You know what they say: Good pitching beats godawful hitting. That was the theory Hondo put in play Monday at Citi Field where the Cubs flushed the Metamucils to lower the deficit to 1,465 cloningers.
Tuesday night: You can’t go wrong with Aaron as the main man for the Braves, so Mr. Aitch will drop 10 units on Harang. Also, 10 on sure-as-shootin’ Scherzer and the Tigers to make Archer quiver.
Bill Clinton, who turns 68 Tuesday, reportedly had an early birthday celebration Saturday at a restaurant in Amagansett. One of the ex-Prez’s presents was a box of cigars, which he said he was happy to receive because he was running low, even though he doesn’t smoke … Hillary was at the get-together and ordered some skirt steak, to the surprise of no one … Phil Simms says he won’t use the name “Redskins” when doing NFL broadcasts this season and instead will refer to the team exclusively as “Washington.” That happens to be very offensive to the players, since it’s presently associated with an incompetent President, a skinny-dipping Vice President, a do-nothing Congress and a crack-smoking former mayor.