Armwise, I’m a righty who hails from a family of natural-born lefties. Sis is sinister by nature. So was Mom. Dad trended to the left side as a youngster, but this horrified his grandmother and he was converted to righthandedness before he was old enough to effectively protest. He lived 87½ years with the illegible […]
 
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. (Sorry, but we have no interest in ads, sponsored content or guest posts.) 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. |
 10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1968 Mets, Bill Short, Doug Sisk, Joe Smith, Lefties, Longest Ago Met Still Active, Mike Montgomery, Moment of Silence, No Homers Club, Oliver Perez, Ralph Terry, Shea Stadium, Team History, Tim McGraw, Tug McGraw The Mets won by shutout. Their starter went at least eight-and-a-third innings. He gave up no more than three hits and got the win. According to Baseball Reference, those specific boxes have been checked 119 times in franchise history, about twice a year since 1962. It’s a total that includes some of the most memorable […] 22 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1968 Mets, Adam Duvall, AJ Ramos, Bill Short, Cal Koonce, Gil Hodges, Jim McAndrew, Joey Votto, One-Hitters, Rafael Montero, Reds, Scooter Gennett, Team History, Terry Collins, Tom Seaver Rod Barajas is getting the treatment a Wise Veteran Catcher usually gets in Spring Training when he’s new on the team. He’s leading by example and changing the tone and offering guidance, which is exactly what we want to read this time of year after having just experience that type of year last year. He’s […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Sele, Bill Hepler, Bill Short, Bill Wakefield, Billy Murphy, Billy Short, Bob Aspromonte, Brent Mayne, Chad Bradford, Darren Oliver, Desi Relaford, Don Aase, Doug Simons, Duke Snider, Eddie Bressoud, Felix Mantilla, Fernando Vina, Gene Clines, George Altman, Jay Bell, Jeremy Reed, Jerry Morales, Joe Foy, John Sullivan, John Valentin, Kevin Appier, Luis Rivera, Mark Bomback, Mark Guthrie, Mickey Lolich, Mike Cubbage, Mike Hampton, Norm Sherry, One-Year Wonders, Orel Hershiser, Randy Tate, Richie Ashburn, Richie Hebner, Rick Cerone, Rod Barajas, Team History, Tom Grieve, Tommie Reynolds, Tommy Davis, Tony Clark |
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