Hondo had his so-so splitter working for him yes terday as he connected with the Yanks but clunked with the Cubs, which resulted in a slight reduction in the earnings to 165 santos.

Today, he expects the O’s and A’s to dot their I’s, cross their T’s, mind their P’s and Q’s, and ring up a couple of KO’s. OK? Ten units apiece on Baltimore and Oakland.

$

Hillary has challenged Obama to a no-moderator debate – “Lincoln-Douglas style.” When Bill Clinton was asked if he’d ever squared off Lincoln-Douglas style, he replied: Which way is that, with both peo ple standing up, kind of close and facing each other? Ooowee! You betcha, I’ve done it that way lots of times, although not so much now that I’m older.

hondo@nypost.com