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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.

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They're Gonna Paint His Toes Next

by on 1 July 2006 11:10 pm

Saturday’s win over the Yankees was the Mets’ first victory since they subjected Lastings Milledge and Alay Soler to their rookie hazing in Toronto. So giddy were they at snapping their intervening four-game losing streak that the Mets’ vets couldn’t help themselves. They had to haze again.

Lastings is back in Norfolk and Alay pitches Sunday night, […]

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Nice and Boring

by on 1 July 2006 10:43 pm

Yes, I finally agree with all the naysayers and killjoys. The Subway Series is boring. Take today's ho-hummer for example.

Just another 8-3 win over some run-of-the-mill opponent from wherever.

Just another well-supported Steve Trachsel victory, his fifth in a row. He says he's fine despite the talk about his groin; I'd prefer not to talk about […]

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Remain Calm. All Is Well.

by on 1 July 2006 3:10 am

OK. Deep breaths. You out there on the ledge, don't make any sudden movements. I'm not coming out to get you — we're just going to talk.

I know things seem bad right now, but let's try to maintain some perspective.

We knew this was going to be tough road trip, and it's turned into one. The […]

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