 
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. |
I’ll give the Mets this much: They do keep you interested. I started Sunday in the park with Emily and Joshua, securing visors and nice tickets in section 101, another one of those sections that didn’t exist at Shea and so are irresistible to me. The best thing about our seats? This time, they were in […]  28 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Brodie Van Wagenen, Chris Archer, Edwin Diaz, Jason Vargas, Jung Ho Kang, Marcus Stroman, Media, Noah Syndergaard, Ownership, Pirates, Robinson Cano, Trade Rumors, Trades, Tyler Bashlor, Wilpons, Zack Wheeler Jed Lowrie was sitting next to Brodie Van Wagenen on Wednesday answering a reporter’s question about being reunited with Chili Davis, which is a scene that would have been a rather random one to describe as recently as the middle of October — a perfectly viable page […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bobby Wahl, Brodie Van Wagenen, Chili Davis, Coaches, Free Agents, Gregor Blanco, Hector Santiago, J.D. Davis, Jed Lowrie, Keon Broxton, Kevin Plawecki, Luis Avilan, Mad Libs, Rajai Davis, Trades, Walker Lockett It occurs to me that I haven’t been exceedingly happy when greeted by offseason news of a fresh Mets acquisition (meaning a Met who hadn’t declared free agency sticking around, basically meaning Yoenis Cespedes twice) since the trade for Johan Santana nearly eleven years ago. He was Johan Santana, […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anthony Swarzak, Brodie Van Wagenen, Bull Durham, Edwin Diaz, Gerson Bautista, Jarred Kelenic, Jay Bruce, Justin Dunn, Robinson Cano, The West Wing, Trades When they’re tired of a player, fans have been known to opine that they’ll drive him to the airport themselves. I’ve certainly said it a few times. Heck, I’ll give Jose Reyes a piggyback ride to LaGuardia if that will end the current farce. But what we don’t hear often enough is the opposite sentiment […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Gregory Polanco, Joe Musgrove, Kevin Plawecki, Trades, Zack Wheeler On Friday, in rapid succession, the Mets lost an interesting player and an interesting ballgame. The player, of course, was Asdrubal Cabrera, now a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. More on him in a bit. The ballgame, hmm. It wasn’t exactly a showcase for baseball, as at times neither team looked like it had any idea what […] 16 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Asdrubal Cabrera, David Freese, Franklyn Kilome, Jason Vargas, Phillies, Pirates, Seth Lugo, Tim Peterson, Trades In a lost season, you appreciate the little things. Sometimes because they might grow into big things, and sometimes just for themselves. You appreciate two-out singles by Phillip Evans (yet another victim of the Great Jose Reyes Fiasco) and Amed Rosario to tie the game and then give the Mets a two-run lead. You appreciate that the […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Corey Oswalt, Injuries, Jeurys Familia, Jose Bautista, Phillip Evans, Trades, Wilpons, Yoenis Cespedes To borrow a phrase favored by Josh Lewin, what did we learn on Saturday afternoon watching the Mets lose in the Bronx, other than Saturday afternoon Subway Series conflicts have diminished in appeal since Matt Franco was in fullest bloom? We learned the […] 25 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2015 Mets, Asdrubal Cabrera, Baseball's Sad Lexicon, Bobby Wahl, Branon Nimmo, Communications, Designated Hitter, Devin Mesoraco, Jeurys Familia, Josh Lewin, Lack of GM, Matt den Dekker, Mickey Callaway, Ron Hunt, Subway Series, The West Wing, Trades, Will Toffey, Yoenis Cespedes 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 Steven Matz looked all right for a change for four innings Saturday night; looked a little too much like Jonathon Niese in the fifth inning; and never made it out of the sixth. Unlike Niese, the Mets’ latest vexingly underperforming lefty stalwart didn’t blame anybody but himself for his shortfall. He never does. Yoenis Cespedes […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Nola, Amed Rosario, Chasen Bradford, Neil Walker, Steven Matz, Trades, Yoenis Cespedes The season is lost. The Mets are lost. We as Mets fans are lost. A dark forest surrounds us. It is wilderness out there. Who’s going to lead us somewhere worth going? Judging by Wednesday afternoon’s 23 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | An Appreciation, Jay Bruce, Rafael Montero, Ryder Ryan, Trades |
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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