Hondo treaded water with the Brewers and Marlins yesterday, hitting with the former and missing with the latter to leave the bankroll holding steady at 765 sturdivants.

Tonight, he expects Ortiz to continue to show devotion to The Cause – 10 units on the Twins.

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Joan Baez says she doesn’t know why officials at Walter Reed Hospital won’t let her perform for the wounded soldiers. Could be because they feel the patients are already depressed and would only be come more so if they were subjected to folk music.

hondo@nypost.com