 
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. |
A day after a near-perfect game, the Mets looked once again lacking in all too familiar ways: Kodai Senga was mediocre, and the offense’s comeback stalled when Cedric Mullins couldn’t hit a medium-depth fly ball, beginning a maddening streak of futility against the Nationals’ terrible bullpen. (Before we move on, though, let’s note Brett Baty‘s majestic […]  5 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  A.J. Ewing, Ahbram Liendo, Allan Castro, Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Brett Baty, Cedric Mullins, Jacob Reimer, Kodai Senga, Nationals, Nick Morabito, Portland Sea Dogs, R.J. Gordon 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 On the surface, Pete Alonso and Rafael Devers aren’t that different: Huge dudes who can hit the ball a country mile and whose huge dude-ism means they aren’t particularly mobile. As has been the case since time immemorial, that means they play first base — which is where the similarities start to break down. Alonso isn’t […] 1 comment - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, David Peterson, Defense, Edwin Diaz, First Base, Francisco Lindor, Giants, Good Luck, Great Escapes, Joey Lucchesi, Jung Hoo Lee, Mark Vientos, Mike Yastrzemski, Patrick Bailey, Pete Alonso, Rafael Devers, Reed Garrett, Robbie Ray, Ryne Stanek I decided it was time to reintroduce myself to my baseball team. The Mets entered the All-Star break by losing an annoying game to the Royals, which isn’t exactly a new occurrence in 2025. I didn’t bother with the ASG beyond shrugging at the swing-off, and was relieved to have a few days’ break from this […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Angels, Brandon Nimmo, Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Frankie Montas, Kyle Hendricks, Mike Trout, Nolan Schanuel, Pete Alonso, Reed Garrett, Rico Garcia, Ronny Mauricio, Ryne Stanek For weeks on end, the Mets have been given lemons and we made sour faces at the way they played, little lemonade in sight. On Monday night, the Mets were given Angels. They and we chowed down on Angel food cake. It wound up being a much sweeter experience. Not at first. The Mets had to […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Angels, Brett Baty, Brooks Raley, Chris Devenski, Comebacks, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, Kevin Herget, Kodai Senga, Recidivist Mets, The Beverly Hillbillies I would like the Mets to be loaded with nothing but stars who win every game by lots of runs, pitched daily and/or nightly to victory solely by stalwarts of the starting rotation. Sounds ideal enough. Now for reality. The Mets don’t win every game. Nor does anybody else, but the Mets have gotten out of the […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2025 Mets, All-Stars, Brandon Waddell, Brett Baty, David Peterson, Dicky Lovelady, Justin Hagenman, Rico Garcia, Ryne Stanek, Shrinking Middle Class, Two-Run Losses, Tyrone Taylor, Unplanned Starters So you want to be a big-league pitcher? Baltimore’s Brandon Young entered the game sporting an ERA north of seven — hmm, come to think of it that’s less “sporting” than “lugging” or “enduring.” But there’s a reason they actually play the games: Young looked terrific against the Mets, allowing just a pair of hits in […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alex Carrillo, Baseball Cards, Brandon Nimmo, Brandon Young, Brett Baty, Bryan Baker, Clay Holmes, Comebacks, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Huascar Brazoban, Jackson Holliday, Orioles, Pete Alonso, Reed Garrett, Ronny Mauricio, The Holy Books, Yennier Cano Funny what a week can do. Last Monday, we were all grateful the Mets didn’t have to play baseball following a long weekend’s disaster in Pittsburgh — and not terribly distressed when Tuesday was also a washout. Now, it feels a little irritating to not be tuning in to watch them. On Sunday the Mets battled […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Judge, Brett Baty, Bullpen Use, Clay Bellinger, Hayden Senger, Juan Soto, Perspective, Questionable Managerial Decisions, Subway Series, Yankees, Zach Pop Friday’s late-afternoon sun bathed Jeff McNeil’s chin in enough of a glow to make the touch of gray in his beard quite noticeable to me. Live long enough, and that kid who had torn up Binghamton and Las Vegas so much that he forced a callup and a trade of the veteran in front of […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Austin Warren, Brett Baty, Graybeards, Huascar Brazoban, Jeff McNeil, Juan Soto, Justin Hagenman, Longevity, Marcus Stroman, Reed Garrett, Subway Series, Versatility The Mets played a strange game against the Greater Denver Daiquiri Machine Operators Local nine, who were sure spiffy in uniforms designed to look like the libations they serve so cheerfully. Oh wait, those were the Colorado Rockies, who inexplicably retired the best City Connects in the program and now look like human slushies. Their […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, Chris Conroy, City Connects, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Jake Bird, Kodai Senga, Mickey Moniak, Pete Alonso, Rockies, Ryan McMahon, Ryne Stanek, Strike Zones, Umpiring, Zach Agnos |
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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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