Michael Pineda’s latest pine-tar debacle put Hondo in a sticky situation Wednesday night as it helped start him on his way to a double-downer with the Yankees and Phillies that raised the deficit to 515 mahaffeys.
Just a thought but with two years off because of injuries, shouldn’t Pineda have been able to come up with some better hiding places for his pine tar than his left hand and neck?
Thursday: Mr. Aitch is feeling a bout of Lynn-sanity coming on, so he will drop 10 units on the Cards to fatten up their averages against Big Bart and the Metamucils.
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Joe “The Gaffe Machine” Biden told lawmakers in Ukraine: “You will not walk this road alone. We will walk it with you.” That must have provide some tonic for the embattled Ukrainians, who had to be in need of a good knee-slapper. Word is the laughter could be heard from Kiev to Damascus.
Goose from Manhattan on Keyshawn Johnson getting arrested for a domestic dispute with his girlfriend: “I understand at his arraignment Keyshawn told the judge: ‘Just give me the damn bail.’”