Hondo encountered problems in Houston last night when he crashed with the Cubs for a third straight loss that shrunk the wad to 460 monbouquettes

Today, Mr. Aitch will test the Pa. system — 10 units apiece on the Pirates and Phillies.

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Letterman reportedly is closing in on Conan in the ratings race. The viewers must have enjoyed Dirty Old Dave’s slut jokes about Sarah Palin as well as his “knocked-up” line about her 14-year-old daughter . . . The Late Show staff had better be on the lookout for Dirty Old Dave trying some stupid rope tricks . . . Jimmy Fallon was named “Person of the Year” at Monday’s Webby Awards. Must’ve been a lean year in that category . . . No word yet on who was named Internet Predator of the Year.

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