 
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. |
(As possibly occurred at Mets’ Dominican minor league instructional camp, following the 1999 season. Translated from the original Spanish.) “All right everybody settle down. We’re going to take a break from our regular drills to talk about situational fundamentals.” “Situational fundamentals, Mr. Minaya?” “That’s right. I’m down here from New York in my capacity as senior assistant general […]  10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1999 Mets, 2011 Postseason, Nelson Cruz, Robin Ventura Welcome to The Happiest Recap, a solid gold slate of New York Mets games culled from every schedule the Mets have ever played en route to this, their fiftieth year in baseball. We’ve created a dream season that includes the “best” 130th game in any Mets season, the “best” 131st game in any Mets season, […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1974 Mets, 1988 Mets, 1999 Mets, Edgardo Alfonzo, Fiftieth Anniversary, Gregg Jefferies, Team History, The Happiest Recap, Tug McGraw Welcome to The Happiest Recap, a solid gold slate of New York Mets games culled from every schedule the Mets have ever played en route to this, their fiftieth year in baseball. We’ve created a dream season that includes the “best” 118th game in any Mets season, the “best” 119th game in any Mets season, […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1987 Mets, 1988 Mets, 1999 Mets, Darryl Strawberry, Fiftieth Anniversary, Mookie Wilson, Octavio Dotel, Team History, The Happiest Recap Welcome to The Happiest Recap, a solid gold slate of New York Mets games culled from every schedule the Mets have ever played en route to this, their fiftieth year in baseball. We’ve created a dream season that includes the “best” 88th game in any Mets season, the “best” 89th game in any Mets season, […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1973 Mets, 1986 Mets, 1999 Mets, Davey Johnson, Fiftieth Anniversary, Matt Franco, Team History, The Happiest Recap, Tug McGraw Welcome to The Happiest Recap, a solid gold slate of New York Mets games culled from every schedule the Mets have ever played en route to this, their fiftieth year in baseball. We’ve created a dream season consisting of the “best” 58th game in any Mets season, the “best” 59th game in any Mets season, […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1977 Mets, 1999 Mets, 2000 Mets, Bobby Valentine, Fiftieth Anniversary, Mike Piazza, Team History, The Happiest Recap, Tom Seaver Welcome to The Happiest Recap, a solid gold slate of New York Mets games culled from every schedule the Mets have ever played en route to this, their fiftieth year in baseball. We’ve created a dream season consisting of the “best” 43rd game in any Mets season, the “best” 44th game in any Mets season, […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1971 Mets, 1998 Mets, 1999 Mets, Curt Schilling, Fiftieth Anniversary, Mike Piazza, Nolan Ryan, Team History, The Happiest Recap Welcome to The Happiest Recap, a solid gold slate of New York Mets games culled from every schedule the Mets have ever played en route to this, their fiftieth year in baseball. We’ve created a dream season consisting of the “best” 40th game in any Mets season, the “best” 41st game in any Mets season, […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1964 Mets, 1999 Mets, 2009 Mets, Dick Smith, Fiftieth Anniversary, Omir Santos, Robin Ventura, Team History, The Happiest Recap SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1999 GARY COHEN The last of the ninth inning in the final regular-season game of the year. The Mets and Pirates locked in a one-one duel. The Mets needing a win to guarantee there will be a tomorrow. Greg Hansell, a well-traveled twenty-eight year-old righthander, will pitch the bottom of the ninth […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1999 Mets, Bob Murphy, Bobby Bonilla, Brad Clontz, Edgardo Alfonzo, Gary Cohen, Greg Hansell, John Olerud, Melvin Mora, Mike Piazza, Pirates, Radio, Salute to Baseball, WFAN John Olerud’s name appears on the 2011 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. It should be the other way around. The Baseball Hall of Fame should appear on the 2011 John Olerud ballot. THE 2011 JOHN OLERUD BALLOT Rules: Please vote for the honors, offices and/or institutions to which John Olerud should consider lending his considerable personage. Mr. […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1997 Mets, 1998 Mets, 1999 Mets, An Appreciation, Hall of Fame, John Olerud In 2009, Flashback Friday commemorated the milestone anniversaries of previous Mets seasons ending in 9: 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999 with a series subtitled I Saw The Decade End. Here, for handy reference (a year after the fact, because I sort of forgot to give it its “Best of FAFIF” cataloguing treatment last December), is […] Comments closed | | Print This Post | 1969 Mets, 1979 Mets, 1989 Mets, 1999 Mets, Best of FAFIF, Flashback Friday |
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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