I'm Back, Bitches

So, you thought that my blog was as dead as Dollar Bill Wirtz. I can’t blame you; I did too. I never meant to stop posting; it’s just that I was down to about two readers, and I had to focus on stuff that actually had a chance to make me money.

I do regret that I was down for so long, and I know I passed on many big stories, not the least of which is the Cubs in the playoffs. (Upshot: I’m a lot more surprised by how many fans actually expected the Cubs to win that series than I am by the Diamondbacks’ sweep.)

And I had a ton of good lines that I had to pass up, too. “Cedric Benson has the loudest three-yard-per-carry average in NFL history” … “Cedric Benson says he’ll block Shaun Phillips ‘any time, anywhere’ -- how about ‘on the field, last Sunday’ ” … “Cedric Benson wants to make us forget Thomas Jones, but he hasn’t even made me forget Anthony Thomas” … “If Cedric Benson wants to be a feature back in the NFL, he might consider catching a flippin’ screen pass every now and again” …

Come to think of it, I really don’t like Cedric Benson.

But enough about him. This is a blog for all of Chicago sports, and now that it’s Big Ten basketball season, it’s time to get it under way again (at least for the next week or so). Stop by and enjoy!