 
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. |
People go to the movies and yammer. They go to the symphony and fail to silence their phones. They go to museums to take selfies and be dumb. There’s no art form created by humanity that can’t be ruined by the presence of humans. Why should baseball be any different? The always-dizzying Mets have had quite the run of […]  20 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Buster Posey, Jacob deGrom, Jerry Blevins, Matt Harvey, Neil Walker, Stupid Bullshit The Mets all but screwed up a game started by Mike Pelfrey and it had absolutely nothing to do with Mike Pelfrey. Now that’s what I call progress. Other events covering the bottom of the eighth through the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday afternoon…now that’s what I’d call retrogression. It was going to be such a simple […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1984 Mets, Aubrey Huff, Billy Wagner, Brandon Belt, Bruce Bochy, Buster Posey, Darryl Strawberry, Davey Johnson, Dumbass Wins, Frank Francisco, Gary Cohen, Idiotic Managing, Iron Triangle, Jon Rauch, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Luis Castillo, Mental Backpack, Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber, Ruben Tejada, Scott Hairston, Tim Byrdak, Tim Teufel The grizzled cabbie craned his neck out of the taxi window to survey the madhouse on Market Street. San Francisco’s busiest downtown boulevard, even on normal days, was teeming with thousands of jubilant Giant followers. Car horns were honking. Orange and black confetti was fluttering from the windows above. Strangers were shaking hands, then embracing. […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2010 Postseason, Bill Kent, Buster Posey, David Plaut, Deliverance, Don DeLillo, Giants, Madison Bumgarner, New York Giants, Roger Kahn, Suffering, Tim Lincecum, World Series, World Series Ending |
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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