Hondo zipped right along with the Mets yesterday and then scored again with the Giants, whose conquest of the Small Bears completed the sweep and lowered the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,720 mcauliffes.

Today, Mr. Aitch, operating on the theory that The Great Verlander can’t lose them all, once again will back the Tigers ace with a 10-unit play.

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According to research, bedbugs don’t enjoy dining on blood that has alcohol in it, and as a result they lay fewer eggs after latching on to a booze hound. That could explain why Ted Kennedy never had a bedbug problem … SuperNanny Bloomberg is taking a lot of flack for wanting to ban sugary beverages that come in cups bigger than 16 ounces. However, critics are ignoring what could be a positive side effect: with the country’s budding cannibal problem, the ban could help keep the flesh-eating zombies out of New York. After all, once they’ve finished feasting on their fellow man, most cannibals no doubt need at least a 32-ounce soda to wash it all down.

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