Hondo went double-draino last night, swirling down the tubes with the Brewers and Phillies to raise the number on the big red deficit toteboard to 580 stiebs.
Today, mark him down for a Marcum play — 10 units on the Jays. Also, he’ll say si, si to Sabathia — 10 units on the Yankees.
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Ernie Anastos hosted a half-hour show Friday called “New York Wants To Know” in which New Yorkers were given the opportunity to pose ques tions to celebrities. As it turned out most people just wanted to know why Ernie once told weatherman Nick Gregory to “keep F’n that chicken” … Despite the fact he “misspoke” many times about being a Vietnam veteran, Richard “Lying Dick” Blumenthal has won the Connecticut Democratic Party’s nomi nation to run for the U.S. Senate. For purposes of full disclosure, his campaign commercials should be re quired to close with: “My name’s Lying Dick and I approved this message.”