 
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. |
The Mets are suddenly good. Well, not good exactly. Statistically speaking, they’re average. But in the vibes column — which you won’t find in your paper, on MLB.com or Baseball Reference, so don’t look for it — the Mets are killing it. They rose to average statistically and red hot vibe-istically by beating the Pirates in an […]  2 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Adam Ottavino, Adrian Houser, Andrew McCutchen, Aroldis Chapman, Bud Selig, Butch Huskey, Connor Joe, DJ Stewart, Drew Smith, Edwin Moscoso, Harrison Bader, Jackie Robinson, Pirates, Rachel Robinson, Toby Borland You don’t bring a Jason Vargas to a slugfest if you wish to prevail in the slugfest. Then again, you might not have a full-fledged slugfest without Jason Vargas, for as offensive a bent as Coors Field possesses, it takes a Vargas to ensure at least one side’s scoring […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1997 Mets, Alex Ochoa, Art Donovan, Asdrubal Cabrera, Butch Huskey, Carlos Mendoza, Chris Beck, Coors Field, Dom Smith, Don Joyce, Hansel Robles, Injuries, Jason Vargas, Jay Bruce, Rockies, Team History, Tim Peterson, Young Outfields Twelve! Twelve! Twelve! And so on. You didn’t necessarily have to be there. You could glean just fine far from Citi Field what 12 runs in one inning looked like, felt like, even smelled like. It smelled like victory, of course. But if you were fortunate enough to be at Citi Field on Friday night, […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alexa, Butch Huskey, Jake Peavy, Mets Jeopardy, Mike Broadway, My Cousin Vinny, Neil Walker, New Year's Eve, Sade, Team History, Twelve-Run Inning, Ty Wigginton, Yoenis Cespedes What was Chipper Jones doing in the Mets clubhouse before Saturday night’s game at Turner Field? Presumably signing over the deed on the joint to the visiting team. Remember when Larry was loathed and Turner was terrifying? Vaguely. Like the Atlanta Braves who made the National League Eastern Division their private hunting preserve, it all seems […] 23 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1997 Mets, Alex Ochoa, Amazin' Again, Asdrubal Cabrera, Bobby Jones, Braves, Butch Huskey, Chipper Jones, David Wright, Excellent Addition to Your Baseball Library, Gary Cohen, Greg McMichael, John Franco, Juan Lagares, Neil Walker, Steven Matz, Sun Trust Park, Team History, The Shawshank Redemption, Turner Field, Worms That Turn Marlon Byrd joined the Mets’ 20-home run club Monday. As exclusivity goes, it’s an honor that falls somewhere between the United States Senate and one of those Facebook groups that requires an invitation. It’s not that incredible that you’d get in, but making it there probably says something about your interests and perhaps your capabilities. Byrd […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1964 Mets, Bobby Bonilla, Brian McRae, Butch Huskey, Charley Smith, Cliff Floyd, Darryl Strawberry, Dave Kingman, Donn Clendenon, Eddie Murray, Frank Thomas, Home Runs, Ike Davis, Marlon Byrd, Mike Cameron, Mo Vaughn, Richard Hidalgo, Rico Brogna, Scott Hairston, Team History, Todd Zeile, Twenty & Out Club Coming this Sunday night: The favorite football team of many (if not all) Mets fans, playing for the championship of its sport. Coming NO Sunday night in 2012, as far as we know right now: The favorite baseball team of all Mets fans, playing for anything…not even to get us closer to 2013. ESPN released its preliminary […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alejandro Pena, Alex Ochoa, Anthony Young, Bobby Bonilla, Bobby Jones, Bobby Ojeda, Bret Saberhagen, Butch Huskey, Dick Schofield, Doc Gooden, ESPN, Jeff Kent, Jeff Torborg, John Franco, Kevin Morgan, Mackey Sasser, Pedro Martinez, Pete Schourek, Replacement Mets, Sonia Sotomayor, Sunday Night Baseball, Team History My outer head needs a haircut and my inner child resists. It’s always been that way because when I was a kid, hair length was a big issue in the world at large and among ballplayers, especially the ones I admired. Tug McGraw and Jim Bouton wrote books about battles with the establishment, rightly scoffing […] Comments closed | | Print This Post | Butch Huskey, Gil Hodges, Hair, Jeff Torborg, Lenny Randle, Roberto Hernandez, Rodney McCray, Stupid Rules, Tim Bogar, Tug McGraw, Willie Randolph |
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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