 
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. Got something to say? Leave a comment, or email us at faithandfear@gmail.com. Need our RSS feed? It's here. Visit our Facebook page, or drop by the personal pages for Greg and Jason. Or follow us on Twitter: Here's Greg, and here's Jason. |
When Dillon Gee pitches, the Mets maintain an excellent chance to win even though he doesn’t overpower hitters. And when multiple Mets hit home runs when a pitcher of Gee’s caliber pitches…well, look for yourself in case you forgot there was a game Wednesday afternoon. I didn’t, because I generally don’t, and I enjoyed the resulting [...]  13 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1963 Mets, Al Moran, Andrew Brown, Choo Choo Coleman, Dillon Gee, Duke Carmel, Ed Kranepool, Home Runs, Joe Hicks, Leonard Shecter, Lucas Duda, Pumpsie Green, Ron Hunt, Team History, Tim Harkness, Tracy Stallard As Mets fans, we hope our tentatively planned deluxe apartment in the National League East sky will be ready for occupancy in a couple of years. As New Yorkers who made it through Superstorm Sandy, we understand projecting living arrangements can become a precarious matter when nature intrudes in the rudest fashion possible. Almost six [...] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1963 Mets, John T. Brush Stairway, New York Giants, Polo Grounds, Rebuilding NYC The Mets tell us things in dribs and drabs. Like who’s gonna fill out the starting rotation. Like who’s gonna be in the outfield. Like what they’ll be giving away besides the occasional late-inning lead. The franchise that keeps as low a profile as possible in winter (no fanfest, no caravan, as little noticeable effort at [...] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1963 Mets, 1964 Mets, All-Star Game, Mets Promotions, Ron Hunt Welcome to The Happiest Recap, a solid gold slate of New York Mets games culled from every schedule the Mets have ever played en route to this, their fiftieth year in baseball. We’ve created a dream season that includes the “best” 112th game in any Mets season, the “best” 113th game in any Mets season, [...] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1963 Mets, 1982 Mets, 1985 Mets, Dwight Gooden, Ellis Valentine, Fiftieth Anniversary, Roger Craig, Team History, The Happiest Recap Welcome to The Happiest Recap, a solid gold slate of New York Mets games culled from every schedule the Mets have ever played en route to this, their fiftieth year in baseball. We’ve created a dream season consisting of the “best” 70th game in any Mets season, the “best” 71st game in any Mets season, [...] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1963 Mets, 1964 Mets, 1972 Mets, Fiftieth Anniversary, Jimmy Piersall, Joe Christopher, Team History, The Happiest Recap, Tom Seaver Most dignified-looking Met: Duke Snider. That gray hair gets them. If he offered to sell you the Brooklyn bridge you’d be certain he owned it. “I think Casey was referring to the fact that when I was 29, I’d have 10 years in the league, but of course, he mangled the [...] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1963 Mets, 1965 Mets, Brooklyn Dodgers, Duke Snider, Greg Goossen, Moment of Silence, Seattle Pilots I live for learning something I never knew about the Mets, especially the early Mets. Today I learned, thanks to a conversation at Crane Pool Forum, that Fleer made Mets cards in 1963. It wasn’t so much that I previously thought they didn’t; it’s that it never occurred to me one way or another whether [...] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1963 Mets, Al Jackson, Baseball Cards, Fleer, Rod Kanehl, Roger Craig Thursday night (12/17) at 7:30 marks the fifth and oldest to date installment of Mets Yearbook on SNY. It’s 1963 and, based on my previous viewing of this particular highlight film, it promises to be a gem among gems. That’s sayin’ something considering the channel has batted 4-for-4 with a quartet home runs thus far. [...] |
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Faith and Fear in Flushing: An Intense Personal History by Greg Prince (foreword by Jason Fry), is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. 
Volume I of The Happiest Recap: 50+ Years of the New York Mets As Told in 500+ Amazin' Wins by Greg Prince is available in print and for Kindle on Amazon. Order a personally inscribed copy from the Team Recap Store on eBay. |
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