Blue Jays bury Hondo

Hondo took a thumping on Thursday, getting battered with the Blue Jays and smacked with Southern Cal to send the deficit skyrocketing to 1,642 agbayanis.

Friday night: In the battle of former former Red Sox beer and chicken buddies, Mr. Aitch will go with Lester, aka Jonny Lager, to chug past Lackey and the Cards — 20 units. Also, 20 on deGrom and the Mets to steal Game 1 against Kershaw, aka The Playoff Pushover. As for the NLDS wagers, he will stick with the Small Bears and Metamucils — 20 units apiece.

DirecTV is using veteran comedian Fred Willard in one of its commercials, which isn’t a bad choice. Who better than Dirty Old Fred to make the point that if you stay home and watch DirecTV, there’s no way you can be arrested for taking matters into your own hands in a Hollywood adult movie theater ... With Joe Biden mulling whether to cannonball into the presidential race, emauler Ed Buckmir points out that if he does decide to run, he’ll no doubt be a gaffe a minute.

For Hondo’s indepth analyses and selections of this week’s NFL games, turn to Page 65.