The doorbell rang at Barry Zito’s Southern California beach house. He padded over to let in the visitors he was expecting.
“Dude,” he said. “Are you Omar?”
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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. Got something to say? Leave a comment, or email us at faithandfear@gmail.com. (Sorry, but we have no interest in ads, sponsored content or guest posts.) Need our RSS feed? It's here. Visit our Facebook page, or drop by the personal pages for Greg and Jason. Or follow us on Twitter: Here's Greg, and here's Jason. |
The doorbell rang at Barry Zito's Southern California beach house. He padded over to let in the visitors he was expecting. “Dude,” he said. “Are you Omar?” It wasn't Omar. “Mister Zito?” “That's my name, bro. Don't wear it out.” Barry Zito peeked out the door. “Dude, where's Omar?” “There's no Omar here, Barry.” “Dude, you're wearing it out! And where is everybody?” Barry […] Ross Chapman can skip arithmetic class with our blessing. He knows all the important numbers, as evidenced by his sharp FAFIF t-shirt. Ross attends elementary school in Central Jersey, where his mom reports he shows off his 37 14 41 and 42 every chance he gets. Way to go, Ross. Keep it up and maybe they’ll […] |
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