The Giants were unable to preserve a seven-run lead in K.C. yesterday, which prevented Hondo from preserving a plus-500 bottom line.

Today, with the earnings down to 455 butlers, Sheets looks good on paper in Atlanta – 10 units on the Brewers.

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Tonight is Fan/Fertilizer Appreciation Night at Shea. To commemorate what new skipper Jerry Manuel thinks of the Shea faithful, all Metamucil fans/fertilizer will receive a little bag o’ dung. It’s management’s way of saying: We might stink, but so do you, suckers . . . Maybe the Mets should change the name of their new stadium from Citi Field to something that rhymes with Citi.

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