 
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. |
Just got out of HR. I was doing my exit interview with my forties. It was required as I’m leaving age 49 and starting my new position, in my fifties, at midnight. HR asked me what I did with my forties, which officially began on December 31, 2002 and end tonight at 11:59 PM. I said […] If four things don’t go exactly right Sunday, a team called the Giants will be done being defending champions. I’ll be sorry if/when they are eliminated from playoff contention, though mostly because a Super Bowl run is a great way to kill time en route to Spring Training. But while the halo above the New […]  2 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2012 Postseason, Angel Pagan, Football, Giants, Hunter Pence, Marco Scutaro, Odd Man Out Contrary to the tiresome claims every modern-day sportswriter makes about rooting for stories over teams and having no rooting interest otherwise, Oscar Madison of the New York Herald clearly had a favorite ballclub. If he didn’t wear his heart on his sleeve or in his widely read columns, his allegiance was evident on his head. […] 26 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | An Appreciation, Jack Klugman, Mets Pop Culture, Moment of Silence, Oscar's Cap Awards, The Odd Couple Ike Davis…he was at that Mets holiday party a couple of weeks ago, too. His attendance got kind of lost in the shuffle given the kerfuffle that was kicked up by the remarks of his (now erstwhile) teammate, but Ike’s presence at Citi Field on December 11 was both comforting and intriguing for several reasons. First […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2012 Mets, Babylon, Camp Simcha, Ike Davis, John Franco, Jordany Valdespin, Josh Thole, Long Island, Mets Holiday Party, New York Cuban Giants, Robert Moses 1. “And at Christmas, you tell the truth,” or so I heard it said in Love, Actually. 2. But I’m still seeking the truth in the trade that has left us Dickeyless in New York City. 3. Is it true somehow that sending away our singular Cy Young recipient was the brilliant Aldersonian chess move for which we’ve […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | John Stearns, R.A. Dickey, Team History, Travis d'Arnaud Final impressions, from the Mets’ 2012 holiday party at Citi Field. “How does Alderson go about reviving the more dormant aspects of our passion, those which have been dulled by two years of dismal sputtering on the heels of two years of dramatic letdown? By winning, of course. Winning will make us all feel […] 28 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Farewells, R.A. Dickey, Sandy Alderson, The Shawshank Redemption For once, it was a good day for Mets fans to be ensconced in the basement. I don’t mean the National League East standings, lest Marlins fans grow jealous of our impinging on their hard-earned territory, but specifically the basement party room at Foley’s, where our little get-together to celebrate the recent release of the […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | AC/DC, M*A*S*H, R.A. Dickey, Santa Claus, The Happiest Recap (The Book) Quick reminder that we’re getting together tomorrow, Saturday, noon to two at Foley’s NY (18 W. 33rd St., between 5th and 6th Avenues), for a little Baseball in December. Ostensibly we’re celebrating a new book and an imminent birthday (sort of), but ultimately, it is a love of baseball that draws us together because that’s […] Mets fans understand each other because of our shared language, a common tongue that allows us to communicate with one another in a form of shorthand that speaks to our peaks of triumph, our valleys of despair and those plains on which we journey for the journey’s sake. Taken as a whole, our shared language […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | First No-Hitter in New York Mets History, Johan Santana, Nikon Camera Mets Player of the Year I know what happens If R.A. Dickey were a garden-variety drama queen, I might have written off his use of phrases like “disappointment”; “impatience,” “emotional scope”; “we’re asking for less than what’s fair”; “you already think you’re extending the olive branch”; and “I don’t want […] 22 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Mets Holiday Party, Negotiations, R.A. Dickey, Winter |
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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