Hondo, who hit with Cleveland on Sunday, went to the Indians’ well once too often as they were blud geoned by the Birds last night to pare the earnings to 645 mcdowells.

Tonight, he expects Litsch to pitch in in Chicago – 10 units on the Blue Jays over those darn Chisox.

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Rachel Maddow, a protégé of gasbag Keith Olber mann, made her debut last night as host of her own MSNBC show. Sources say execs are encouraging the portsider to undergo a makeover to soften her image because Olbermann doesn’t like the idea of being the network’s least manly looking host.

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