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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 Me Whisper in Your Ear

If you’re up on your Met lore, you know that you could just as easily be up on your Meadowlark lore had Joan Payson foisted her first choice for a team name on the new National League ballclub she was bankrolling. Mrs. Payson liked Meadowlarks and who are we who are native to the Flushing […]

Let's Go Who?

If your mind suddenly starts wandering in the other direction, it must be Flashback Friday at Faith and Fear in Flushing.

Chronic purchasers of the annual media guide probably come across “And The Name Is… ” and no longer blink. This year it’s on page 3. As we commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Original Mets, […]

Let's Go Meadowlarks?

Joan Payson signed off on Mets but was said to be fond of Meadowlarks as the nickname for the new New York National League franchise whose ownership group she headed. Jim Haines of Zed Duck Studios created an insignia and mascot that we might have seen in the early ’60s if in fact Larks had trumped Mets.