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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.

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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Five Innings, 5,000 Losses & One Avatar of Promise

by on 29 April 2023 12:45 pm

It’s not every day your favorite Major League Baseball franchise registers its 5,000th regular-season loss. The day our favorite Major League Baseball franchise registered its 5,000th regular-season loss, the skies clouded up all morning and afternoon; began to mist and drizzle as evening set in; and then began to pour down through the night. Somewhere […]

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Small Step If Not a Giant Leap

by on 24 April 2023 1:31 pm

Francisco Alvarez went up and got it. The pitch, from Tyler Rogers, was measured at 3.87 feet off the ground. It looked higher. It flew higher. It flew over Oracle Park’s left field fence, which is eight feet high. After going up, getting it, and sending it for an aerial ride, Alvarez had every right […]

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Let Harvey Smoke

by on 5 August 2012 7:59 pm

It wasn’t Matt Harvey’s day, but then again 2012 wasn’t supposed to be Matt Harvey’s year anywhere higher than Buffalo.

There was still plenty likable to be mined from his limp, extra base hit-laden line, but five runs in five frames is what the box score says it is. At the moment, Matt Harvey is a […]

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