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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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Le Bel Age (The Best Year)

by on 14 January 2006 12:23 am

Welcome to Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets.

Twenty years, 43 Fridays. This is one of them.

Let’s kick off the proceedings with one very simple question: Was 1986 the best year ever?

That’s not a snarky VH-1 formulation. It is a sincere inquiry. Was […]

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Flashback Friday: 1986 (All Year Long)

by on 6 January 2006 9:13 am

With all due respect to 1971, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1996 and 2001, there’s only one Met milestone anniversary worth wallowing in via the now legendary Flashback Friday treatment (see the “A Year To Remember” listing along the sidebar) in 2006. And I think you know which year I’m talking about.

Welcome to 1986 + 20. Welcome […]

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