Hondo, who’d lost three straight, put a halt to the hemorrhaging last night when he hooked the Mar lins to boost his bulging bankroll to 505 lindblads.

Tonight, he’ll give the nod to Duchscherer (or Chsch, for short), who has been showing some ace-like quali ties – 10 units. Also, 10 on Lincecum, of course.

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NEWSFLASH: Thirteen people were injured on the first day of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. In a strange coincidence all are believed to be complete idiots . . . How sad that Ken Griffey Jr. didn’t make the NL All-Star team. Surely everyone was looking forward to another round of “I hate the Stadium because Billy Martin yelled at me when I was a kid” stories.

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