 
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. |
“Give me the name of a baseball player.” Dr. Frasier Crane and his brother Dr. Niles Crane, haughty denizens of Cafe Nervosa that they are, would probably shudder if the jingle for what they’d likely consider a pedestrian […]  5 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  A.J. Ewing, Absurd Infield Defense, Carson Benge, Coffee, Frasier, Sublime Outfield Defense It’s good to win a baseball game. It’s good to win a baseball game against the Marlins, who are a collective blight on baseball, an affront to the concept of not just team sports but also leisure-time activity, and a rebuttal to the idea that there can be joy and light in a cosmos riven by […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Brett Baty, Carson Benge, Josh White, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Marlins, Nolan McLean, Owen Caissie Saturday afternoon at Citi Field served as the site of several notable transformations. Christian Scott, previously 0-for-15 in his attempts to gain a desirable decision, became a major league winner. Hayden Senger, who bats ninth only because there’s no lower slot listed on a standard lineup card, reintroduced himself as a major league slugger. Bobby […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Bobby Valentine, Carson Benge, Christian Scott, Cionel Perez, Hayden Senger, Jared Young, Lee Mazzilli, Mets Hall of Fame, Mike Scott The Mets won … it just feels kind of like they didn’t. Not only did they win, they also did some things pretty impressively. They ground out lengthy ABs. Most everybody pitched well, with Jonah Tong emerging from the scrum of openers and serial relievers with a win and Luke Weaver pantsing Sal Stewart to shut […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Almost Blown Saves, Carson Benge, Devin Williams, Eric Wagaman, Ghosts, Horrendous Uniforms, Jonah Tong, Juan Soto, Reds, Sal Stewart What’s that saying about how if you watch a baseball game, you’re bound to see something you’ve seen repeatedly? Occasional outlier notwithstanding, the 2026 Mets are expert at rolling out slight variations on the same old same old. Take Friday’s game — please. Another cobbling together of à la carte options from the pitching menu: a reliever […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carson Benge, Craig Kimbrel, Dog Days in May, Jonah Tong, Juan Soto, Marlins, Sean Manaea, Tobias Myers It was the bottom of the second in Tuesday night’s game, with two out and nobody on. The Mets led 5-0 and a laugher seemed to be on tap, with good feelings aplenty. Bo Bichette had escaped the back of the milk carton with home runs in the first two innings, Steve Gelbs had conducted […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, Daniel Duarte, Debacles, Debuts, Inside The Park Home Run, James Wood, Luis Torrens, Marcus Semien, Nationals, Nick Morabito, Nolan McLean, Richard Lovelady, Tyrone Taylor A run was Benged in. A run was Brujáned in. Two runs were Batyed in. Another two runs were Benged in. Two more runs were Bichetted in. All of it happened in one extra inning, in which two other runs were batted in by players whose names begin with a letter that wasn’t B, which […] Baseball is a funny game. That’s one word for it. But what a word — because in English, “funny” has a wide range of meanings. Amusing, yes. But also odd, peculiar, maddening, ironic, unpredictable. You might say it’s a funny word. For most of Sunday, the Mets played the kind of game they’ve played too often this […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Anthony Volpe, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, Comebacks, David Bednar, Devin Williams, Extra Innings, Freddy Peralta, Luis Torrens, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Max Schuemann, Sarah Langs, Sean Manaea, Subway Series, Tim Hill, Tyrone Taylor, Walkoffs, Yankees Mere hours after the latest descent of doom across Mets Land, the team dusted themselves off, went out and beat the Yankees. I mean, it wasn’t easy — in fact, it was decidedly wacky at times — but a win’s a win, even while wearing absurd asphalt and purple uniforms (the bridgework on the helmets gives […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Judge, Amed Rosario, Anthony Volpe, Ben Rice, Brooks Raley, Carlos Rodon, Carson Benge, Clay Bellinger, David Peterson, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Luis Castillo, Luke Weaver, Mark Vientos, Trent Grisham In the end it all turned out OK. But wow, what a weird way to get there. The Mets and Tigers played a very strange ballgame on a raw, chilly Wednesday night at Citi Field — one the kid and I got to see up close. Well, not really up close — we were out by […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Bo Bichette, Brooks Raley, Carson Benge, Christian Scott, Framber Valdez, Juan Soto, Junior Valentine, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Tigers |
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. 
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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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