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Hondo is bucking up

Hondo had a successful Fenway flight last night with the Orioles, who overcame the odds and beat the Sawx to lower the deficit to 1,385 skinners.

Tonight, it’s not Miller time, it’s Iron City time, so Mr. Aitch will plunge on the Pirates – 20 units on Liriano to cuff the Cards.

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The leaks on plans for Syria continue to pour out of the White House, which isn’t all that surprising. After all, having informed the Taliban in 2009 about the surge in Afghanistan as well as U.S. withdrawal plans, it’s only fair Obama & Co. keep the Syrians up to speed about the military’s intentions … Al Jazeera America is off to a sluggish start, with most of its nightly shows reportedly averaging 40,000-50,000 viewers – also known as “why bother territory.” If this keeps up Al Jazeera soon could be in danger of falling behind MSNBC in the ratings.

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