Hondo survived the nail-biter last night with the Cards, who did everything but blow a 6-0 lead in Milwaukee before ultimately causing the deficit to fall to 190 ruthvens.
Today, Mr. Aitch will wrap things up early at Wrigley with a Villanueva play — 10 units on the Small Bears to hose Leake.
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The FBI released wanted posters Wednesday of three men wanted in connection with the Benghazi attack. If it seems the bureau is a tad tardy with such a move, it could be that officials were taking their cue from Hillary “What Difference Does It Make” Clinton, John “We Got A Lot More Important Things To Move On To” Kerry or Jay “Benghazi Was A Long Time Ago” Carney … Desperate Martha Stewart still hasn’t found a man to ease her condition — raging horniness. Since it’s Derby weekend and Martha is still hot to trot, she might want to try to hook up with Goldencents’ minority owner Rick Pitino, who could be up for a ride. As colleague Art Wicky points out, if they go to Pitino’s favorite restaurant and mount a table, as he did in a previous encounter, two objectives could be achieved: Martha would relieve her tension, and she could try out her new Martha Stewart stain remover … Former CIA boss General David Petraeus has landed a job on the faculty of USC. Figures he would end up as a Trojan.
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Hondo’s Kentucky Derby selections, which formerly were based on the Hondosage Index but now are derived from his Gallop Poll, can be found on Page 66.