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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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Managerial Choice Could Be Verse

by on 18 November 2010 10:14 am

Melvin, Collins, Backman, Hale
One will succeed
When the other three fail

Melvin, Collins, Backman, Hale
A quartet contends
Yet just one can prevail

Melvin, Collins, Backman, Hale
The talks continue
As speculation grows stale

Melvin, Collins, Backman, Hale
From this crew a skipper
Once the others set sail

Melvin, Collins, Backman, Hale
A mushy middle manager
Or a true alpha male?

Melvin, Collins, Backman, Hale
Interviews by the bucket
Lest their […]

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Two Nights With the Mets, Told in Three Parts

by on 31 July 2010 2:44 am

Part 1: Friday Night Frights

Went to see the Mets play ball. Lovely evening, and great company in my pals Wayne and Amanda, the latter a visitor and, horrible to say, a Yankee fan. (She was also a model guest — I didn’t once hear the number 27, an invocation of rings or a sentence ended […]

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