 
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. |
I put in a request for a sitdown with the baseball gods prior to the start of Sunday’s 1:10 game versus the Phillies. I had what I believed were a few reasonable requests. I asked if I could go the game. I asked for really good seats at a decent price.  10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Cliff Lee, Craig Swan, Harvey Day, LIRR, Marlon Byrd, Matt Harvey, The Baseball Gods The Mets no longer require extra innings. They make the regulation amount go on forever. In their first two games coming out of the All-Star break — one a hopeless blowout loss, the other a relatively mundane win — they donated more than seven hours to the baseball-starved denizens of Queens inside a span of […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Gonzalez Germen, Jeremy Hefner, Josh Satin, Marlon Byrd, Zack Wheeler Last Sunday I was at Citi Field for the Futures Game, and for the first time in forever I kept score, thinking that a decade from now the scorecard might be pretty amazing, with unknown last names whose first names I didn’t know having turned into acclaimed last names whose first names I didn’t need […] ***WE HAVE OUR WINNERS. THANKS FOR PLAYING.*** Where’s Waldo? Who cares? We know where Matt Harvey and David Wright are, in Mets uniforms, tonight and for the foreseeable future. They were our All-Star representatives and the All-Star break is coming to a blessed end this evening at 7:10. Where else would they be but […] Among our regular and recurring commenters over the years, we’ve had readers who’ve identified themselves in their screen names with an array of Mets from 1962’s Ray Daviault to 2005’s Mike Jacobs. But no one has been more steadfast in his support of a particular Met than a Faith and Fear commenter you’ve seen grace […] Prior to the All-Star Game, I heard and read that Citi Field was about to have its first “signature moment,” which I thought was a pretty misguided assessment, considering HELLO! NO-HITTER! on June 1, 2012. I’d also throw in a “hey” to that 20th win at the end of last year. I get what those takes […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2013 Mets, Citi Field, Extra Innings, Marlins, Ruben Tejada, Rupert Holmes, Signature Moments The 2013 All-Star Game is barely over and I’ve already forgotten all but its most salient details: • Tom Seaver threw out the first pitch, looking as robust as ever. • Matt Harvey went two scoreless, settling down after two shaky batters, no thanks to his catcher Yadier Molina who’s supposed to be so valuable at that […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | All-Star Game, Billy Wagner, Citi Field, David Wright, Matt Harvey, Tom Seaver Mike Piazza is a New York Mets Hall of Famer. We didn’t necessarily require official confirmation. After completing three of his eventual eight seasons wearing the orange, black and blue, his eternal status was pretty well nailed down in our eyes as well as our hearts. One can only speculate why it took the Mets […] The Mets lost to the Pirates in a quiet, unmemorable game that at least saw Terry Collins manage a bullpen the way one would like: he was cognizant of his starting pitcher’s gas tank and brought his closer in when it mattered instead of when baseball conventional wisdom (which is 90% mythical and the other […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brooklyn Cyclones, Hagerstown Suns, Ike Davis, Jordany Valdespin, Minor Leagues, Terry Collins, Willie Mays Mostly asleep but a little awake early this morning, I remembered I had to get up and write up one of those games I had no desire to dissect let alone relive. “That was deplorable,” I thought as I sunk back into unconsciousness, which is interesting to me since “deplorable” is a word I don’t […] 18 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bobby Parnell, Confluence, David Aardsma, David Wright, Deplorable, Gonzalez Germen, Jeremy Hefner, Jordany Valdespin, Jordy Mercer, Josh Edgin, Overwrought Yahoos, Pedro Alvarez, Terry Collins |
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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