 
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. Use Facebook? Come check out our page, or drop by the personal pages for Greg and Jason. Or follow us on Twitter: Here's Greg, and here's Jason. |
Nice to see so many Braves fans decided all at once to reject the symbolism inherent in their foam tomahawks and hurl them to the field in protest of what they represent. What surprised me was learning they also found empty Bud Light cans culturally insensitive. Or maybe they just thought they got jobbed on a [...]  17 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2012 Postseason, Andrelton Simmons, Braves, Captain Morgan, Cardinals, Chipper Jones, Infield Fly Rule, Orioles, Pete Kozma, Phil Niekro, Rangers, Sam Holbrook, Wild Card Despite being eliminated from mathematical or any other kind of contention Thursday night, the New York Mets remained on the ballot for this past weekend’s series against the Miami Marlins, and son of a gun, we finally swept ourselves some Flushing caucuses. So let’s say that instead of ending our 2012 campaign, we are laying [...] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Concession Speeches, Davey Johnson, Gary Thorne, George Steinbrenner, Jock, Nationals, Orioles, September Welcome to a special weekend edition of Flashback Friday: Take Me Out to 34 Ballparks, a celebration, critique and countdown of every major league ballpark one baseball fan has been fortunate enough to visit in a lifetime of going to ballgames. BALLPARK: Oriole Park at Camden Yards 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Camden Yards, Flashback Friday, Memorial Stadium, Orioles I have adopted a new all-purpose rating system lately, inspired by the presence on the New York Mets pitching staff of a certain knuckleballing journeyman who has won our hearts and made me lose my mind. • If I like something, it is “rad”. • If I don’t care for it, it is “icky”. Why have I decided [...] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Chris Carter, Designated Hitter, Ed Rapuano, Gary Cohen, Interleague Play, knuckleball, Orioles, R.A. Dickey, Rod Barajas, Ron Darling |
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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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