 
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. |
With the seventh pick in the first round of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft, the New York Mets selected…some kid. I wish him well. I wish to see him on the Mets before too long. Until then, Matt Harvey — RHP, UNC — is just a name to me, no more guaranteed of success than […]  10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2000 Mets, Armando Benitez, Atlantic City, Bill Caudill, Chris Donnels, Darryl Strawberry, Delino DeShields Jr., Draft, Expos, Howie Rose, Ken Griffey Jr., Mariners, Matt Harvey, Never Mets, Randy Johnson, Retirement, Shawn Abner, The Simpsons, The Waltons Welcome to a special Monday edition of Flashback Friday: Take Me Out to 34 Ballparks, a celebration, critique and countdown of every major league ballpark one baseball fan has been fortunate enough to visit in a lifetime of going to ballgames. BALLPARK: Bank One Ballpark 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bank One Ballpark, Diamondbacks, Flashback Friday This would be a good time to be a drive-time disc jockey in medium-sized city with a persecution complex. If I were, I’d be working under the radio name of Resentful in the Morning, and I’d stir up my listeners to join me in a natural disdain for our local baseball team’s archrivals, whom I […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dignity, Disdain, Fredi Gonzalez, Hanley Ramirez, Marlins, Resentment, Sweep Jeff Francoeur’s three-run home run off the Marlins’ Tim Wood in the seventh inning of today’s game not only tied the score, but it created a three-way tie for the all-time Citi Field slugging lead. That was Frenchy’s seventh ball to have soared above the Citi walls (4 last year, 3 this year), giving him […] 1 comment - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Citi Field, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Fernando Tatis, Home Runs, Jeff Francoeur, Team History Jonathon Niese endured. Ike Davis awoke. David Wright served the main course to one lucky Acela Club patron. The Florida Marlins learned that no one — and I mean no one — comes into our house and pushes us around (hubris not applicable on final days of seasons). And while all this was going on, […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1977 Mets, 2009 Mets, 2010 Mets, Acela Club, Bad Luck, Bernie Williams, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Chase Utley, Citi Field, Daniel Murphy, Darryl Strawberry, David Wright, Duke Snider, Gary Sheffield, Gil Hodges, Home Runs, Ike Davis, Injuries, Jimmy Sheckard, John Milner, John Stearns, Jon Niese, Kelvim Escobar, Mark Teixeira, Mel Ott, Mickey Mantle, Mike Jacobs, New Yankee Stadium, Polo Grounds, Renovated Yankee Stadium, Rod Barajas, Rudy, Shea Stadium, Steve Henderson, Steve Zabriskie, Team History, Tim Jordan, Washington Park, Yankee Stadium Frankie Rodriguez made a good pitch. David Wright made a great pickup and throw. Ike Davis made a fine scoop. But Hanley Ramirez made everything easier on the Mets by taking his sweet time for the first third of his trip down the first base line. We appreciate it, Hanley. We know you’re capable of doing […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Wright, Elmer Dessens, Gary Matthews Jr., Hanley Ramirez, Hustle, Ike Davis, Jeff Francoeur, John Franco, R.A. Dickey, Ruben Tejada It’s said often. It’s repeated here. It’s taken as something approaching gospel: In the course of a season, a baseball team is going to win a third of its games no matter what it does and lose a third of its games no matter what it does — it’s the other third of its games […] Johan Santana used everything he could and kept the opposition off the board. The Mets didn’t score enough for him. Francisco Rodriguez made a tough situation even more difficult and blew a potential save. The Mets stopped scoring altogether in extra innings. Somebody on the other team hit a walkoff grand slam. The Mets lost […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Armando Galarraga, David Eckstein, Indians, Jason Donald, Jim Joyce, Johan Santana, John McGraw, Ken Griffey Jr., King of Comedy, Perfect Game, Tigers, Umpires Father’s Day is coming up! Graduation Day is coming up! Any day is coming up! You don’t really need an occasion, but in deference to Dads & Grads being a perennial theme of June, we are making a special offer to Faith and Fear in Flushing readers. Between now and June 13, if you make a […] 16 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Excellent Addition to Your Baseball Library, Faith and Fear Book, Sharon Chapman's Marathon Run, Tug McGraw At the risk of antagonizing tedious radio hosts, I’m proud of Mike Pelfrey too. Perhaps that’s OK with Mike Francesa, since I’m 15 years older than Big Pelf. (Not that I give a shit.) I’m proud of Pelf for the same reasons I suspect Matt Cerrone was: Pelf has spent his entire professional career as a […] |
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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