 
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. |
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 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 The Mets and Yankees spent Saturday afternoon wailing away at each other like concussed prizefighters, as balls were flying out of Citi Field and pitchers took the mound looking like they were bracing for impact. The Mets struck first, with Brandon Nimmo connecting for a grand slam off Carlos Rodon in the bottom of the first. […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anthony Volpe, Austin Wells, Brandon Nimmo, Bullpen Use, Carlos Mendoza, Carlos Rodon, Edwin Diaz, Frankie Montas, Home Runs, Jayvien Sandridge, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, Richard Lovelady, Ryne Stanek, Subway Series, Yankees You have to laugh it off. “Ha.” There ya go. Seriously, though — the Mets just endured their worst-ever postseason loss in terms of run differential, and it wasn’t even close. Dodgers 9 Mets 0. The Mets had never lost in the spotlight portion of October by more than six. Few teams get beat by a […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Postseason, Blowouts, Brandon Nimmo, Bullpen Use, Dodgers, Jack Flaherty, Jesse Winker, Kodai Senga, Robert Gsellman, Rueful Laughter, Sean Manaea, Tyler Pill, Worst Postseason Run Differential |
Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star by Greg Prince is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. 
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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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