Someday, the Mets will do that thing you want them to do. They’ll figure out a place for Brett Baty, whether on the field or in another town. They’ll let a pitcher go as deep as his arm will allow him. They’ll hit a ball past a Brewer with runners on base. They’ll take less […]
 
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. |
 4 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Brett Baty, Brewers, Christian Scott, Records, Red Sox, Timing, Winning Streaks, Wishes On Thursday evening, the Mets saw fire, or at least the haze from the smoke that wafted down to Philadelphia from Canada, and responded well, all climate conditions considered. On Saturday afternoon, the Mets saw rain. A start time accelerated by an hour and an eventual 48-minute delay didn’t keep them from appearing all wet. The James […] When I learned Friday of Ron Hunt’s passing at age 85, I didn’t think immediately of his status as the first Met All-Star Game starter or his major league record for most times hit by a pitch in a single season. I thought of Ron Hunt calling me. Ron Hunt called me because I wrote a […] Major League Baseball imposing an extended intermission upon its schedule proved absolutely restorative where our parochial interests were concerned. All the Mets needed was a break. A little break. A break a little less long or at least more disjointed than any other team besides the Phillies. We came back from not playing for three […] An All-Star Game devoid of highlights offered its most satisfying moment before its first pitch Tuesday night when each starter from both leagues came out to sign, with a feathered quill, an oversized lineup card that looked like it had been printed 250 years ago. It was a bit that couldn’t have more Philadelphia-coded had […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1776, All-Star, All-Star Game, An Appraisal, An Appreciation, Juan Soto On July 12, 2015, a curious Met void was filled when Kirk Nieuwenhuis homered not once, not twice, but thrice at Citi Field, leading his team over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3, in the final game before the All-Star break. Until that Sunday afternoon, no Met had ever hit three home runs in a home […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2026 Mets, Devin Williams, Elton John, Francisco Lindor, Game Before the All-Star Break, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Luke Weaver, Patent-Pending Losses, Red Sox, Team History, Worsts, Zach Thornton Major League Baseball commenced its annual draft of amateur players on Saturday afternoon. The Mets made their first selection with the 27th overall pick. Their choice was righthanded pitcher Carson Wiggins, a flamethrower out of Arkansas State. The upside is velocity that has measured 102 MPH. The downside is he’s been working his way back […] 1 comment - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Minter, Carson Wiggins, Draft, Freddy Peralta, Huascar Brazoban, Lack of Interest Every now and then, the Mets fall apart. Take Sean Manaea. Thursday afternoon under cloudy skies against the visiting Royals, he was totally blitzed at the start by Lane Thomas’s leadoff home run. Did we get a little terrified? At the very least, everything looked dim to us, but then our Comeback Lefty of the […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Bonnie Tyler, Jared Young, Juan Soto, Mark Vientos, Moment of Silence, Sean Manaea, Tyrone Taylor Before the Mets fell — and I do mean fell — in Atlanta on Saturday night, 14-3 (Pete Gogolak connected for a late field goal, but those two Falcon touchdowns were too much to overcome), Juan Soto was named as a starting outfielder to the National League All-Star team. This might be a fact worthy […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alphabetical Order, Guillermo Zuñiga, Guillo Zuñiga, Joey Gerber, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Position Players Pitching, Sean Manaea, Team History, Tyler Zuber For America’s 250th birthday, the New York Mets have presented us with a pair of slightly misshapen bookends they’ve been crafting for over a year. The club begs our indulgence regarding the way they don’t quite match. While the Mets realize the Semiquincentennial is an occasion worthy of the bookends’ unveiling, they ask if we […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1776, 1966 Mets, 1976 Mets, 1986 Mets, 1996 Mets, 2006 Mets, 2016 Mets, 2026 Mets, Alex Ochoa, Bookends, Braves, Buddy Harrelson, Christian Scott, Cycles, Foul Balls, Home Runs, Immaculate Grid, Juan Soto, Moises Alou, Ray Knight, Semiquincentennial, Team History, The Third of July, Tom House, Tommy Hunter, Willie Stargell, Wilmer Flores |
Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star by Greg Prince is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. 
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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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