Little Jay Jay seems to have taken today off. Certainly that is good news to everyone with a double digit IQ or higher. When events like this occur the TSA reduces the threat level at airports, children skip happily in front of their homes and life-companions of sports’ fans breathe easier knowing that their loved ones will start the day with a smile.

Yes, Buehrle (Sox) pitched a gem dug from a deep mine and didn’t deserve to lose yesterday. And, yes, Hill (Cubs) pitched as though he was trapped in a mine and didn’t deserve to be in the majors. Well, Buehrle is going to win a lot more of those games than he loses and Hill is going to learn to love the food in Iowa. Where I have actually been served brown gravy on a taco and, no, I didn’t ask for it.

But if you take one quick look around the current state of MLB you will note that the early season prognosticators could have been more wrong only if they picked Barry Bonds as the MVP and Teammate of the Year for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

The Centrals, both AL & NL, are rapidly turning into the divisions where the best team may not win, but the last one standing surely will. They are beating the crap out of each other game after game after game. If any of these teams can put together a decent run outside their division, where wins count just the same, then .500 in the division ought to do it. Because, for whatever reason, all the teams seem to be bringing their A+ games to division rivalries.

As to football, the Bears have been lambasted for not going out and getting another Tony Romo. Last I checked, he was an undrafted free agent. That means that out of almost 300 chances spread over a couple of days, not one team took him. He went from clipboard boy to starter gradually over 3 years. In other words, the Cowboys signed him, developed him and then started him. The Bears used a few late round picks for QB and got an undrafted one as well. In other words, they probably DID find another Tony Romo, you just won’t see him start until around 2011. In the meantime, they filled some serious needs. Since, as has been noted here and on other blogs as well as in the ‘legit’ media, God Almighty would be boobs up on the grass behind the Bears current offensive line. So, they addressed needs for now as well as the future. If, as seems to be the case, they actually start 4 or 5 of these guys right away, this will have been one of their best drafts ever. No reason to panic about them then is there?

The Chicago Fire is 3-1-1 and only 2 points out of first place. They seem to have stepped up their play after last year’s playoff run under, new coach, Denis Hamlett. They look better and better with each passing match and should be a real threat to go all the way this year. As has been noted up here on multiple occasions, the best family dollar you can spend on sports right now is at Toyota Field, so go there.

All in all, there is no reason to be lining up your poisons and heading for the ledge. Yes, there will be tense moments from time to time, but this is shaping up to be a great year to be a Chicago sports’ fan and I hope you can relax enough to appreciate it. So kick back, blog naked and CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE FUN!