Against the Nationals on Saturday, Sean Manaea saw the middle innings go awry and Will Dion pitched capably, an indication that he doesn’t belong anywhere near the Washington bullpen. But that was just the pieces being moved into place for the main event, which explored a fascinating (in a small-f way) philosophical inquiry: The Mets’ […]
 
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. |
 2 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  A.J. Ewing, Andy Green, Billy Amick, Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Brett Baty, Brian McCann, Bullpen, Carson Benge, City Connects, Clayton Beeter, Corey Collins, Emilien Pitre, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Gabe Davis, Jared Young, Jefferson Rojas, Jefry Yan, Jorge Polanco, Kevin Parada, Nasim Nunez, Nationals, Pinch-Running, Portland Sea Dogs, Postgame Pressers, Questionable Managerial Decisions, Sean Manaea, Will Dion, Will Turner, Yovanny Cruz The Mets through Monday had me so giddy of late, I was contemplating them in terms of borrowed memes. My closer’s Senga Then, on Tuesday in Atlanta, the bats fell flat and the Mets got shut out (or, as it’s articulated in Wagstaff, “shutouted”). When they’re not raising hopes, they’re […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bob’s Burgers, Carson Benge, Network, Nolan McLean, The Evanescence of Eras We had guests up here at the house in Maine, so when I got to belatedly check on the Mets I did a double take. NYM 5, ATL 2? Really? Really. A little sleuthing revealed that Brett Baty had ambushed Bryce Elder with his first career grand slam, following an oh so modern bit of confusion […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, ABS, Andy Green, Bo Bichette, Braves, Brent Suter, Brett Baty, Bryce Elder, Carson Benge, Challenges, Christian Scott, Closers, Cristian Pache, Daniel Duarte, Devin Williams, Francisco Lindor, Jared Young, Kodai Senga, Nate Lavender, Ronald Acuna Jr. If you had plans Saturday night that didn’t involve watching the Mets, well, I applaud your life choices. Robert Stock was unlucky at first and then had no one to point the finger at unless a mirror was involved, which led to him being left out on the Pittsburgh mound to take a beating. (The modern […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bubba Chandler, Carson Benge, Gabriel Arias, Jonah Tong, Luis Torrens, Pirates, Position Players Pitching, Robert Stock Long after the Black Sox scandal shook the faith of fifty million people, yet well before SNY viewers were inundated with lingo-laden advertisements urging us to make the games we’re already watching more interesting, there was betting on baseball, right in the middle of a major league clubhouse — and I don’t mean the one […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1983 Mets, Andy Green, Beat Writing Through the Ages, Carson Benge, Carvel, Dan Castellano, Four-Game Winning Streaks, Frank Howard, Gambling, George Foster, Jefry Yan, Marcus Semien, Mookie Wilson, Team History, Zac Thornton Sean Manaea pitched … well, OKish in that he walked a ton of Guardians and gave up hits to more Guardians but somehow emerged from it only mildly scathed. Daniel Duarte, newly shot up the bullpen pecking order by vacancies, pitched well and so did Nate Lavender, finally getting to make his big-league debut. Kodai […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bo Bichette, Bryce Conley, Carson Benge, Daniel Duarte, Guardians, Kodai Senga, Luis Torrens, Nate Lavender, Sean Manaea I shouldn’t be surprised, given how baseball is riddled with ironies, and yet I am: A team about to undergo a trade-deadline sea change is playing its best ball of the season. (The transformation is already underway, as the Mets have traded A.J. Minter to the Twins for a pair of prospects: Bruin Agbayani, the 19-year-old […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Minter, Billy Amick, Bo Bichette, Brooks Raley, Bruin Agbayani, Carson Benge, Devin Williams, Eury Perez, Francisco Lindor, Freddy Peralta, Luis Robert Jr., Marlins, Michael Petersen, Trade Deadline, Twins When the Mets edged the Braves in the afternoon portion of Wednesday’s day-night “doubleheader” at Citi Field (if they scan for tickets twice, then it’s really just two wholly separate games played on the same day), it was both satisfying and mystifying. The satisfaction came mainly from the Mets having extended a winning streak to […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 14-3 Symmetry, Carson Benge, Chris Sale, Christian Scott, Cionel Perez, Daniel Duarte, Day-Night Doubleheaders, Mystery, Satisfaction, Sean Manaea, Spite, Splendiferous Catches, The Two-Thirds Mark, Trade Deadline A lesser-known quote from the great Rogers Hornsby has been on my mind recently: “People ask me what I do in summer when there’s baseball like this. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for winter.” Today is Greg’s recap, I plan to be on the East River in a […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bo Bichette, Brett Baty, Brock Stewart, Carson Benge, David Stearns, Defensive Runs NOT Saved, Dodgers, Errors, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Freddy Peralta, Jorge Polanco, Kyle Tucker, Marcus Semien, Nolan McLean, Rogers Hornsby, Tyrone Taylor Here’s a free preview of the 2026 Holy Books roundup: It wasn’t Carson Benge‘s fault. On Friday night Benge made not one but two sparking plays against the Dodgers, first nailing Shohei Ohtani at third when the best player in the history of the game tried to turn a one-handed excuse-me double into a triple, and […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Minter, Brooks Raley, Carson Benge, Dodgers, Francisco Alvarez, Freddie Freeman, Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker, Roki Sasaki, Sean Manaea, Shohei Ohtani |
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