bowl championship and Tom Brady has otherworldly numbers? I seem to remember this usually being the other way around.
3) I'm actually very torn about tonight's World Series game. I want Jon Lester to pitch well, but I also want the Rockies to win. I want them to win at least one game for crying out loud (can you imagine how insufferable Red Sox Nation will be if they sweep?). And... I know it's statistically impossible, but I'd love them to somehow pull off the 3-0 comeback. For one thing, it would be a great allegory for how their entire season went... and to do it against the Red Sox would just be hilarious since that was the team's 2004 claim to fame. I know, I know, it's impossible. Then again, so was the Rockies making the playoffs.
2) The Colts and Patriots both stomped all over their opponents, which is fun, because neither team was precisely a doormat. I guess someone forgot to tell them they were supposed to be vulnerable to an upset due to looking past this week for their climactic showdown next week. Also, isn't it slightly scary that Peyton Manning is defending a Super Bowl championship and Tom Brady has otherworldly numbers? I seem to remember this usually being the other way around.
3) I'm actually very torn about tonight's World Series game. I want Jon Lester to pitch well, but I also want the Rockies to win. I want them to win at least one game for crying out loud (can you imagine how insufferable Red Sox Nation will be if they sweep?). And... I know it's statistically impossible, but I'd love them to somehow pull off the 3-0 comeback. For one thing, it would be a great allegory for how their entire season went... and to do it against the Red Sox would just be hilarious since that was the team's 2004 claim to fame. I know, I know, it's impossible. Then again, so was the Rockies making the playoffs.