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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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Adieu, Mr. Updike
by Greg Prince on 27 January 2009 7:40 pm
On the car radio as I drove home I heard that Williams had decided not to accompany the team to New York. So he knew how to do even that, the hardest thing. Quit.
We should all be able to write endings like John Updike could. The part before that’s pretty good, too. Avail yourself of “Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu” at Baseball Almanac.
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One of my all-time favorites. Though it's kind of a Rorschach test: Do you admire Ted Williams much more or much less after reading it?
All's I know is, this guy Updike could write a little bit.