Hondo tries to play ‘Hiro

Hondo made a strong move toward the wonderful world of positive digits Thursday when he swept with the Cards and Yankees to lower the debt to 35 mizes.

Friday night: Mr. Aitch will provide a ‘Hiro’s welcome by giving the nod to Tanaka in Toronto — 10 units on the Yanks.

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There may be only one thing that can help the Metamucils this season: More players taking paternity leave! … David Letterman announced his 2015 retirement from CBS on his show Thursday night. Hondo hears the Smithsonian already has requested that Dirty Dave send them his well encrusted Late Night Intern Love Couch. However, Siciliano (aka the Bronx Bomber) claims the Clinton Library has dibs on it … TV chef Nigella Lawson was banned from a flight to the U.S. because of her admitted cocaine use. Upon hearing the news, Toronto mayor Rob Ford immediately invited her to Toronto, asking only that she please not forget to bring the “powdered sugar.”