 
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 back to Mets Talk. Caller, you’re on.” “Yeah, hi. The Mets have to do better than they did Tuesday night in Toronto.” “Um, yeah, long-time listener, first-time caller.”  13 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Chit-Chat, Chris Bassitt, David Peterson, Eddy Alvarez, Slumps Baseball, I’ve long insisted, is humanity’s acme of artistic expression. But that’s not to say every game is a work of art. Whatever that was that the Mets and Blue Jays foisted on us tonight would definitely not qualify. It was a mess, with Tylor Megill mowing down anonymous Blue Jay recruits (and a morose-looking Vladimir […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Blue Jays, Danny Young, Ed Kranepool, Eddy Alvarez, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Jose Butto, Leo Jimenez, Pablo Reyes, Ryne Stanek, Tylor Megill Ed Kranepool has passed away at the age of 79, though I don’t see how that’s possible. I’ve always considered Eddie Kranepool the closest thing there was to immortal our world. He was with us from just about the very beginning, and, as far as I was concerned, he was going to be around forever. […] Sunny Sunday, slight chill, right field corner, Citi Field. It’s September with a lead over our more or less blood rival in the Wild Card race, and I’m just waiting for the Mets to do something. Do something, do anything? No, I’m being vaguely specific in my desires. I’m waiting for the Mets to do […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Ends of All Good Things, Frustration, Luis Severino, Michigan J. Frog, Phil Maton, Reds, Reed Garrett, Starling Marte, The Social Network, Tom Seaver LOOK WHO’S NO. 6 OK, maybe that message isn’t inspiring enough to make a September scoreboard in Queens, but it’s true: At this writing the Mets are a game ahead of the Braves for the third National League wild card, which is a fancy way of saying sixth in a league that now grants playoff spots […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Bill Spiers, Carson Spiers, Danny Young, Defense, Double Plays, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, J.D. Martinez, Jakob Junis, Jeff McNeil, Jose Iglesias, Jose Quintana, Pete Alonso, Reds, Sam Moll The Mets’ ebullient recent narrative showed a couple of cracks Friday night against the Reds. Francisco Lindor continued his hitting streak and made a nifty play at shortstop, but he didn’t walk off the Reds or solve the Middle East conflict in an idle moment between innings, somewhere between surprising and shocking given how he’s been […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alexis Diaz, Brett Baty, Edwin Diaz, Elly de la Cruz, Hebrew Tattoos, J.D. Martinez, Jake Fraley, Jose Butto, Jose Iglesias, Justin Wilson, Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Reds, Reed Garrett, Sean Manaea, Spencer Steer, TJ Friedl, Walkoffs An ideal off day for Mets fans includes each of the three teams slightly ahead of our team in the Wild Card standings losing. Take what happened Thursday: the Padres lost; the Diamondbacks lost; the Braves lost. That last one is especially delicious, as it dropped Atlanta into a tie with us for the last […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Excellent Addition to Your Baseball Library, Gary Mintz, Off Days After giving injury rehab his best shot among a flock of Toronto Blue Jay minor leaguers, native Ontarian and lifelong Cincinnati Red Joey Votto announced his retirement on August 22. Johnny Cueto, who made his season debut one day earlier for the Angels, pitched exactly once more in L.A. of A garb. The Halos considered […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1966 Mets, Alex Young, Bob Murphy, Danny Young, Darrell Sutherland, Double Plays, Fran Healy, Gerry Arrigo, Huascar Brazoban, Jesse Winker, Larry Bearnarth, Longevity, Met Equity, Ralph Kiner, Rich Hill, Shea Stadium, Team History, Walks, Winning Streaks These days… I’m tempted to offer no notes on what feels, now that it’s been put in the books, like a perfect win. The Mets never trailed. When the score grew close, the Mets added on eventually. When the score grew close again, the Mets prevented it from becoming even — then added on immediately. The […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 000 Maniacs, 10, Bad News Bears, David Peterson, Feelings, Francisco Lindor These days, you don’t have to be in the New York area — or the outer limits of AM radio range — to keep up with the Mets. You just need an MLB account and a certain amount of cell service. Well, and a little luck. The beginning of the Mets’ game against the Red Sox found […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Francisco Lindor, Giveaways, Howie Rose, Keith Raad, Luis Severino, MLB At Bat, Phil Maton, Red Sox |
Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star by Greg Prince is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. 
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