MLB

Hondo splits the bit

Greinke and the Dodgers spared Hondo a double-flusher Saturday night as they partially offset the shoddy craftsmanship by the Royals’ one and only Jimmy Shields, who pitched like any Tom, Dick or Harry. Thus, the accounts payable grew to 170 pinsons

Sunday: Mr. Aitch will have the Cingrani (hold the capers, please) — 10 units on the Reds over the Rays. Also, he expects Morton, that old salt, to help the Bucs barrel over the Brewers.

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Kathleen Sebelius, who thoroughly botched the ObamaCare rollout, resigned last week from her position as Health and Human Services Secretary, but a replacement already has been found. Then again, it likely was an easy job to fill, since competence obviously is not a requirement … Al Jazeera America reportedly is averaging an intimate 15,000 viewers. Apparently, the Oman-based network has been unable to lure many members of its target audience – the psycho left – away from MSNBC.