Hondo, who was beaten yesterday afternoon with Beautician in the sixth at Saratoga and the Bucs in St. Louis, bounced back last night with the Giants to put the debt at 1,220 hrbeks.

Tonight, he senses the Rays will be hit by a rough case of Post-Yankee-Series-Letdown Syndrome — 10 units on the Twins.

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Steeler fans gave Roethlisberger an enthusiastic welcome on his first day at training camp. It’s good to see that some terrible sexual behavior hasn’t soured the Terrible Towel-wavers on Genital Ben . . . According to Blogger Bob Mantz: “Studies show that the strength and power-building effects of anabolic steroids can help an athlete for up to three years after stopping their use. Based on that research, Alex Rodriguez must have stopped using July 22, 2007.”

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