Random thoughts on a plethora of sports yesterday.

1) I think Alfonso Soriano was the best player in the game last season. But the Cubs overpaid in both years and money. Soriano is already "30" years old. An 8 year contract is pretty insane, yes the 8th year is a team option, but the 7th year is a player option, I'm sure will be picked up by Soriano at that time. Soriano has improved each of the past 3 seasons because he is in his prime, now at 30 probably three maybe four more years of above average numbers and then the steep decline will begin because of the type of all-around offensive player he is. I can't wait for Chicago fans to be complaining about this contract in 2012.

2) How pissed must NBC be? The new flex scheduling allows them to pick what game they want on Sunday night. So they pick a juicy matchup between the Eagles and Colts in Indy and can bill it as McNabb vs. Manning. Oh wait, Donovan McNabb tears his ACL against the Titans. Dick Ebersol must have been on his knees to Roger Goodell asking to switch again. Come watch Jeff Garcia lead the Eagles again Peyton Manning, oh what am I saying this is gonna be an awful game on NBC! Gotta feel bad for the commercial reader on this one.

3) Jimmie Johnson finally got his Nextel Cup title. I still would like to know if we had put Tony Stewart in 11th place, 5 points behind the 10th place driver in the Chase and reconfigured all the points with him in it, what place Tony Stewart would have come in. Had to have been top 3.

4) Old Dominion pounded #8 Georgetown by 13 last night in their gym that they haven't lost in since 1982. I mention this cause I'm a fan of the Colonial Athletic Association, as you may have noticed all my picks of the day have come from that conference, I do that cause I know the conference. This is a big win for the Monarchs and for the Colonial that helps validate what George Mason did last year. Beware Blaine Taylor and his team.

5) The UTAH JAZZ are 9-1. They've bene doing it withoutAndrei Kirilenko, but Carolos Boozer, Mehmet Okur, and Deron Williams are playing fantastic while Derek Fisher is a solid veteran to have coming off the bench. They could end up with a division title, but remember they started off great two years ago and missed the playoffs. Now if AK47 can just stay healthy they can be really dangerous in the playoffs, plus I need him for my fantasy team.

6) College Hooops 2k7 comes out today. Awesome.

7) I have nothing to say about the NHL, sorry.

College Basketball Pick of the Day:
Duke -5.5 vs. Air Force

Record: 4-1
Yesterday, Towson +28 @ Kansas, Towson 61 Kansas 87