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Greg Prince and Jason Fry
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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Let’s Just Be Glad for the Time Together

by on 20 December 2021 4:12 pm

Avery the Cat, not acting as if he’s doing the author any favors.

Avery the Cat, who said goodbye to Stephanie and me on Saturday night after more than 16 years of lighting up a room in ways Fred Wilpon and Art Howe could only imagine, hung in there long enough to learn the […]

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Happy Fifth Averyversary!

by on 16 September 2010 12:00 pm

Avery, enjoying one of his favorite modes of transportation.

Avery the Cat! He’s the cat who was born with an exclamation point!

It was five years ago tonight Avery and I made our acquaintance. Stephanie had a tip on another cat — we had only just begun to search for a worthy successor to the […]

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Avery the Cat Named Rookie of the Year

by on 4 November 2005 5:51 pm

NEW YORK (FAFIF) — In a unanimous vote, Avery Beverage Cat Prince has been named 2005 Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Cat Bloggers Association of America. He is the third Prince kitten and fourth Prince cat overall to win this award since its inception in 1992. Avery was promoted to the bigs on September […]

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We've No. 72!

by on 17 September 2005 4:24 am

I'm not in the habit of fondly quoting Dick Young, but when he learned that the 1980 Mets' highlight film, following a 67-95 record, was titled Getting Better All The Time, he asked if the people in charge of naming it were the same people who put out Pravda.

Yet things are getting better all the […]

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