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The New York Yankees and New York Mets battle for back-page press on a daily basis and share one of the most intense rivalries in Major League Baseball, but it seems both sides are willing to put aside their differences for the purpose of recognizing history.   

Like Democrat or Republican or Star Trek or Star Wars, American League or National League is one of those furious debates. Ask it out loud in a room full of people, and there will be raised voices.

Goodness knows we all have our biases when it comes to the AL vs. NL debate. In the interest of full disclosure, I know I do. I used to live in New England and now live about 20 minutes outside of Oakland, so I've never really had a choice but to be an American League guy. It's in my blood.

One of the greats has passed. Dr.

Ike Davis’ nightmare 2013 season continues to spiral out of control with each at-bat, and he could be demoted to the minors in the near future, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York.

FINAL

New York Yankees 1 - 2 New York Mets

WP: Scott Rice (3-3, 3.38 ERA)

LP: Mariano Rivera (0-1, 1.86 ERA)

Top 6th: Lyle Overbay RBI single

Bottom 9th: David Wright RBI single, Lucas Duda RBI walkoff single

From misplayed fly balls in center field to an 0-for-5, four-strikeout game at the plate, it's safe to say that the Los Angeles Dodgers won in spite of Matt Kemp on Memorial Day.

It’s amazing what a difference a year can make.

After Memorial Day Weekend the Boston Red Sox are currently sitting on top of the AL East at 32-20. At this time last year the Sox were cellar dwellers in the AL East at 24-24. They would ultimately stay in the cellar in 2012 finishing the year in last place at 69-93.

The Houston Astros and Miami Marlins took different routes to end up in the dirty cellar of Major League Baseball.

The question is who will get out of the sewage first?

There's more than enough injuries to fill 20 slides this week. Big injuries to big names are good for my job security but bad for the game. Missing Bryce Harper, Clay Buchholz or David Price costs teams wins and dollars, but beyond that, the lack of effort in prevention and research is problematic for the future of the game. 

The Baltimore Orioles have scored five runs or more in 10 consecutive road games, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Tuesday, as they meet up with the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.

Sports bettors will find that the Orioles are +106 underdogs in the pro baseball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total sits at 8.5 in the betting market.

Let's take a closer look at this interleague matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction along the way.