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 […] Truly veteran readers of this blog may recall last year's incarnation of this post, and so know that THB stands for “The Holy Books.” In which case your geek-proximity alarms just went off and you're backing slowly away. Truly veteran readers of this blog may recall last year’s incarnation of this post, and so know that THB stands for “The Holy Books.” In which case your geek-proximity alarms just went off and you’re backing slowly away. Everybody else, here’s a quick refresher: I have a pair of binders, dubbed The Holy Books by Greg, […] 1976: Rocky is released. The Italian Stallion, as written and portrayed by virtual unknown Sylvester Stallone, enters the lexicon. “Yo” is popularized as a greeting, often followed by “Adrian”. A glass of uncooked eggs is the new breakfast of challengers. Running up the steps […] 1976: Rocky is released. The Italian Stallion, as written and portrayed by virtual unknown Sylvester Stallone, enters the lexicon. “Yo” is popularized as a greeting, often followed by “Adrian”. A glass of uncooked eggs is the new breakfast of challengers. Running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and lifting one’s arms in […] You’ve thought it. I’ve thought it. We’ve all thought it if we’ve gone to our share of games at Shea Stadium between 2001 and 2006: Trachsel’s pitching? I always see Trachsel!
You’ve thought it. I’ve thought it. We’ve all thought it if we’ve gone to our share of games at Shea Stadium between 2001 and 2006: Trachsel’s pitching? I always see Trachsel! It was rarely thought with enthusiasm. Now that going to Mets games will presumably no longer carry any threat of Trachselization, at least not in the sense […] On October 1, 2005, the Mets beat the Rockies 3-1 and raised their record to 83-78. On October 1, 2006, the Cardinals lost to the Brewers 5-3 and lowered their record to 83-78.
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