Irene did nothing to improve Hondo’s Saturday night luck as he wiped out in typical weekend fash ion with the Cubs and Padres to boost the deficit to a season-high 2,565 brunets.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch will turn to The Good Weaver for some great pitching in Texas — 20 units on the Angels.

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The stock for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts went up 9 percent Friday after the company reported an 11 percent increase in sales for the recent quarter. Company management should issue a statement thanking all the fat folks whose rampant gorging contributed so much to the obese earnings report. . . . Big-spending former N.Y. guv George Pataki said he won’t seek the Republican nomination for Prez. Reaction, what little could be found, ranged from: “Who cares!” to “Thank God!”

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