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ABOUT US

Greg Prince and Jason Fry
Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans.

Greg Prince discovered the Mets when he was 6, during the magical summer of 1969. He is a Long Island-based writer, editor and communications consultant. Contact him here.

Jason Fry is a Brooklyn writer whose first memories include his mom leaping up and down cheering for Rusty Staub. Check out his other writing here.

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The Faith and Fear Magic Number Countdown was a 2006 Production of Zed Duck Studios.

Chasing The Clouds Away

Hey partner: Do you remember the 27th night of September?
C'mon, think…six years ago. You and I witnessed what nobody has seen since then, what many of us hope to see tonight.
We saw the Mets clinch at Shea!
WOO-HOO!
OK, it wasn't that woo-hooish. But it happened. Surely one of the six most memorable clinches in Mets history […]

Chasing The Clouds Away

Hey partner: Do you remember the 27th night of September?

C’mon, think…six years ago. You and I witnessed what nobody has seen since then, what many of us hope to see tonight.

We saw the Mets clinch at Shea!

WOO-HOO!

OK, it wasn’t that woo-hooish. But it happened. Surely one of the six most memorable clinches in Mets history […]

Simply Dismayin' Again

Everybody cleared out? Sanchez? Bay? Ronnie Freaking Paulino? We wouldn't want to hurt a single human being.
Not so fast there, Randa.
KA-BOOM!!!
Pity, I really liked PNC Park. Of course I saw it when the Cardinals were the visiting team and I had nothing invested in the outcome. It was much prettier then. But you know the […]

Simply Dismayin' Again

Everybody cleared out? Sanchez? Bay? Ronnie Freaking Paulino? We wouldn’t want to hurt a single human being.

Not so fast there, Randa.

KA-BOOM!!!

Pity, I really liked PNC Park. Of course I saw it when the Cardinals were the visiting team and I had nothing invested in the outcome. It was much prettier then. But you know the […]

Kiss My Aesthetics

Clinch today. Clinch in Pittsburgh. Clinch in front of Xavier Nady. Clinch in front of Jeromy Burnitz. Clinch in front of Ty Wigginton and Marvell Wynne and Tim Foli and anybody else who used to be a Met. Clinch and send them a check.
Clinch today. Clinch on your own. Or clinch by the hand of […]

Kiss My Aesthetics

Clinch today. Clinch in Pittsburgh. Clinch in front of Xavier Nady. Clinch in front of Jeromy Burnitz. Clinch in front of Ty Wigginton and Marvell Wynne and Tim Foli and anybody else who used to be a Met. Clinch and send them a check.

Clinch today. Clinch on your own. Or clinch by the hand of […]

Revenge is a Dish Best Served to Pirates

There are 15 teams who are National League opponents of the Mets. If you're trying to list them, I'll bet I know which one you tend to forget.
The Pirates have faded so far from their glories of the '70s and early '90s, become such a non-factor in the competitive scheme of things and, most relevantly, […]

Revenge is a Dish Best Served to Pirates

There are 15 teams who are National League opponents of the Mets. If you’re trying to list them, I’ll bet I know which one you tend to forget.

The Pirates have faded so far from their glories of the ’70s and early ’90s, become such a non-factor in the competitive scheme of things and, most relevantly, […]

Flat For Now

MY LOVELY WIFE: So, no champagne tonight?
ME: Well, we could if the Phillies lose.
MY LOVELY WIFE: Or we could have some and buy some more tomorrow.