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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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by Greg Prince on 6 August 2014 10:48 am
With apologies, if not royalties, to Helen Reddy…
I am Wheeler
Throwing more
Than I should throw by
Inning four
And you thought my start
Was soon about to end
The Nats had me on
The ropes
All prepared to dash
Our hopes
You were certain we were gonna
Lose again
But you should get wise
That I wriggle out of jams
Though my pitch counts rise
When first I lack […]
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