I consider the series finale of Parks & Recreation, which aired Tuesday night, to be one of the finest farewells in the history of episodic television. Yet within twelve hours of viewing, I found something even better to watch. It wasn’t a goodbye episode. More like getting reacquainted. The effect was more invigorating, even, than […]
 
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. |
 24 comments | |  Print This Post |  1977 Mets, Bill Wambsganss, Bob Murphy, Carl Erskine, Channel 9, Diamond Club Girls, Duke Snider, Joe DiMaggio, Joe Torre, Lindsey Nelson, Mickey Mantle, Old Timers Day, Parks & Recreation, Phil Maci, Ralph Kiner, Roy Campanella, Stan Lomax, Team History, Terry Cashman, Willie Mays Sunday marked 10 years since Bob Murphy’s passing. Though those who fill his role today do a fine job of it, Murph remains missed because how do you ever stop missing Bob Murphy? He is the voice of New York Mets baseball. Is, not was. Not long ago I heard a clip of him. I […] Whatever scale of tribute they pursue, I trust the Mets to do right by Ralph Kiner in death. They did just fine by him in life. Ralph Kiner was inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame, alongside Bob Murphy and Lindsey Nelson, in 1984, nine years after the team heartily toasted his induction as a (non-Met) […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson, Mets Fan Perspective, Ralph Kiner, State of Marvana Have I got a book for you. Four of them, actually — one now, three later. And make no mistake: they’re all for you, my fellow Mets fan who likes to read. They’re for us. I’m proud to introduce to you the Banner Day Press book series The Happiest Recap: 50 Years of the New York […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bob Murphy, Excellent Addition to Your Baseball Library, The Happiest Recap (The Book) We can all agree Niese didn’t have it and the Mets did little against Happ and missing the Astros is something that sounds good in theory, but at this moment they can’t move to the American League soon enough for our tastes. The Mets, a pretty good club in April, started May by losing again […] 29 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Rubin, Bob Murphy, Casey Stengel, Gregg Jefferies, Hofstra Conference, Howie Rose, Jack Lang, Language, Let's Go Mets, Marty Noble, Mike Vail, Rheingold, Victor Diaz Monday night I did something I’m certain I hadn’t done since the twilight of Fran Healy. I turned down the sound on a Mets-generated telecast so I could listen to the game on radio. GKR heresy, I know, but I gave Gary, Keith & Ron part of the exhibition season opener off so I could […] 29 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose, Josh Lewin, Lorn Brown, Nino Espinosa, Radio, Wayne Hagin, WFAN, Willie Montanez 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” 157th game in any Mets season, and we keep going from there until we […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1969 Mets, 1985 Mets, Bob Murphy, Darryl Strawberry, Donn Clendenon, Dwight Gooden, Ed Charles, Fiftieth Anniversary, Gary Gentry, Lindsey Nelson, Ron Darling, Rusty Staub, 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 that includes the “best” 91st game in any Mets season, the “best” 92nd game in any Mets season, […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1975 Mets, 1990 Mets, 2006 Mets, Bob Murphy, Carlos Beltran, Fiftieth Anniversary, Jerry Koosman, Team History, The Happiest Recap SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1999 GARY COHEN The last of the ninth inning in the final regular-season game of the year. The Mets and Pirates locked in a one-one duel. The Mets needing a win to guarantee there will be a tomorrow. Greg Hansell, a well-traveled twenty-eight year-old righthander, will pitch the bottom of the ninth […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1999 Mets, Bob Murphy, Bobby Bonilla, Brad Clontz, Edgardo Alfonzo, Gary Cohen, Greg Hansell, John Olerud, Melvin Mora, Mike Piazza, Pirates, Radio, Salute to Baseball, WFAN Welcome to Flashback Friday: Tales From The Log, a final-season tribute to Shea Stadium as viewed primarily through the prism of what I have seen there for myself, namely 358 regular-season and 13 postseason games to date. The Log records the numbers. The Tales tell the stories. 7/27/03 Su Cincinnati 9-6 Trachsel 12 […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2003 Mets, Bob Murphy, Closing Day, Flashback Friday, Radio |
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