Hondo took a few steps in the wrong direction last night as his lone victory with Oklahoma State was overwhelmed by losses with the Marlins, Giants and Oklahoma, which boosted the NRN (nasty red num- ber) to 2,245 abramowiczes.

Today, Mr. Aitch will try to ride his NFL Best Bets to paydirt — 20 units apiece on the Patriots, Saints and Packers.

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The Metamucils said last week they intend to bring in the fences next year to accommodate their weak-hitting lineup. Leave it to the Wilpons to go from a Ponzi scheme to a pansy scheme. . . . Nielsen, the TV ratings system, announced it has discovered a glitch in the way it collects data. That means “Countdown” with Keith “Gasbag” Olbermann, aka Uberdork, could be generating even fewer than 142,000 viewers a night, as was recently reported. Pathetic!

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