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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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That Was Then, This Is Now

Welcome to Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets.

Twenty years, 43 Fridays. This is one of them.

Yay! Darryl Strawberry is coming to Old Timers Night!

Unless he’s changed his mind again. If he has, would you be surprised?

Of all the things that have changed […]

What It Means to Be John Maine

All hail our most-reliable pitcher, the glue of the rotation, the man we turn to in times of need. All hail…John Maine?

Yep, John Maine. Who should stand as just the latest reminder that as a collective fan base, we say a lot but know a little.

Consider the many lives — in 2006 alone — of […]