 
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. |
Welcome to Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets. Twenty years, 43 Fridays. This is one of them. Six Mets received votes for National League Most Valuable Player in 1986. Would you be surprised to know that two of the era’s signature players were […] I don't know another place like Shea Stadium in 2006. I don't know anywhere else where I get to inject myself into my favorite pastime as it gets better and better. I don't know anywhere else where most everybody else wants to happen what I want to happen…and it usually happens. I don't know anywhere else where I […] There haven't been that many really good games we've lost this year, but one of them was a contest in St. Louis between the two best teams in the National League. It was just over three months ago, a classic pitchers' duel between Mark Mulder and Steve Trachsel. We got beat 1-0 when Scott Rolen […] When Glenn Close reprised her national anthem performance from the World Series on Saturday night, we all noticed the incongruity of the actress/singer showing up in her 1994 uniform top. I had what I thought was the obvious answer Sunday: I’m assuming she was the singer at the Home Opener a dozen years ago and, true […]  8 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1995 Mets, Bill Pulsipher, Brook Fordyce, Byron Gainey, Carl Everett, Carlos Beltran, Edgardo Alfonzo, Jason Isringhausen, Jay Payton, Julio Zorilla, Preston Wilson, Rey Ordonez I have a Shawn Green baseball card, the back of which says… Following in the tradition of Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax, Shawn announced his decision not to play on Yom Kippur. Good news: Yom Kippur this year falls on the Monday between the end of the season and the start of the playoffs. Better news: We’ll have […] We will investigate anything to make our club better. —Omar Minaya, 2006 The Mets is a very good thing. They give everybody a job. Just like the WPA. —Billy Loes, 1962 The 1962 Mets won 40 games. The 2006 Mets won 40 games by June 12. The 1962 Mets had Cliff Cook, Gus Bell and Gene Woodling. The 2006 Mets have Cliff […] Waking up in the first inning this afternoon, still hung over from last night's emotional doings, I couldn't have predicted that it would be a 1986 Greenville Brave who would captivate our thoughts as retro weekend concluded. Especially since Tom Glavine wasn't pitching against the Rockies. Now he may not be pitching against anybody. Cross your […] A couple of months ago, I was asked to compare and contrast 1986 and 2006. This wasn’t long after L’affaire Lastings, the Milledge child’s breach of protocol when he hit a game-tying homer and then nervily accepted high-fives from the fans en route to right field. I suggested to my interrogator that instead of throwing […] The last time the New York Mets played a game against the Colorado Rockies, Victor Zambrano was our starting pitcher, Mike Piazza our starting catcher, Mike Jacobs our hottest hitter and Jose Offerman our final batter of the 2005 season. That's how long it's been. Also, the last time the Rockies visited Shea, the series — even […] Welcome to Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets. Twenty years, 43 Fridays. This is one of them. Yay! Darryl Strawberry is coming to Old Timers Night! Unless he’s changed his mind again. If he has, would you be surprised? Of all the things that have changed […] |
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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