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NBC's Bob Costas interrupted US Open coverage yesterday to pontificate on the Mets' overzealous celebration of a win that might ultimately not be enough to stop them from being overtaken by the Marlins, calling the home plate pounding of the otherwise-slumping Kirk Nieuwenhuis, "an indication of the ongoing decline of western civilization."

In the context of a marathon season, it's easy to read too much into any short stretch of games.

The road to the 2012 National League Cy Young Award started at Rangers Ballpark in 2005, when R.A. Dickey was presented with a strong organizational belief that he couldn't succeed as a major-league pitcher without a major overhaul.

This story is contributed by a member of the Treasure Coast community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TCPalm.com The 2013 Hammerheads squad features tons of exciting young talent, including two who were acquired in the blockbuster trade with Toronto last offseason.

First-round pick Phillip Bickford is the type of powerful young pitcher the Blue Jays targeted in the Draft.

The Blue Jays are still buried in the American League East cellar, with a long way to go.

On Tuesday night, Bobby Parnell blew his first save in more than a month. While his two blown saves in April can be blamed on errant fielding, this one was all on Parnell, whose only out came on Steve Lombardozzi 's game-winning sac fly that lifted the Nationals over the Mets 3-2 .

As always, there's the irony and tragedy and reality that Alex Rodriguez, like his bulging brethren Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, didn't need the juice to be great.

Every time Matt Harvey takes the mound, as he is scheduled to do Friday night at Citi Field, Mets fans should thank Jose Reyes, Bryce Harper, Arte Moreno and Bernard Madoff, among others, for their roles in getting Harvey to Flushing.

Nashville native R.A. Dickey is a "Star Wars" fan, so it's no surprise that he described his move to Canada in sci-fi terms.

Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has built an early lead in National League All-Star voting at his position, but left fielder Carlos Gonzalez -- one of the most productive outfielders in the Majors -- is shockingly far out of the top three spots.

Two months into the season and six months removed from the Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tenn., the jury is still out on offseason moves made in preparation for the 2013 campaign.

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 4-3 to the San Diego Padres last night in 17-innings. The game ended around 3am in Toronto.

Marlins manager Mike Redmond said, "We're getting close" on power hitter Giancarlo Stanton's return to the lineup, but also, "We can't put a timetable on it." "He said he felt a lot better, which is great," Redmond said.

The Miami Marlins may own the worst record in baseball, but Marcell Ozuna and Jose Fernandez are giving them some hope for the future.

Padres 101 provides 24/7 obsessive sports coverage of the San Diego Padres as a part of Sports Media 101 .

As expected, the Mailbag this week is chock full of Brett Lawrie questions and comments , both good and bad.

When Alex Anthopoulos made blockbuster deals with the Miami Marlins and New York Mets to acquire the likes of Jose Reyes , Josh Johnson and R.A. Dickey , he couldn't have envisioned his Blue Jays mired in last place in the American League East two months into the season.

A curious pattern has emerged in recent years in which people high up in the Mets organization take shots at the team.

Luis Valbuena's slide was late. Most are, when a runner barrels into second base with the goal of disrupting a double play.