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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 1 May 2008 2:16 am
I don't know. At a certain point it was so off-the-chart bad — it got funny. My central nervous system was telling me something.
—Aaron Altman, Broadcast News
Let's be clear that these things happen in the course of a season, no matter how good a club is. Teams lose badly sometimes. It can happen with no […]
by Greg Prince on 30 April 2008 5:10 am
Some nights we invoke Bob Murphy and offer a happy recap. Some nights we channel Gary Cohen when the big hit is outta here! Some nights we are thrilled to make like Howie Rose and put it in the books! Some nights we even have to agree with Fran Healy that Shea Stadium is rocking!
Tuesday […]
by Greg Prince on 29 April 2008 7:38 pm
An out-of-town tryout used to be a staple of the theater. It was where producers ran their musicals up the flagpole to see what was saluted and what sagged in the breeze before fixing up the rough patches, packing up the trunks and transporting the whole shooting match to the Great White Way. Like those […]
by Greg Prince on 28 April 2008 9:00 pm
12: Tuesday, September 9 vs Nationals
Often this year, ladies and gentlemen, as we have tackled our Countdown Like It Oughta Be, we have spoken to the extraordinary versatility of Shea Stadium and the kinds of events it has hosted. This grass and these walls have provided temporary grounds to icons spiritual, presidential and rock 'n' […]
by Jason Fry on 28 April 2008 3:00 pm
One of the definitive events in recent Met years happened on April 6, 2006 — Carlos Beltran, after being treated shabbily by the Shea faithful for much of 2005 and booed during a slump in the early part of his next season, hit a home run, circled the bases and then plunked his behind on […]
by Greg Prince on 27 April 2008 10:57 pm
I got to spend an extra half-hour with my wife. I got a foam finger. I got to meet a mezzanine icon. I got a kid an ice cream cone. I got my 89th starting pitcher. I got three substantial home runs. I got a fearless catch from a fearless rightfielder. I got my third […]
by Greg Prince on 27 April 2008 12:10 am
How is it remotely possible that Shea and I got to its last year together without me and its bleachers making mutual acquaintance? It's no longer a relevant question because (cue the Colbertian fanfare), I DID IT!
So much excitement for sitting as far from home plate (non-vertically) as you possibly can, but it's been my […]
by Jason Fry on 26 April 2008 11:51 am
“In the realm of sports, yeah, no question, it was a devastating loss. It was a devastating loss for us as a team, certainly for me as a player, and for the fans, no question about it. As a fan of sports and sports teams, I understand that feeling. But I guess I was approaching […]
by Jason Fry on 26 April 2008 2:42 am
Ladies and gentlemen, here they are, your 2007 New York Mets!
Wait, what's that? You're sure? But I see…
…a pathetic lack of offense
…indifferent defense
…inefficient starting pitching
…scattershot relief
…mental mistakes
…can-do blather from authority figures
…no indication that anybody wearing the uniform is ready to stand up and say enough's enough.
I thought that extra-inning win against the Phillies had finally […]
by Greg Prince on 25 April 2008 5:44 pm
Welcome to Flashback Friday: Tales From The Log, a final-season tribute to Shea Stadium as viewed primarily through the prism of what I have seen there for myself, namely 361 regular-season and 13 postseason games to date. The Log records the numbers. The Tales tell the stories.
8/11/84 Sa Pittsburgh 1-5 Gooden 1 11-22 W 3-1
Dwight […]
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