The beats go on and on. Reeling Hondo took another thrashing last night with the Reds, whose loss in St. Louis caused the deficit to expand to 1,695 guras.
Tonight, Mr. Aitch will strike up the band and go with The One And Only Jimmy Shields — 20 units on the Royals to maul Minnesota. Also, desperation dictates a 20-unit play on the Cubs over Kershaw.
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Taylor Swift was caught mouthing the words “shut the f–k up” Sunday night while a former boyfriend was on stage during the VMAs. Apparently, the singer has fallen under the Svengali-like influence of Brian Cashman … Chris Christie threw out the first pitch before the Little League championship game Sunday. Williamsport officials insisted the Jersey guv throw from in front of the mound, because they were concerned that if he threw from on top of the mound there would be no mound.