 
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. |
(Presented with eternal affection for the timeless creation of Ruth Roberts and Bill Katz) Meet this Met There’s Tommy Hunter Johneshwy Fargas Toe! Suddenly’s a power bat  11 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Bill Katz, Bullpen Games, Cameron Maybin, Johneshwy Fargas, Jonathan Villar, Kevin Pillar, Khalil Lee, Roster Turnover, Ruth Roberts, Tomas Nido, Tommy Hunter, Trevor Hildenberger, Wilfredo Tovar Kvetching about the mounting mountain of injuries to Met players is darkly amusing until somebody gets hurt. I mean really hurt. Monday night in Atlanta, Kevin Pillar was smacked in the face by a rising 95 MPH fastball thrown with no purpose other than getting him out by the Braves’ Jacob Webb. It happened literally in a […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Hit By Pitch, Injuries, Jacob Webb, James McCann, Kevin Pillar, Noah Syndergaard, Sean Reid-Foley, Tomas Nido, Velocity The most delightful aspect of the 2021 Mets to date that hasn’t involved Jacob deGrom pitching and hitting has been the emergence of the self-anointed Bench Mob, the aggregation of heretofore part-timers who’ve produced plentifully when called on, which has also plentifully. Riding to our injury-riddled rescue in the grand tradition of Bambi’s Bandits, Hondo’s […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bench Mob, Chris Carter, Designated Hitter, Hamstrings, Injuries, Interleague Play, Jake Hager, Jeff McNeil, Jeremy Hefner, Jonathan Villar, Jose Peraza, Kevin Pillar, Marcus Stroman, Michael Conforto, Patrick Mazeika, Tomas Nido Less than 24 hours after the Mets lost to the Rays by one run on Friday night, the Mets were losing by one run to the Rays on Saturday afternoon, yet whereas Friday’s defeat grated deeply as a one-run loss will, the one-run deficit the Mets were alternately trying to overcome and maintain Saturday didn’t […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bench Mob, Bullpen Games, Bulpability, Churves, Drew Smith, Francisco Lindor, Jake Barnes, Jake Hager, Jeurys Familia, Joey Lucchesi, Jose Peraza, Khalil Lee, Pete Alonso, Rays, Sean Reid-Foley, St. Petersburg, Tommy Hunter Matt Harvey was on the mound at Citi Field. Harvey’s Met teammates were scattered about: Michael Conforto and Dom Smith batting third and fifth, respectively; Jeurys Familia and Robert Gsellman chilling in the bullpen for possible deployment later; Jacob deGrom waiting out a precautionary injured list stint in the dugout, somewhere down the bench […] You want the Jacob deGrom who locks in, who maybe seemed a little off in the first or second inning, but wasn’t allowing any baserunners, but then he’s on by the third, and seems on to stay. You fist-pump the Ks, but you secretly embrace the efficient outs. You count his pitches because his manager […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brian Chicklo, Jacob deGrom, Oxygen, Relief Pitching In the movie Thirteen Days, presidential advisor Kenny O’Donnell warns naval Commander William Ecker that when he leads a reconnaissance mission over Cuba to photograph evidence of missile bases on the island, it is imperative that his squad not be shot at. That’s not up to Ecker, of course, but O’Donnell’s message sinks in. President […] 24 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bobby Bonilla, Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil, Media, Nonsense, Patrick Mazeika, Raccoons, Rats, Thirteen Days, Tommy Hunter From the deep well of numerical sustenance baseball is wont to give us on any given day, Thursday afternoon it gave us, among other digital delights, 7 1-hit innings from Taijuan Walker; 1 base hit from Francisco Lindor after 26 hitless at-bats; 11 walks issued to would-be Met batters from Cardinal pitchers (including 4 consecutive […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Albert Pujols, An Appreciation, Francisco Lindor, Home Runs, Milestones, Negro Leagues, Ralph Kiner, Reverence, Taijuan Walker, Walks, Willie Mays Rainouts are no good unless they save you from an emergency “bullpen game” being thrown together because Jacob deGrom has a tight ride side. Jacob deGrom having a tight right side is no good at all, but if it’s not tight enough to send him to the injured list, then it could be worse. The […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Chili Davis, Donnie Stevenson, Hugh Quattlebaum, Kevin Howard, Names, Postponements, Tom Slater It may be too much to ask the Mets to play nine perfectly appetizing innings, so be grateful for the half-innings you don’t want to send back to the kitchen as underdone or overcooked. On Saturday, you could dine out on a three-course meal of them. The Top of the 1st — Baserunners! Hits! Breaks! RUNS! […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andrew McCutchen, Donnie Stevenson, Edwin Diaz, M*A*S*H, Michael Conforto, Pete Alonso, Pulp Fiction, Taijuan Walker, Umpiring, Zack Wheeler |
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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