What does Christian Scott have in common with Bob Moorhead, Chris Schwinden, Brent Strom, Mike Birkbeck, Collin McHugh and Tommy Milone? They are the only pitchers in Mets history to start at least five games as a Met and never record a victory as a Met starter. Scott holds the record by a mile, with […]
 
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. |
 9 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Christian Scott, Kitty Cat Eyeblack, Marlins, Not Scoring, Team History, Walkoff Losses By Grand Slam, Winless Met Starters What’s that saying about how if you watch a baseball game, you’re bound to see something you’ve seen repeatedly? Occasional outlier notwithstanding, the 2026 Mets are expert at rolling out slight variations on the same old same old. Take Friday’s game — please. Another cobbling together of à la carte options from the pitching menu: a reliever […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carson Benge, Craig Kimbrel, Dog Days in May, Jonah Tong, Juan Soto, Marlins, Sean Manaea, Tobias Myers In 2014, the New York Mets traded Ike Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for two minor leaguers who seeped deep into my baseball subconscious, each of them laying low down there for a very long time. One of them was named Blake Taylor, a pitcher who rose slowly from rookie ball in the Gulf Coast […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Blake Taylor, Ike Davis, Mistaken Identity, Patience, Promise, Youth, Zach Thornton, Zack Thornton A run was Benged in. A run was Brujáned in. Two runs were Batyed in. Another two runs were Benged in. Two more runs were Bichetted in. All of it happened in one extra inning, in which two other runs were batted in by players whose names begin with a letter that wasn’t B, which […] The Long Island Rail Road is on strike, while the one Met pitcher who’s stayed on track more consistently than any other is out of service. Any other good news from Friday night? Oh yeah, the Mets reverted to moribund form in losing the first game of the Subway Series, 5-2. Not a shining moment for […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Clay Holmes, Fractured Fibula, Injuries, LIRR Strike, Subway Series It occurred to me as I witnessed five different Mets don the vest and hard hat on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field that if this team is gonna keep hitting homers in bunches, they’ll need to add some variety to their dugout celebration wardrobe. Maybe one slugger can be the construction worker, another one can […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Brett Baty, Cleon Jones, Dugout Fashion, Hayden Senger, Juan Soto, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Michael Mays, Nolan McLean, Sweeps, Video Review, Village People, Willie Mays On my position player callup anticipation scale that ranges from Who? to Strawberry, I’d estimate A.J. Ewing ranked somewhere north of Nick Evans, somewhere south of Wilmer Flores. I’d heard of A.J. Ewing. I knew he was valued by those who pay attention to every prospect. I hadn’t banged any drums on his behalf, not […] The games themselves lack intrigue, so I stick around for the autopsies that follow the games. They’re deadly, too, but I figure maybe I can learn a little more about what just went wrong. On Sunday in Phoenix what went wrong was obvious enough. The Mets didn’t make a couple of plays and they got only […] NOTE: This post was written by Jason, who was experiencing some technical difficulties this morning. On Friday night, the Mets and Diamondbacks played one of those games that settles into a stalemate and then grinds along, waiting to decide what kind of ballgame it’s to become. With the roof open – a rare occurrence that makes Chase […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | ABS, Diamondbacks, Extra Innings, Kevin Ginkel, Mark Vientos, Nolan Arenado, Nolan McLean, Ryan Waldschmidt, Ryne Nelson, Tobias Myers, Uniforms I liked the part where Juan Soto tripled. The ball he walloped to deep right at Coors Field in the top of the third Thursday afternoon would have been out of every other park, including the one with the Grand Canyon in it, but triples are fun. We’re here for the fun of baseball, aren’t […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andy Ibañez, Austin Slater, Austin Warren, Christian Scott, Coors Field, Craig Kimbrel, Grand Slams That May Have Gone Foul, Huascar Brazoban, Jake McCarthy, Juan Soto, Keith Raad, Led Zeppelin, Met-Libs, Rationalization, Series Win, The Mendoza Line, Triples, Vidal Bruján |
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