Hondo could have had a sweep last night if not for Chase Knoblauch, who threw the game away for the Phillies. That offset his victory with the Yankees, so Mr. Aitch ended up treading water at 1,850 nobises below sea level.

Today, he’ll buckle up his chinstrap and get down to some niddy-griddy business with Texas and UConn — 10 units apiece. Also, 10 on the Yanks.

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According to somone familiar with Balloon Boy, who took everyone for a ride Thursday, he and his brothers are allowed to “swear, burp, fart” and “be rude to peo ple.” Now you see what happens when parents are too permissive — you let ’em swear, burp and fart and the next thing you know they’re vomiting into their hand on national television … It doesn’t look like state senator Hiram Monserrate will be going to jail after Thursday’s verdict cleared him of felony charges that he cut his girlfriend’s face with a broken glass. Great, now he’s free to Monserrate someone else’s face.

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