Many a Met could echo the official team ditty and implore us to hurry up and come on down to meet them as they’ve attempted to be really socking that ball, hitting those home runs over the wall. But only one in recent years had accrued the moral authority to lay on the line what […]
 
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. |
 10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  An Appreciation, Brandon Nimmo, David Stearns, Marcus Semien, Surprises, Trades In the bottom of the fourth, the Cubs tacked on a run when Pete Alonso couldn’t get properly set to take a Jeff McNeil throw from second. The error properly belonged to Pete but went on McNeil’s ledger, becoming his second miscue in as many plays. More importantly, it made the score 6-1 Cubs, with what […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Caleb Thielbar, Comebacks, Cubs, Dansby Swanson, David Peterson, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil, Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, Seiya Suzuki, Taylor Rogers, Tyler Rogers, Wild Card There was a midweek day game peeking out at me from behind a corner. That’s usually how I peek in at midweek day games. The TV in my office isn’t something I can watch full-on directly from my desk; thanks to the modern-enough set’s placement inside an ancient, undersized “entertainment center,” I can only be […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Commuting, Jonah Tong, Midweek Afternoon Games, Pete Alonso, Trains On the day Jonah Tong was born — Thursday, June 19, 2003 — the Mets lost 5-1 to the Marlins at Soilmaster Stadium. Mike Bacsik gave up an early three-run homer to Mike Lowell, things got worse in the fifth, and a dreary game eventually expired. I’m sure I was watching and also glad I […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2003 Mets, Brandon Nimmo, Debuts, Eury Perez, Jason Phillips, Javier Sanoja, Joey Wiemer, Jonah Tong, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Marlins, Mike Glavine, Mike Pelfrey, Pete Alonso, Position Players Pitching, Ryan Helsley, Ryne Stanek, Tim Lincecum, Tyler Zuber, Unicorn Scores, Vance Wilson “My Girl” you know about — the singalong that accompanies Francisco Lindor‘s ABs is a new tradition that’s all the sweeter for its organic origins and the Mets having sense enough to stay out of the way. But the crowd at Citi Field wasn’t satisfied with augmenting the Temptations. They did the honors on “Take Me […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Bryce Harper, Jeff McNeil, Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber, Mark Vientos, Nolan McLean, Pete Alonso, Phillies, Sweeps, Taijuan Walker, Tanner Banks, Trea Turner “Show a little faith! There’s magic in the night!” That’s one of Bruce Springsteen’s best-known exhortations, a commandment for wavering lovers, teetering dreamers and yes, fans of oddly underwhelming baseball fans. But until Tuesday night, it had largely fallen flat where the 2025 Mets were concerned. Until Tuesday night, but not forever. Game two of the seven-game, two-city […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alec Bohm, Brandon Nimmo, Brett Baty, Bryce Harper, Carlos Mendoza, Edwin Diaz, Gregory Soto, Harrison Bader, Huascar Brazoban, Jesus Luzardo, Jhoan Duran, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Nick Castellanos, Orion Kerkering, Parabolic Microphones, Pete Alonso, Phillies, Ryan Helsley, Sean Manaea, Starling Marte, Tyler Rogers, Willie Traynor OK, not that kind of perfect game. You probably would have heard about it by now. But the Mets — because, if there even is a “because,” baseball season is about ebbs and flows, and the sport is essentially and elementally maddening and perverse — played a game Tuesday night that was pretty much near perfect, […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Brett Baty, David Peterson, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Injuries, Jake Irvin, James Wood, Jeff McNeil, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Nationals, Pete Alonso Emily and I spent Saturday getting to the summer house in Maine and starting to return it to a vague state of habitability, so the Mets and their adventures were less the centerpiece of Saturday’s doings and more of an accent, followed in spurts and snatches as other things transpired. Those brief looks, however, revealed the […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Brooks Raley, Bullpen Use, Darryl Strawberry, David Stearns, Francisco Lindor, Giants, Gregory Soto, Juan Soto, Kodai Senga, Pete Alonso, Reed Garrett, Rico Garcia, Trade Deadline, Tristan Beck, Tyler Rogers They changed personnel. They changed locale. Their results didn’t much differ. The post-trade deadline New York Mets lost, 4-3, at Citi Field on Friday night to a San Francisco Giants team that looked familiar, and not just because they were who the Mets took on last weekend, the last time the Mets won a game. […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Angel Pagan, Brandon Nimmo, Brian McRae, Carlos Beltran, Cedric Mullins, Center Fielders, Cleon Jones, Darryl Hamilton, Del Unser, Don Bosch, Don Hahn, Jay Payton, Jeff McNeil, Jim Hickman, Juan Lagares, Lance Johnson, Lee Mazzilli, Lenny Dykstra, Mike Cameron, Mookie Wilson, Richie Ashburn, Team History, Tommie Agee, Tyrone Taylor, Willie Mays Friday night’s was the kind of game you were glad to stay awake for and through. The Mets jumped out to an early lead in San Francisco, built a substantial lead as things reached their midpoint, and tacked on late. Late is pervasive where West Coast start times are concerned. The first inning was late. […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Clay Holmes, Francisco Lindor, Gregory Soto, Perspective, Rico Garcia, Winning Streaks |
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