 
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. |
How many ways, exactly, can one game be a make-up date? The obvious: the Mets and Yankees reported for duty in the Bronx to complete the July half of this year’s Subway Series, which had been erased by rain. Despite an extremely wet morning in New York and a brief in-game squall, the second try proceeded […]  10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Cy Young, ESPN, Jacob deGrom, Keith Olbermann, Rain, Yankees Off-day? What off-day? Today brings Jacob deGrom vs. the Yankees, a rematch caused by rain. Which as I type this is blanketing New York again, with more to come. There’s an easy line about the elements being too tough an enemy for even the mighty Sir Jake, except that the mighty Sir Jake routinely is […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Wright, Garbage Time, Jose Reyes, Noah Syndergaard, Seth Lugo, Sleep I was supposed to be writing this recap at home, finally returned from an eight-day jaunt that took me to six states and five ballparks (four of them new), with a side of genealogy dorkery. But that was before Biblical rains descended on New York, blanketing it in radar bands of creeping green, bubbling yellow […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bryan Holaday, Corey Oswalt, Dan Straily, Ed Hickox, Jacob Rhame, Jeff McNeil, Marlins, Paul Sewald, Tayron Guerrero If the Mets do indeed follow through on that hardy perennial threat every manager makes in August, implementation of a six-man rotation, we won’t necessarily have to be cognizant of the identity of a given game’s starting pitcher as it progresses. We’ll pick up on the vibe […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Amed Rosario, Austin Jackson, Command, Marlins Park, Sleepy Wins, Zack Wheeler Dear New York Mets Fan: We are writing to thank you for your generous contribution of a bunt against the shift. Thoughtful Mets fans like you have been sending us what they can to provide offensive assistance for our ace […] Nights like Tuesday, defined primarily by rain, futility and Jason Vargas, deserve to be evaluated not on how bad the Mets’ loss was mathematically, but how the elements that constitute the whole of the experience measure within the parameters of the carefully calibrated Jason Vargas Index. For those who […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dilson Herrera, Jason Vargas, Jason Vargas is an Awful Pitcher, Mets Hall of Fame, Rain Delays, Reds, Ryder Chasin, The Jason Vargas Index Moments after Jeff McNeil launched his first Citi Field home run to the branded soft drink pavilion overhanging right field, he was still giddy. Why wouldn’t he have been? McNeil joined the major leagues and the Mets on July 24. Almost everything is a first for him. […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2015 Mets, Austin Jackson, Brief Tribute Videos, Ed Kranepool, Forever, Jeff McNeil, Jerry Blevins, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Prince, Robert Gsellman, Wilmer Flores The Mets last week lost a game started by Steven Matz, 25-4. Five days later, because Matz was injured, they started Corey Oswalt in his place. Matz is out with a mild flexor pronator strain, a phrase known primarily to: 1) Medical […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Al Jackson, Austin, Austin Jackson, Bad Baserunning, Bad Managing, Corey Oswalt, Dallas Green, Injuries, Jackson, Little Rock, Mickey Callaway, Nolan Ryan, Paul Sewald, Regional Dialect, State Capitals, Steven Matz, Wilmer Flores Isolate enough positives from the Mets’ 108th game, and you’d wish the season was beginning anew. You’d happily start Zack Wheeler on theoretical Opening Day and look forward to seven innings of shutout ball from a pitcher who you know will do nothing to sabotage his own cause. You’d […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Austin Jackson, Bobby Wahl, Frankie Valli, Jeff McNeil, Robert Gsellman, Team History, Todd Frazier, Two-Thirds Mark, Zack Wheeler Following my attendance for his 22nd start of the season Friday night, Jacob deGrom and I can each count 12 decisions on our 2018 ledger. Twelve times this year I’ve decided to be at Citi Field for a Mets game. Some would question the judgment of anybody who chooses […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Friday Nights, Jacob deGrom, Locked Citi Field Men's Rooms, Losing, Moneyball |
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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