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11/06/2006: "Arrrr ... This Be The Sports Rant ..."

Sorry ... I think I'm having a Pesky flashback. That or some bad chili ...

- The bodyswitching between the Colts' Peyton Manning and the Pats' Tom Brady appears to be complete, if last night is any indication. Manning was efficient, calm and relaxed as he marched the offense down the frozen field at will. Brady, on the other hand, looked stiff and tight as he threw four picks. The pundits claim that all you need is Brady and Belichick, and who the receivers are doesn't really matter. But twice last night Brady tried to stick the ball somewhere it wouldn't fit, and each time he got tipped and intercepted. That's a sure sign of someone trying too hard to make something happen. Remember, fellas - no matter how good your stars are, it's still a team sport.

- The basketball season has tipped off, and done so in a relatively quiet fashion. I smiled when Shaq and the Heat got bitchslapped by Chicago after their ring ceremony on Opening Night; you gotta look up from those rings, guys. The Lakers looked pretty good for three games, but last night the Sonics showed the rest of the league where the weaknesses are. Should make for an interesting season, though.

- Did anyone else notice that the Anaheim Ducks are undefeated after the first fourteen games of the season? I guess all they had to do was drop the "Mighty" moniker to finally live up to it. And then there's the Kings ... ugh!

- With all the talk about his off-field antics and his bitching about not getting enough throws his way, has anyone else noticed that no one drops as many easy passes as Terrell Owens? He ham-fisted what would have been a game-winner again Sunday ...

- Lance Armstrong was the toughest guy on the block when it came to the Tour de France, but a lot of people turned their noses when he decided to run the New York Marathon without having ever completed a run of over 20 miles. When he publicly declared his goal to be a sub-three hour finish, people laughed. It damned near killed him, but LA finished the marathon yesterday - 30 seconds under three hours. Props for being man enough to acknowledge just how hard it really was ...

- Oh, great. Having conquered everything else in the golfing world, Tiger Woods has decided to start a course design business. Can't wait to watch him try to "Tiger-proof" a track the way his fellow architects do ...