On my position player callup anticipation scale that ranges from Who? to Strawberry, I’d estimate A.J. Ewing ranked somewhere north of Nick Evans, somewhere south of Wilmer Flores. I’d heard of A.J. Ewing. I knew he was valued by those who pay attention to every prospect. I hadn’t banged any drums on his behalf, not […]
 
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. |
The games themselves lack intrigue, so I stick around for the autopsies that follow the games. They’re deadly, too, but I figure maybe I can learn a little more about what just went wrong. On Sunday in Phoenix what went wrong was obvious enough. The Mets didn’t make a couple of plays and they got only […] NOTE: This post was written by Jason, who was experiencing some technical difficulties this morning. On Friday night, the Mets and Diamondbacks played one of those games that settles into a stalemate and then grinds along, waiting to decide what kind of ballgame it’s to become. With the roof open – a rare occurrence that makes Chase […] I liked the part where Juan Soto tripled. The ball he walloped to deep right at Coors Field in the top of the third Thursday afternoon would have been out of every other park, including the one with the Grand Canyon in it, but triples are fun. We’re here for the fun of baseball, aren’t […]  12 comments | |  Print This Post |  Andy Ibañez, Austin Slater, Austin Warren, Christian Scott, Coors Field, Craig Kimbrel, Grand Slams That May Have Gone Foul, Huascar Brazoban, Jake McCarthy, Juan Soto, Keith Raad, Led Zeppelin, Met-Libs, Rationalization, Series Win, The Mendoza Line, Triples, Vidal Bruján What is that baseball club that appears to know what it’s doing and then goes about doing it? Why, I do believe that’s the New York Mets. The New York Mets visited Colorado on Monday and started playing three hours before they were originally supposed to. That was very competent thinking, given the weather forecast for […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Austin Warren, Carson Benge, Competence, Coors Field, Craig Kimbrel, David Peterson, Devin Williams, Francisco Alvarez, Huascar Brazoban, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Rockies In The Year The Mets Lost Last Place, Ron Santo is spotted in the visitors’ dugout at Shea Stadium, prior to the afternoon game of July 8, 1969, examining the Mets’ starting lineup, one whose components had helped elevate the home team a surprising eleven games over .500 and an even more shocking five games […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1969 Mets, Andy Ibañez, Angels, Anonymity, Austin Slater, Bench Mob, Bo Bichette, Eric Wagaman, Injuries, Nolan McLean, Ron Santo, Vidal Bruján, Video Review, Yiddish A thumbnail guide to the baseball fan calendar: MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1962 Mets, April, Austin Slater, Baseball Fan Calendar, Bull Durham, Clay Holmes, Juan Soto, Looseness, Luke Weaver, MJ Melendez, Reality, Tightness Called strike three. Seven earned runs in a third-of-an-inning. A long fly ball that dies at the track to seal a stadium’s fate. A throw home from the first baseman that sails over the catcher’s head. A scrub pops a three-run homer. An ear shines. Some events that have signaled the end of a season or […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2025 Mets, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, Clay Holmes, Craig Kimbrel, Daylen Lile, Festering, Headaches, Jacob Young, Jorbit Vivas, Juan Soto, Laughers, Marcus Semien, Nationals, Recriminations, Tobias Myers “Trade or release everybody!” is an understandable if impulsive answer to the question, “What the hell should the Mets do next, now that they’ve been swept at home by the Colorado Rockies, having shown no more than scant traces of life in losing their Sunday doubleheader?” Within reason, it may also be the correct one. The Mets […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2026 Mets, Austin Slater, Bill Veeck, Carl Edwards Jr., Carson Benge, Juan Soto, Ludicrously Bad Baseball, Nolan McLean, Tommy Pham, Trade or Release Almost Everybody “It’s :25 after the hour, time for our daily cooking segment. Chef, what do we have on the menu today?” 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bo Bichette, Brett Baty, Carson Benge, Christian Scott, Confusion, Cooking, Craig Kimbrel, David Peterson, Devin Williams, Francisco Lindor, Huascar Brazoban, Palatability, Ronny Mauricio, Tobias Myers |
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