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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.

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When Your Luck Is Batting Zero

by on 24 August 2009 8:46 pm

The Mets lost again, which of course you probably expected.

Jeff Francoeur hurt his thumb making that great catch Sunday, which can't possibly surprise you.

And now Johan Santana will miss his Tuesday start with elbow discomfort. Johan Santana's elbow was about the only thing that wasn't giving us discomfort in 2009.

Scratch that small favor.

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I'm Calling It Shame

by on 24 August 2009 1:03 pm

“Ain’t nothin’ horrible gonna happen today!”
—Nate Cox, shortly before he’s macheted to death by his brother Dewey in Walk Hard

I probably would have remembered being at Sunday’s game for the two three-run homers the opposing team blasted in the top of the first.

Or the way the home manager took out his starting pitcher after he […]

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