 
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 roads of Rome stood for two thousand years and more; who would predict less for the roads of Moses? Who would predict less for his Shea Stadium, a structure consciously shaped to resemble Rome’s Colosseum…? —Robert Caro, “The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York,” 1974 The DiamondVision menu was classed up […]  21 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Nikon Camera Mets Player of the Year, Shea Stadium Could have they come up with a worse name? Could have they come up with a worse name? Yes. Absolutely. Examples are abundant. Safeco Field. Petco Park. McAfee Coliseum. Yadier Molina Memorial Stadium (though I am partial to the memorial aspect). It could have been worse. That's the best I can say for CitiField, future home of your New York Mets, at this early date. I've been […] “Hey Greg.” “Hey Greg.” “Yeah?” “Who's got the rings?” “Huh?” “The rings, baby? THE RINGS!” “You mean like ringtones on a cell phone?” “C'mon! You know what I mean.” “I give up. What the hell are you talking about?” “I'll give you a hint: 26!” “26 what?” “26 rings BABY!” “I worked as a telemarketer in college and we were instructed to hang up after five rings.” “That's not […] We didn't have any great, great superstar players where one guy got all the shots. It wasn't that kind of a team. We didn’t have any great, great superstar players where one guy got all the shots. It wasn’t that kind of a team. —Willis Reed to Dennis D’Agostino, “Garden Glory“ My earliest, most serious sports allegiances were to the 1969 Mets and the 1969-70 Knicks, both champions in the making. I haven’t stopped since ’69 where the […] With due respect for everyone from Bartolome Fortunato to Tom Glavine, the Five Greatest Mets of 2006 gathered at the top of Willie Randolph’s lineup card all year and on the cover of Sports Illustrated in July. Which one among Beltran, Wright, Lo Duca, Delgado and Reyes is the Greatest Met of the franchise’s Fifth-Greatest Year? There is no wrong […] In the spirit of woodchucks and how much wood they can chuck, the 2006 Mets were the best Mets to use as many Mets as a Mets team used. In the spirit of woodchucks and how much wood they can chuck, the 2006 Mets were the best Mets to use as many Mets as a Mets team used. They used 49. As a frame of reference, the 1962 Mets used four fewer. There was a whatever-it-takes quality to these particular Mets, so if it meant […] |
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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