MLB

Hondo backs the ‘Backs

The Braves blasted the Bucs, and the gritty Tigers scratched out a “W” in St. Pete to give Hondo a terrific two-for-Tuesday that lowered the debt to 1,350 stankiewiczes.

Wednesday: Mr. Aitch will take a shot in D.C. with Cahill on the mound — 10 units the Diamondbacks slither past the Nats.


Costumed characters in Times Square reportedly are looking to form a union. Apparently, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Minnie Mouse, et. al, feel they need to organize to avoid NYPD interference as they pursue their inalienable right to shake down as many saps as possible. … Emailer Donny Mac, hearing skinny-dipping Joe Biden recently dined on lobster at 75 Main in the Hamptons, writes it was a good move by the waiter to give him the extra long bib just in case the VP decided to drop trou during the meal. … Mike Lupica wrote about taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in Tuesday’s Daily Ruse. Rumor has it, according to one of Hondo’s modest colleagues, that “Lil Him” used a Dixie Cup and ended up drenched from head to toe.