WFAN Turns to Mets Fan in Lewin February 14, 2012, 6:20 pm Being a voice of the Mets these days is a double-edged sword. The team has finished in fourth place the past three seasons, has shed many of its stars, and has suffered at the gate. Yet the Mets still play in the country's biggest media market and are thus a great opportunity for a broadcaster in search of a big audience. Josh Lewin understands the challenges and opportunities. On Tuesday, he officially became Howie Rose's partner on WFAN, the flagship radio station of the Mets. It's a dream job for Lewin, 43, who grew up a Mets fan in Rochester and understands the inevitable ups and downs of the team. At the same time, he's a seasoned professional who has called games for the Orioles, Cubs, Tigers and Rangers. He has also been part of Fox's Saturday national television coverage, and calls games for the San Diego Chargers. "I don't want to come in with rainbows and lollipops, but I want to be open-minded," Lewin said. Hopefully, Mets fans will be patient with me. Lewin joked that he was prepared for a Mets history quiz were he given one during his job interviews. Instead, he called a mock game with Rose, and his performance convinced station executives he was the man to replace Wayne Hagin. "We didn't think we were going to find another Howie or Gary Cohen," said Mark Chernoff, the operations manager at WFAN, referring to Rose, the Mets" longtime radio announcer, and Cohen, the Mets" play-by-play voice for TV. But "Josh has relatives here and really was a Mets fan."