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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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That's What Friends Are For

by on 4 August 2006 4:26 pm

Welcome to Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets.

Twenty years, 43 Fridays. This is one of them.

On a summer Sunday morning in 1986, I called Fred Bunz to tell him I’d be on my way over to pick him up for our trip […]

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Fred, Shea & The Inevitable Conversation

by on 6 April 2006 8:03 pm

“Mr. Wilpon? You wanted to see me?”

“Yes, Shea. Come in. Have a seat.”

“Sure thing, Mr. Wilpon. Say, that was a tough break last night. Real tough game.”

“Well you know, Shea. Those things happen.”

“Yeah, but the kid pitched his heart out.”

“Sure did, Shea. Sure did.”

“Y’know, Mr. Wilpon, I was thinkin’.”

“Yes, Shea?”

“Well, the boys seem to have […]

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Now That's The Stuff

by on 30 June 2005 8:34 am

“Oh, face the facts, ducks. The chances of us getting out of here are a million to one.”

“Then there’s still a chance.”
–Exchange between Bunty and Ginger in Chicken Run, release date, late June 2000

As I watched Wednesday night’s contest become no contest — recurrent rain, empty citrus seats, yawning run gap, stifling opposing pitching […]

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See Ya Later, Escalator

by on 12 April 2005 7:01 pm

According to the 1964 Mets yearbook, spectators at brand new William A. Shea Stadium may reach their seats by 21 escalators, designed to carry 56,000 persons an hour.

Those were the days.

With a night to sleep on the glorious Home Opener — the eighth I’ve been to and the eighth we’ve won, so no complaints, not […]

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