Girardi and the Yankees cost Hondo a big score last night, stumbling in Game 5 to push the debt to 1,820 chamblisses.

Today, he’ll try to get the beat going with a one- unit play on Bo Diddley in the seventh at Belmont.

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WABC newsman Bill Ritter this week referred to Ber nie Kerik as New York City’s former “top c – – k.” Ritter felt bad until veteran anchor Ernie Anastos called and offered these words of advice: “Keep f – – – – – g that chicken.”

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