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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.
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The Year The Mets Gave Last Place The Finger
by Greg Prince on 22 February 2008 8:44 am
Foam sweet foam…I knew the Mets had arrived as a force in the National League East when I could purchase merchandise that told the technical truth of the matter as spelled out in the standings and in the stands onĀ July 24, 1984.
Incidentally, I scanned this last September when we were doing a pictorial countdown of some kind that, likeĀ Winesburg, Ohio, I can no longer remember.
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The 2007 New York Mets — the gift that keeps on not being given.
And was never a given.