Hondo, who had a victory in hand with the Royals, became the toast of the West Coast last night when the Cubs shocked Kershaw & Co. to lower the deficit to 1,335 bauers.
Tonight, Mr. Aitch is trying for a three-fave night with the Yankees, Cardinals and Pirates — 20 units apiece on Kuroda, Wainwright and Morton, that old salt.
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It will be good for all the kiddies out there in TV land when all the outrage about Miley Cyrus’ soft-porn performance at the VMAs dies down. Then, and only then, will the networks be able to stop showing replays of The Hardest Twerking Woman in Show Business. … Angry Alec Baldwin unleashed his rage on a photographer yesterday, grabbing him and pinning him against a car. Fortunately, there were plenty of other intrusive paparazzi lying in wait, ready to show what it looks like when a mad man forgets his meds. … Keith “Gasbag” Olbermann, aka Uberdork, made his return to television Monday night. Even though he trashed the Daily Ruse, two words best describe the debut of the Dork on the Deuce: Predictably tedious.