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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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Acceptable Level of Mercury on My Head

by on 20 June 2006 8:04 am

Hot one out there. I think I need to wear a cap. Why, I'll just put on my…

MERCURY METS CAP?

For those of you who wonder how co-bloggers surprise each other after a dozen years of continual baseball contact, it's with one of these babies. My reaction upon its presentation by Jason unto me?

“THE MERCURY METS? […]

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Ready for 2021

by on 20 June 2006 7:53 am

The Mercury Mets were ahead of their time on July 27, 1999. They were behind the Pirates, but ahead of their time. The last remaining Mercury Mets cap in the known world was presented by Faith and Fear’s Jason to Faith and Fear’s Greg outside Gate E of Shea Stadium on June 19, 2006.

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New Day Rising

by on 20 June 2006 4:20 am

Some baseball games are made for converting newcomers to the sport, for infecting them with the fever, for teaching them about double plays and the hit-and-run and bunts and the infield fly and then blowing them away with the sheer joy of a come-from-behind win.

Tonight's game? It wasn't one of those.

Yes, Bronson Arroyo turned […]

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