Hondo’s anti-Pedro strategy proved to be a costly one yesterday as he went belly up with the Reds to lower the earnings to a still-beefy 305 luzinskis.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch will go with a pair of live ‘dogs – 10 units apiece on Guthrie and Happy Halladay.

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That was some shocker on the front and back pages of yesterday’s Daily Ruse, which reported that Joe Torre “hints that he’d like to return.” Imagine that: a guy hinting he wants to keep a job like man ager of the Yankees that pays him $7 million a year. Read all about it! . . . Hillary told an Iowa audience yesterday that if elected she’ll ask some distin guished Americans,including her husband, to travel the world proclaiming that “America is back!” Bill’s response? Road trip, baby!!!

Coming tomorrow in The Post’s NFL 2007 Pullout: Hondo’s Week 1 selections.

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