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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.
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by Greg Prince on 12 March 2023 11:49 pm
As we dim the lights and illuminate our memories, we ask you to direct your attention to the video board for a very special presentation as we unspool our annual montage saluting the Mets who have left us — in the baseball sense — since last Spring.
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CARLOS JAVIER CORREA
Prospective Third Baseman
Pending Physical
Your team’s owner goes […]
by Greg Prince on 28 March 2022 10:21 am
It got a little lost during Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast, coming as it did after celebrity Mets fan Chris Rock was so rudely interrupted, but the Oscars aired their annual tribute (such as it was) to those no longer with us, which means, come the Monday morning after, we do the same. Except in […]
by Greg Prince on 29 March 2021 9:26 pm
With Spring Training having concluded Monday following a .500 result (3-3 vs. the Cardinals) and a .500 exhibition record (11-11-2), we offer a hearty Faith and Fear welcome to the all-but-official ten about-to-be new Mets of 2021, each of whom appears slated for inclusion on the Opening Day 26-man roster. Mind you, speaking conditionally is […]
by Greg Prince on 10 February 2020 12:13 am
The Oscars were handed out Sunday night. Thus, per Monday morning-after tradition, the Academy pauses to remember those Mets who have, in the baseball sense, left us in the past year.
Cue the montage…
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MICKEY CHRISTOPHER CALLAWAY
Manager
March 29, 2018 – September 29, 2019
Callaway’s good will was all based on talk and theory. In theory, he was gonna […]
by Greg Prince on 1 April 2019 5:39 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: As we do from time to time, today we dig into the Faith and Fear archives and share posts that some of our longtime readers might get a kick out of seeing again or our newer readers might enjoy checking out for the first time. […]
by Greg Prince on 25 February 2019 2:30 am
The Oscars were handed out Sunday night. Thus, per Monday morning-after tradition, the Academy pauses to remember those Mets who have, in the baseball sense, left us in the past year.
Cue the montage…
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GEORGE CHARLES “Buddy” BAUMANN IV
Relief Pitcher
May 16, 2018 […]
by Greg Prince on 5 March 2018 1:27 am
The Oscars were handed out Sunday night. Thus, per Monday morning-after tradition, the Academy pauses to remember those Mets who have, in the baseball sense, left us in the past year.
ADAM ROBERT WILK
Starting Pitcher
May 7, 2017
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by Greg Prince on 27 February 2017 2:24 am
The Oscars were handed out Sunday night, most of them to the actual recipients on the first try. Thus, per Monday morning-after tradition, the Academy pauses to remember those Mets who have, in the baseball sense, left us in the past year.
AKEEL J. MORRIS
Relief Pitcher
June 17, 2015
Nuke LaLoosh was portrayed by Tim Robbins, […]
by Greg Prince on 29 February 2016 10:04 am
The Oscars were handed out Sunday night. Thus, per Monday morning-after tradition, the Academy pauses to remember those Mets who have, in the baseball sense, left us in the past year.
ERIC GEORGE O’FLAHERTY
Relief Pitcher
August 5, 2015 – September 25, 2015
Ronnie seemed to catch himself and tried to walk his presumptuousness back, but it […]
by Greg Prince on 23 February 2015 12:50 am
The Oscars were handed out Sunday night. Thus, per Monday morning-after tradition, the Academy pauses to remember those Mets who have, in the baseball sense, left us in the past year.
ZACHARY CRAIG “Zach” LUTZ
April 24, 2012 – September 28, 2013
I saw Zach Lutz (barely) prevent a no-hitter in the seventh inning and a […]
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