 
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. |
If Noah Syndergaard surrenders a lone hit over six innings, you like your chances. He did. But unfortunately, the rest of his teammates were sleepwalking — almost literally — through a game all but designed to turn a glittering 5-1 record into a good but more modest 5-2. Seriously, 5-1 is hold-your-head-high, strut-down-the-avenue stuff, whereas 5-2 […]  9 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Home Openers, Noah Syndergaard, Sleepy Performances When you arouse the need in me Contrary to published reports, Frank Sinatra does not have a cold. He’s never been healthier. To clarify, I don’t mean the Frank Sinatra, but […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | American Masters, Frank Sinatra, Jacob deGrom, Paul Cavalconte, Pitchers Hitting, The Great American Songbook, Tom Dreesen Tuesday’s game at New Soilmaster marked an unhappy milestone for the new season: it was the first time I found myself deeply bored. Seriously. The Mets scored a flurry of runs off Jose Urena and the Marlins’ slapstick defense (that part was fun), and then the game bogged down in a quagmire and 50 dudes more […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Jason Vargas, Justin Wilson, Luck, Marlins, Mickey Callaway On paper — which, admittedly, is always a risky way to start a baseball thought — the National League East should have four solid teams with postseason possibilities. The problem for the Mets, Nats, Phillies and Braves, which is also a silver lining for other N.L. contenders, is each of those four teams will spend […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dom Smith, Drew Steckenrider, Edwin Diaz, Hatred, J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil, Jeffrey Loria, Marlins, Marlins Park, Mickey Callaway, Pete Alonso, Stupid Marlins EDITOR’S NOTE: As we do from time to time, today we dig into the Faith and Fear archives and share posts that some of our longtime readers might get a kick out of seeing again or our newer readers might enjoy checking out for the first time. […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | FAFIF Classics, Mets Who Have Left Us, Team History, Utter Foolishness My philosophy on first losses of seasons, particularly if they’re not first games of seasons, is they’re permissible to the point where they are almost welcome to occur. Get one out of the way so it can be recalled that when they transpire, our hearts will go […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Baseball Card Dreams, First Loss of the Season After a Win, Justin Wilson, Naps, Pete Alonso, Trea Turner, Zack Wheeler “And don’t hold the ball so hard, OK? It’s an egg. Hold it like an egg.” Baseball season is returned to us, praise be. Today, for the first time, we’ll have games on consecutive days. Tomorrow evening in Miami we’ll get the first night game, and a chance to see what the […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil, Jim Riggleman, Mickey Callaway, Nationals, Noah Syndergaard, Pete Alonso, Season, Seth Lugo The Mets have lost on Opening Day three times in this decade: 2011, 2014 and 2016. None of those defeats was pleasant in the moment, but with hindsight we should appreciate that they unfolded as they did. Having proof that Mets can lose on Opening Day keeps […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anxieties, Edwin Diaz, Jacob deGrom, Jeff McNeil, Jeurys Familia, Max Scherzer, Mets Opening Day, Opening Day, Pete Alonso, Robinson Cano, Seth Lugo, Wilson Ramos 1. Welcome aboard the first active roster of 2019 to the eight Mets who have never been Mets before: Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, Wilson Ramos, Keon Broxton, J.D. Davis, Justin Wilson, Luis Avilan and Pete Alonso. We like each of you now because you’re Mets. Someday we’ll […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2019 Mets, Adeiny Hechavarria, Carlos Gomez, Danny Espinosa, Devin Mesoraco, Edwin Diaz, Gavin Cecchini, J.D. Davis, Justin Wilson, Keon Broxton, Luis Avilan, Mets Opening Day, Opening Day, Pete Alonso, Recidivist Mets, Rene Rivera, Robinson Cano, Ruben Tejada, T.J. Rivera, Third Base, Travis Taijeron, Uncle Floyd, Uniform Numbers, Wilson Ramos If you can’t commit to Jacob deGrom for the next five years of your baseball life, you might as well find something else to do. There’s no point owning the Mets, running the Mets or rooting for the Mets if you foresee a mid-term commitment to the […] |
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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