 
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. |
Dallas Green, who managed the Mets through a lean period of fizzled prospects and bad uniforms, died yesterday at 82. It’s funny paying tribute to someone whose baseball resume lists more accomplishments for other franchises. Green was most definitely “ours,” a Mets pitcher in the summer of 1966 (albeit for five undistinguished innings) and then a manager for […] I was going over the Mets’ spring roster the other day because of a suspicion that’s kept bubbling up in my brain. Tomas Nido’s too young. So are Amed Rosario and Wuilmer Becerra. None of those guys is going to make the Opening Day roster. Travis Taijeron’s been passed over before and the Mets already have 75 […]  7 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1974 Mets, Bob Ojeda, Danny Heep, Jack Aker, Mackey Sasser, Mickey Lolich, Rosters, The Holy Books I’ll admit that I’ve grown blase about pitchers and catchers reporting. OK, more than blase — indifferent, jaded, cynical, all of the above. Obviously this has nothing to do with a disdain for baseball basics. Rather, it’s that the happy moment is a mere moment. Yes, those are Mets pitchers and Mets catchers out there doing vague baseball […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Baseball Cards, Spring Training, The Holy Books The Baseball Equinox is behind us, meaning we’re closer to 2017 Mets baseball than we are to the 2016 variety — a comforting thought with the teeth of winter pearly and bared. But we still have 2016 Mets business to attend to, namely the offering of formal greetings to those who joined the orange-and-blue ranks […] The 2016 New York Mets will play a 163rd game. We know that much, even as we’re desperate to know more. The Mets beat a lifeless-looking Phillie team on an odd night at Citizens Bank Park, with a brisk, chilly wind knocking down anything hit to center or right. In the early going Ryan Howard tried to hit […] 25 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Curtis Granderson, Fernando Salas, Jay Bruce, Pennant Race, Robert Gsellman, Ryan Howard, T.J. Rivera, Wild Card Wednesday night’s win over the Marlins was full of encouraging signs for the Mets, and left me feeling something I’ve rarely felt in a tight race’s last few days: a sense of calm. Seth Lugo looked shaky early, struggling to command his pitches and reminding us that for all his meritorious service, he’s written an out-of-nowhere story that makes Jacob […] 42 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Hope, James Loney, Jay Bruce, Pennant Race, Seth Lugo I knew Monday night’s game against the Marlins would be emotionally wrenching. I think we all did. But I wasn’t prepared for just how tough it would be, and how tough it kept being. There was the sight of every Marlin wearing Jose Fernandez‘s No. 16, and the knowledge that it would never be worn again. There was […] 31 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bartolo Colon, Dee Gordon, Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Fernandez, Justin Bour, Marlins, Martin Prado, Moment of Silence, Terry Collins, Yoenis Cespedes The standings do not recognize moral victories. A 2-0 perfect game counts the same as some hideous crapfest against a second-division opponent that you win 9-6 despite walking the ballpark. The same goes for losses — the manager turning over the buffet after sending the backup catcher to the mound doesn’t mean the defeat was hideous enough to cost […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Gavin Cecchini, Lucas Duda, Michael Mariot, Sean Gilmartin, Travis d'Arnaud I need to find a hobby that’s better for my health than watching the New York Mets. I’m thinking maybe Russian roulette. A long time ago, when I was still innocent and believed there was good in the world, it was a beautiful night for a ballgame. I was sitting in the stands with my wife, enjoying a crystal-clear […] 111 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Addison Reed, Disasters, Ender Inciarte, Overmanaging, Terry Collins, Yoenis Cespedes Sometimes your ace, while perfectly worthy of New Yorker covers, is missing that little wrinkle from his fastball and can’t locate it anyway and he gets whacked around. Sometimes an opponent who’s spent the year being an absolute tomato can manages to bewilder. Sometimes your hitters connect with ball after ball after ball in ways that seem promising […] 21 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Blair, Freddie Freeman, Matt Kemp, Noah Syndergaard |
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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