 
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. |
Ah, the THB Class of 2018! Greet ’em quick, because many of ’em are already gone! Background: I have a trio of binders, long ago dubbed The Holy Books (THB) by Greg, that contain a baseball card for every Met on the all-time roster. They’re in order of matriculation: Tom Seaver is Class of ’67, Mike […]  8 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2018 Mets, Adrian Gonzalez, Anthony Swarzak, Austin Jackson, Baseball Cards, Bobby Wahl, Buddy Baumann, Chris Beck, Corey Oswalt, Daniel Zamora, Devin Mesoraco, Drew Gagnon, Drew Smith, Eric Hanhold, Gerson Bautista, Jack Reinheimer, Jeff McNeil, Jose Bautista, Jose Lobaton, Kevin Kaczmarski, Luis Guillorme, P.J. Conlon, Scott Copeland, The Holy Books, Tim Peterson, Todd Frazier, Tyler Bashlor Perhaps it was Mets Sensory Overload having gotten to me — Jay Horwitz’s expansive valedictory Wednesday afternoon; the practically literally endless rain delay Wednesday night; David Wright finally saying “uncle” to reality and telling us early Thursday afternoon when we could expect to see him play next and last — that […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bullpen, David Wright, Don Mattingly, Endings, Expectations, Jason Vargas, Jay Horwitz, Michael Conforto, Pitchers Hitting, Steven Matz, Todd Frazier, Tomas Nido, Young MC Bravo to all the stalwarts who came out to Citi Field on a night water droplets were falling from the sky, accompanied by hits sprinkling a perplexed Noah Syndergaard. Winter-hat night seemed perfectly well timed. Imagine the attendance if a certain third baseman who most definitely is not experiencing a rift with his employeers, no […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Braves, Jerry Blevins, Noah Syndergaard, Pennant Race, Phillies, Todd Frazier, Tomas Nido Pending makeup dates instigated by rain, an atmospheric condition that seems to follow the Mets all about the continent, Wednesday brought us the final weekday afternoon game of the season. Yes, we’re actually at that point of the schedule when lasts are taking their final at-bats. Last […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Wright, Jason Vargas, Jose Reyes, Late Summer, Midweek Afternoon Games, Paul Sewald, Todd Frazier, Wrigley Field The Mets only came to Citi Field to do two things Saturday afternoon: kick some National ass and hand out some Jay Bruce bobbleheads. Come the sixth inning, looked like they were almost outta bobbleheads. But they weren’t done with […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Amed Rosario, Bobbleheads, Dazed and Confused, Helen Reddy, Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto, Mike Vail, Satisfaction, Todd Frazier, Zack Wheeler Why win by one when you can win by eleven? The Mets can win by eleven? The answer to the latter is yes, apparently. The answer to the former is never win by one when you can win by eleven. […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Deep-Dive Mets Fandom, Jack Reinheimer, Jose Reyes, Kevin Plawecki, Lou Thornton, Mets Third Basemen, Most Mets in One Season, Orioles, Romps, Routs, Team History, Todd Frazier, Zack Wheeler Isolate enough positives from the Mets’ 108th game, and you’d wish the season was beginning anew. You’d happily start Zack Wheeler on theoretical Opening Day and look forward to seven innings of shutout ball from a pitcher who you know will do nothing to sabotage his own cause. You’d […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Austin Jackson, Bobby Wahl, Frankie Valli, Jeff McNeil, Robert Gsellman, Team History, Todd Frazier, Two-Thirds Mark, Zack Wheeler Last month I quoted the old Earl Weaver maxim that momentum’s only as good as tomorrow’s starting pitcher, not knowing what a cruel joke that would turn out to be. The Mets managed the head-scratching accomplishment of losing eight in a row while getting brilliant starting pitching: in that stretch, no Mets starter allowed more […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adrian Gonzalez, Anthony Swarzak, Dave Mlicki, Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Reyes, Seth Lugo, Subway Series, Todd Frazier, Yankees How historic is the ongoing fall from grace the Mets will seek to halt this evening versus the Orioles (at 17-41, as ideal an opponent for that sort of task as one could request at this moment)? Consider that the 2018 Mets were ten games above .500 […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1971 Mets, 1976 Mets, 1991 Mets, 2010 Mets, 2018 Mets, Anthony Swarzak, Draft, Falls From Grace, Jarred Kelenic, Simeon Woods-Richardson, Team History, Ten Over, Three Under, Todd Frazier Technically, there’s no rule against using Jason Vargas and Hansel Robles in the same game, but that doesn’t mean a manager should be allowed to do it. Nevertheless, Mickey Callaway challenged common sense if not the letter of the law, and inevitable results ensued Tuesday night in Cincinnati. Vargas was characteristically […] 21 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bob G. Miller, Cliff Cook, Devin Mesoraco, Don Zimmer, Hansel Robles, Injuries, Jason Vargas, Matt Harvey, Reds, Todd Frazier, Trades, Tsuris |
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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