 
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 Mets tell us things in dribs and drabs. Like who’s gonna fill out the starting rotation. Like who’s gonna be in the outfield. Like what they’ll be giving away besides the occasional late-inning lead. The franchise that keeps as low a profile as possible in winter (no fanfest, no caravan, as little noticeable effort at […]  17 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1963 Mets, 1964 Mets, All-Star Game, Mets Promotions, Ron Hunt Flushing, N.Y. (FAF) — Mike Piazza earned near-unanimous election into the Hall of Greg, it was announced Wednesday. Piazza made it on the first ballot with a percentage of 98.83%, a total second only to Tom Seaver’s 98.84%. It was the highest possible percentage available, since the rules of the Hall of Greg state no player […] Richard Ben Cramer, a journalist like no other I’ve read, clearly kept his ears open as well as his eyes. Cramer, who just passed away at the age of 62, listened. Listening is so much more effective than talking. Too many people who ask questions — journalists and otherwise — spend too much time holding […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | An Appreciation, Moment of Silence, Richard Ben Cramer The New York Mets have thus far this offseason, when not trading reigning National League Cy Young Award winners, procured the services of the following players with non-Mets major league experience: Josh Rodriguez, infielder, 28 years old, 7 MLB games (2011); Jamie Hoffmann, outfielder, 28 years old, 16 MLB games (2009, 2011); Anthony Recker, catcher, 29 years old, […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2013 Mets, Aaron Laffey, Andrew Brown, Anthony Recker, Brandon Hicks, Brian Bixler, Carlos Torres, Collin Cowgill, Greg Burke, Jamie Hoffmann, Josh Rodriguez, R.A. Dickey, The Breakfast Club There really are Mazzys. They look nothing like their namesake Lee Mazzilli, but who besides Lee Mazzilli ever did? I won my third consecutive Mazzy for writing about the Mets Saturday night. The first two were notes in blog posts, which was plenty nice as it was. The third was handed to me like it […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Blogging, Lee Mazzilli, Mets Fans, Mets Police, Winter At 3:59 PM EST this afternoon, New York Mets baseball will step outside, see its own shadow and scurry back indoors for what will seem like another couple of centuries of winter, but fret not. It will be at that very moment that we have reached the Baseball Equinox, that juncture on the Spherical Horsehide Calendar […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2013 Mets, Aaron Laffey, Baseball Equinox, Giancarlo Stanton It appears they let anybody turn 50 years old today. Even me. As Sid Fernandez, Benny Agbayani, Rick Trlicek and a handful of others who — Trlicek-style — avoided distinguishing it could confirm, 50’s a number, just like any other number. Yet when you reach a number that’s considered enough of a milestone to rate commemorative-patch […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aging, Benny Agbayani, Birthdays, Cheap Plays on Collin McHugh's Name, Collin McHugh, Rick Trlicek, Sid Fernandez 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 |
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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