Ice-cold Hondo performed his patented triple-

draino maneuver yesterday with much help from the Rangers, Royals and Cubs, whose collective failures sent the runaway deficit soaring to a season-high 650 willses.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch has a hunch the Royals will have good reason to celebrate — 10 units on Chen.

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Superman, according to reports, will renounce his U.S. citizenship in an upcoming comic book. Word is the historic development will come about when he can’t produce a copy of his citizenship certificate, and a relentless band known as “citizenshippers” drives him out of the country . . . Hondo’s playing only one of the prop bets being offered for today’s royal wedding. He’s taking “over 50” for the number of people who actually are bored to death from watching the blessed event.

hondo@nypost.com