 
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. |
After the Mets rose up in indignation to snatch a win away from the Cardinals, I said it was the kind of unlikely comeback that would keep me on my couch for umpteen nights when no such good fortune was coming out way. Nights like Monday, in other words. How many things do you want to stew […]  13 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Braves, Chad Fairchild, Chris Bassitt, Collin McHugh, Jeff Wilpon, Travis d'Arnaud, Trevor May, Umpiring, Wilpons The first week of baseball is nearly always the same: a season’s emotional journey in miniature form, with the only difference what order the necessary components get assembled in this time. So, for the 2022 Mets it’s been: Convinced the stars have aligned and your team will go 162-0. 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Brodie Van Wagenen, Chasen Shreve, Drew Smith, Edwin Diaz, Phillies, Rhys Hoskins, Tylor Megill, Wilpons, Zack Wheeler The Wilpons let Zack Wheeler walk as a free agent after the 2019 season, with zero negotiations and one knife in the back from Brodie Van Wagenen, who said that the Mets had helped Wheeler “parlay two good half-seasons over the last five into $118 million” with the Phillies. That was the Wilpons in their red […] 25 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brodie Van Wagenen, Disappointment, Phillies, Wilpons, Zack Wheeler The Reds’ Joey Votto said something wonderful Saturday night, after just missing his bid for a record-tying home run in his eighth straight game. Here’s Votto on his streak, how it began, and how it ended: I’m a bit of a StatCast nerd and it started with a .090 expected batting average home run on a […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Geoff Hartlieb, Joey Votto, Kumar Rocker, Max Schrock, Miguel Castro, Reds, Scott Boras, Steve Cohen, Vladimir Gutierrez, Wilpons I was uneasy about Wednesday night, as if the shadow of the past was reaching out for the Mets. It started with news that Jed Lowrie is alive and well and back in Oakland, perfectly ambulatory and hitting home runs now that his knee has been surgically repaired. It turns out, in whatever the opposite […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Loup, Brandon Nimmo, David Peterson, Francisco Lindor, Hope, James McCann, Jed Lowrie, Wilpons, Zack Wheeler Friday was, thoroughly unexpectedly, one of the better days in recent Mets history. The Mets beat the Yankees twice in one day, coming from behind both times, and Steve Cohen was left as the last man standing in the competition to purchase of the team, despite repeated Wilpon hissy fits thrown in an effort to […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | D.J. LeMahieu, Dellin Betances, J.D. Davis, Jeurys Familia, Luis Castillo, Robert Gsellman, Steve Bieser, Steve Cohen, Subway Series, Wilpons, Wilson Ramos, Yankees Well, Mama told me there’d be days like these. My mother also knows baseball and has a head for business. So she told me some other things too. For example, she told me that days like these are a lot more likely if you’ve got cheapjack owners who can’t or won’t pay to put the best product […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Austin Riley, Blowouts, Corey Oswalt, ESPN, Hunter Strickland, Paul Sewald, Rick Porcello, Wilpons, Zack Wheeler 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 Let’s be clear about one thing after a day where clarity was sadly lacking: Zack Wheeler was wonderful. Wheeler’s blossoming is one of the unalloyed positives to come out of this weirdly bitter Mets season: Wheeler seems to have shaken off injuries and rust and youth to become the top-flight starter we’d imagined since he arrived. […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aramis Garcia, Chris Shaw, Communications, David Wright, Giants, One-Car Funerals, Stupid Fucking Bullshit, Wilpons, Zack Wheeler 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 |
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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