In the words of Simon Cowell: That was appalling! The American Idle hit a sour note for the Twins last night in Seattle, which again left Hondo singing the blues about being in the red.

Tonight, with 760 amalfitanos owed, Mr. Aitch will side with A.A. Sanchez over R.A. Dickey — 10 units on the Marlins.

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At this point, BP CEO Tony Heward and umpire Jim Joyce seem to be in a dead heat for MHMiA — Most Hated Man in America . . . Hondo hears the Gore marriage hit the rocks after Al found out that when Tipper referred to him as her BFF, she meant Big Fat Fraud . . . Taking the obligatory potshot at Dubya, Paul “Paulie No Prenup” McCartney praised Obama by saying, “it’s great to have a president who knows what a library is.” Meanwhile, if Paul had paid a visit to a library and done some research on the benefits of prenuptial agreements, he wouldn’t have lost $48 million in his divorce settlement.

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