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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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by Greg Prince on 3 June 2021 3:09 am
Welcome to YouTube! Based on your viewing history, these videos are specially recommended for you!
DELUGE OF OFFENSE OUT OF THE GATE
Six New York Mets come to bat right away at Chase Field, six New York Mets get hits right away — first time leading off a game since 1979! Jonathan Villar singles; Francisco Lindor singles; […]
by Greg Prince on 28 July 2020 3:59 am
For the past two nights, I haven’t had to think about what to watch on television. It was summer and the Mets were on. The viewing menu for any Mets fan in summer has been dependably predictable that way since 1962. Sub in radio for television if that’s how you roll.
Score one for dependability, predictability […]
by Greg Prince on 30 November 2019 4:18 pm
A few years ago, Howie Rose suggested to Josh Lewin that if they were to go down to the field from the broadcast booth at Citi Field and ask the players warming up for that night’s game if they knew what day it was, most would have little idea because, Howie explained, ballplayers never have […]
by Greg Prince on 21 September 2019 12:35 pm
Oh, those beautiful round numbers coming out of the most roundly spelled state in the union, O-H-I-O…
10 wins for the preeminent pitcher in the league.
50 homers for the most prodigious slugger in the world.
80 wins for the team that still allows us to dream.
Three-and-a-half out of where we wanna be with nine to play. That’s […]
by Greg Prince on 20 September 2019 9:41 pm
Fifty is Nifty for the Polar Bear!! @Mets @Pete_Alonso20 smacks his 50th HR of the season! #LGM Here's Howie's Call! pic.twitter.com/w0AWJruJbY
— WCBS 880 (@wcbs880) September 21, 2019
by Jason Fry on 5 September 2019 2:55 pm
The Mets were on YouTube Wednesday. I have no idea how that went, which is probably for the best, since that was a game crying out for some combination of Gary, Keith and Ron to provide perspective and perhaps solace, following the absurd bullshit of Tuesday night. The two factoids that will haunt me: The […]
by Greg Prince on 30 June 2019 1:06 pm
When I first started identifying as a Mets fan, fifty years ago late this summer, you couldn’t have convinced me the Mets could do wrong. There was no evidence to support the assertion. The Mets mostly won. The rare defeat, such as that experienced by the Mets in Baltimore to open the World Series, was […]
by Greg Prince on 23 September 2018 12:10 am
The Mets played the Nationals Saturday and the Nationals were eliminated from postseason contention. Unfortunately, the two events were completely disconnected from one another. The final blow to Washington’s mathematical prayers was struck in St. Louis by Tyler O’Neill, whose walkoff home run put an end to […]
by Jason Fry on 14 May 2018 1:22 pm
The plan was a good one: head down to Philadelphia for Saturday’s night game, for which friends had sweet tickets through a work event. I was excited to see Noah Syndergaard, our pals, the Mets, and to get another look at Citizens Bank Park, which back in the last years of Shea opened my eyes […]
by Jason Fry on 6 September 2017 1:51 pm
Emily and I spent yesterday getting Joshua settled in at boarding school, which was emotionally fraught, as expected, and also a lot of work. That second part was less expected — there were meetings and receptions, and I wound up assembling shelves and bookcases in a third-floor room in 88-degree heat.
I hadn’t bargained on that, […]
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