 
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. |
You’ve heard the old expression “the inmates are running the asylum.” Well, that would be an improvement for the 2018 Mets. Because nobody is running this asylum. Too many of the players can’t handle the basics of major league baseball. The manager doesn’t seem equipped to juggle the bedrock strategies and in-game preparation required. The front […] This was how I watched everything go wrong for Corey Oswalt and the Mets tonight: I looked down at the floor, slightly to the left of my foot, stealing glimpses between bites of chicken and potatoes. The floor was where my phone was, with MLB At Bat set to Gameday. Could I tell exactly what was […] If the Mets were a sitcom — and who is to say they aren’t? — the presence of Mickey Callaway would be explained away in the third act. RICCO: I gotta tell ya, Mickey…you’re not a very good manager.  24 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Anthony Swarzak, Applicable Sitcom Tropes, Blown Leads, Jeurys Familia, John Ricco, Mickey Callaway, Miscast Managers, Slack, Starter Who Deserved Better, The Simpsons, Tim Peterson, Zack Wheeler For most of Tuesday night, the Mets stuck to their horrific 2018 script. After the evening began with grim real-world news, as opposed to the ultimately meaningless baseball variety, the team went out and scored two early runs against the Pirates, who seemed so comically discombobulated that you wondered if you’d stumbled into some MLB […] 18 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Asdrubal Cabrera, Jeurys Familia, Josh Harrison, Pirates, Steven Brault, Steven Matz, Wilmer Flores What is it Olive Garden says? “When you’re here, you’re family.” Learning that Sandy Alderson has to step away from his general manager responsibilities because he needs to devote his attention to cancer treatment and recovery was like finding out somebody in the family has taken ill. Having dealt […] Where it says the Dodgers beat the Mets, 8-7, replace with the Pirates beat the Mets, 6-4. Where it says sixth consecutive loss, replace with seventh. Where it says 25th loss in 32 games, […] Beat the Mets, beat the Mets Because the Mets are really sucking this year Growing up on Long Island, I was […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dodgers, Drew Smith, Home Runs, Kevin Kaczmarski, Kevin Plawecki, Long Island, Meet The Mets Dom Smith pinch-hit for brand new major league pitcher Drew Smith in the ninth inning of Saturday night’s Mets loss to the Dodgers, which seemed appropriate given that you can pretty much replace one Mets game with another and not even the names changing makes a tangible difference, so why even […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1978 Mets, Caleb Ferguson, Clayton Kershaw, Craig Swan, Dom Smith, Drew Smith, Jacob deGrom, Jason Vargas, Jerry Blevins, John Franco, Matt Franco, Matt Kemp, More of the Same Nonsense, Seat Cushion Night, Willie Montanez In a better season, Friday night’s loss to the Dodgers would have been one of those defeats that made you say vile things, hurl a remote, and then brood and mutter. In this season, it barely elicited a sigh. Yep, those are the Mets and the Mets are losing. Who’s surprised? Who, at this point, […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Cody Bellinger, Dodgers, Gabe Morales, Hansel Robles, Zack Wheeler Let us celebrate our team’s most recent spate of accomplishments! On Thursday afternoon, the Mets gave up six runs instead of ten. They scored four runs instead of none. They grounded into five double plays rather than nine. They avoided hitting into triple plays altogether. They generally […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Coors Field, Double Plays, Jimmy the Greek, Micheal Ray Richardson, Mickey Callaway, Nolan Arenado, Perspective, Steven Matz |
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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