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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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Spaces In Between

by on 11 April 2022 12:27 am

One of the earliest lessons for a baseball fan is that you cannot, in fact, win them all.

The Mets proved that to themselves and fans new and old Sunday afternoon, falling 4-2 to the Nationals. Squint a little and there was a lot to like, most importantly an encouraging performance by Carlos Carrasco, whose 2021 […]

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The Mets That Didn't Bark

by on 17 July 2019 2:13 am

A cliche of whodunits is the dog that didn’t bark — the detective’s first indication that something odd is afoot, not because something happened but because it failed to happen.

A detective would have taken a definite interest in Tuesday night’s tilt with the Twins, the start of a two-game, 20-hour whirlwind tour through Minnesota. Because […]

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You Can't Teach Grand Slam Etiquette

by on 11 October 2011 5:57 pm

(As possibly occurred at Mets’ Dominican minor league instructional camp, following the 1999 season. Translated from the original Spanish.)

“All right everybody settle down. We’re going to take a break from our regular drills to talk about situational fundamentals.”

“Situational fundamentals, Mr. Minaya?”

“That’s right. I’m down here from New York in my capacity as senior assistant general […]

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Haunted By Hindsight This Halloween

by on 31 October 2010 10:37 am

Nothing could be more terrifying on Halloween than coming into contact with ghosts of Mets Who Almost Were. Tonight, with however many leftover fun size Milky Ways you choose as your companions, you’ll have the opportunity to turn on your television (your actual television) and have the blue and orange scared out of you by […]

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