 
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. |
Great, there will actually be a season! Which means we have business to attend to — extending a slightly overdue welcome to 2021’s matriculating Mets, who are now in The Holy Books! (Background: I have three binders, long ago dubbed The Holy Books by Greg, that contain a baseball card for every Met on the all-time […]  6 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2021 Mets, Aaron Loup, Akeem Bostick, Albert Almora Jr., Anthony Banda, Baseball Cards, Billy McKinney, Brad Hand, Brandon Drury, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Carrasco, Chance Sisco, Figgs, Francisco Lindor, Geoff Hartlieb, Heath Hembree, Jacob Barnes, Jake Hager, Jake Reed, James McCann, Javier Baez, Jerad Eickhoff, Joey Lucchesi, Johneshwy Fargas, Jonahs, Jonathan Villar, Jordan Yamamoto, Jose Peraza, Kevin Pillar, Khalil Lee, Mason Williams, Nick Tropeano, Patrick Mazeika, Rich Hill, Robert Stock, Sean Reid-Foley, Stephen Tarpley, Taijuan Walker, The Holy Books, Thomas Szapucki, Tommy Hunter, Tommy Milone, Travis Blankenhorn, Trevor Hildenberger, Trevor May, Trevor Williams, Tylor Megill, Yennsy Diaz Should it be your desire, I’m sure you can get one of those inspirational signs for your den/game room/what-have-you that proclaims BASEBALL IS LIFE, and while I might disagree with the chosen vehicle of expression, I’m with you on the message. But the fact is that sometimes life, or at least the non-baseball part of […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bull Durham, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jacob Barnes, Jeurys Familia, Joey Lucchesi, Luis Rojas, Padres, Tommy Pham “Please cover your left eye and tell me what you saw Wednesday night from Atlanta.” “David Peterson carrying a no-hitter into the fifth inning, showing the promise that gets us so excited about him … defensive prodigy Khalil Lee making his second sensational catch in two nights … Cameron Maybin using his wheels and wits to […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Cameron Maybin, David Peterson, Expectations, Frustration, Jacob Barnes, James McCann, Khalil Lee, Ronald Acuna Jr., Tomas Nido If a team starts the season 1-1, the third game is a Rorschach test. It usually determines whether you’ve won or lost your first series. It always determines whether you’re 2-1 or 1-2. It’s undeniably true that the third game also determines whether your winning percentage will be .667, which is the stuff of awestruck recollections […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Peterson, Dellin Betances, Jacob Barnes, Jeff McNeil, Joey Lucchesi, Michael Conforto, Small Sample Sizes |
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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