Our seats were so good this Saturday that we had at our fingertips the vaunted Metropolitan Club menu in our cup holders (hell, we had cup holders), though none of us ordered from said ritzy document. I’m hayseed enough to be intimidated by this option. Besides, even though it’s been been a part of the Shea […]
 
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. |
I had the uncommon pleasure of watching today's game from an orange seat a mere eight rows from the field and behind a net. Practically on top of home plate I was. I've only sat in seats whose number begins with an “X” a handful of times previously and not in a long while, so […] Let’s be clear on one thing: It’s never too late to hang Jeff Suppan on the wall. It would have been nice — nicer — if the Mets had gotten into the swing of things against their old nemesis before he became their old nemesis, but better 204 days and 4 innings later than never…not that […] If it’s exactly 20 years since the night your life changed forever for the better, then it’s Flashback Friday at Faith and Fear in Flushing. On that May 11 as on this May 11, the Mets were of paramount importance to me. But on that May 11 as on this May 11, some things were more […] The Buzz Capra tribute (in a manner of speaking) of recent days left me longing for Tug McGraw in his Met prime. He lost his hair to the Marines and later to radiation therapy, but in between he went long when it was considered out of line for ballplayers to do so. Hair’s to […] Run, Jose! Run! No, not around the bases. Away from your teammates. They're nuts. I'd willingly endure the ostracism of 23 or 24 co-workers to retain my locks. I have very little going for me of a physical nature but at 44, I've got my hair and I'm keeping it until nature or something worse takes it. […] Today is May 8, 2007. The Mets officially became known as the Mets on May 8, 1961. Players who made their Met debut on May 8, include Cliff Cook (1962), Mike Phillips (1975), Chico Walker (1992), Cory Lidle (1997) and Alex Escobar (2001). John Maine made his debut in general on May 8, 1981. I celebrated by watching […] We lost this ballgame! We lost this ballgame on play piss-poor Lost this ballgame… Lost this ballgame by 9 to 4! Oliver Peh Rez Was cruising right along Oliver Peh Rez was Pitching very strong He was beating Zito Who didn't sign with us Who needs Barry Zito? Ollie's fine with us Molinas all play catcher I hope there's only three! Don't you remember? We lost this ballgame… We lost this […] Today was ballet day in New York. Since the blog era commenced, the Mets have never won on ballet day. But they've never lost in Arizona. Something had to give. Our offense, apparently. The ballet du jour was a big-deal production of “Romeo + Juliet”. Sad to admit I'd forgotten most of the details since I read […] Tonight it's National League Cy Young Award Winner Brandon Webb versus New Orleans Zephyr Jorge Sosa. If that adds up to a thirteenth consecutive Mets win in Arizona, then maybe I'll just lie back and enjoy. Jorge Sosa versus Brandon Webb added up to a thirteenth consecutive Mets win in Arizona. I think I'll take my own […] |
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