What a shame! Just when Hondo starts to get hot the season has to end. Mr. Aitch closed out the year in championship form last night at the Stadium, scoring with the Yankees to slash the season-ending deficit to a crisp 1,615 hugginses.

Today, nothing doing. Adios till April from daily Hondo.

Warren Buffett took a trip down memory lane this week when he bought Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for $24 billion. Sources say the nostalgic Oracle of Omaha next may contact Western Union about buying its telegraph poles . . . – – – . . . Illinois political operatives were disappointed Corzine wasn’t able to pull out a late victory Tuesday night. They can’t understand why he didn’t just raid the cemeteries for the necessary votes. hondo@nypost.com