 
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. |
But after all, it’s what we’ve done On one hand, the Mets were defeated in embarrassing fashion on Sunday, losing to the Nationals, 15-5, leaving them at their low-water mark for 2020, eight games below .500 and tied for the worst record in the National League East. On the other hand, […]  16 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2020 Mets, Closing Day, Details, Guillermo Heredia, Jim Croce, Lists, Mike Hessman, One Met Homer Only, Ownership, Pete Alonso, Seth Lugo, Statistical Obsessions, Steve Cohen, Uncertainty The beginning of a baseball season is light and consequence-free — with six months of games ahead, you can relax a bit, allowing yourself to simply enjoy having baseball as a companion again. Starting in June, things begin to get serious — you’re conscious of the standings, of opportunities taken and missed and lost. This […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Peterson, Edwin Diaz, Guillermo Heredia, Juan Soto, Justin Wilson, Kurt Suzuki, Michael Conforto, Robinson Chirinos So Seth Lugo faced the Phillies last week and let’s just say it didn’t go well. Lugo got strafed. He started out the game fanning Andrew McCutchen, but then gave up back-to-back-to-back homers, also yielding a triple and a run-scoring single in the inning while fanning two more. Can you strike out the side and have […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Blake Snell, Guillermo Heredia, Luis Guillorme, Pete Alonso, Robinson Cano, Seth Lugo, Todd Frazier Somehow, the summer seemed to slip by faster this time. Meteorological summer ended on September 1 at midnight. Astronomical summer ended this morning, September 22, at 9:30. The Mets’ summer barely happened at all. The baseball season, such as it’s been, began July 24 and if it didn’t end last night, we know it’s going, […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Fall, Guillermo Heredia, Injuries, Jacob deGrom, Rays, Summer |
Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star by Greg Prince is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. 
Amazin' Again: How the 2015 New York Mets Brought the Magic Back to Queens by Greg Prince 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. 
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. |
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