 
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. |
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 I’m a little worried about Freddy Peralta. To be clear, I’m not worried about Peralta himself — he’s a rich man, one who’ll soon have a new employer, maybe one who can figure out what’s gone so thoroughly awry with his pitching this season. No, I’m worried about how I react to him. I’ve gone from […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brewers, David Stearns, Freddy Peralta, Jacob Misiorowski When two .410-ish teams get together, one of them has to win, right? But why is that, exactly? Imagine if Rob Manfred had marched onto the field in the seventh inning with the score Mets 9, Royals 9, taken the umpires aside and then commandeered one of the mics they use to confirm that they’ve screwed up […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, A.J. Minter, Andy Green, Austin Warren, David Stearns, Debacles, Debuts, Jorge Polanco, Kodai Senga, Matt Seelinger, Rob Manfred, Royals, Tyler Tolbert A lot of signals emerge from a season that’s cratered, and as a veteran Mets fan, I have enough experience with craters to have grown familiar with them. Last night’s 2-1 loss to the Phillies, the maiden voyage of the SS Andy Green, brought another jolt of recognition: Ah yes, it’s the loss that somehow […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andy Green, Brandon Marsh, Brandon Nimmo, Carlos Mendoza, David Stearns, Derek Hill, Devin Williams, Edwin Diaz, Huascar Brazoban, Jared Young, Jorge Polanco, Kodai Senga, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Phillies, Steve Cohen, Zach Thornton, Zack Wheeler I was right to be wary of Bryce Harper after a lousy game Thursday: BOOM Harper hit for the cycle. It’s always a good call to be wary of Kyle Schwarber: BOOM two home runs in the third inning alone, 913 feet worth of pain, and then a homer to a more mortal distance later on. […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Blowouts, Bryce Harper, David Stearns, Embarrassment, Freddy Peralta, Kyle Schwarber, Mark Vientos, Phillies, Zack Short Just the other day the Mets rode some goodwill across the country from San Diego, goodwill that lingered through an off-day in which the Knicks took up all the city’s oxygen anyway, but was still ready to be tapped at Citi Field on a lovely Tuesday night. Well, so much for that. The Mets squandered all that […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Sproat, Brewers, Cardinals, David Stearns, Freddy Peralta, Jared Young, Jett Williams, Jorge Polanco, Marcus Semien On Saturday I had nothing to do with the 2026 New York Mets, and honestly it was the nicest day I’d experienced in some time. Oh, Emily and I kept it Mets-adjacent: We spent the afternoon in the stands at Maimonides Park on one of those “nice in the sun” early spring days, watching the Brooklyn […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, Brooklyn Cyclones, Craig Kimbrel, Cubs, David Peterson, David Stearns, Devin Williams, Francisco Lindor, Losing Streaks, Luke Weaver, Michael Conforto, MJ Melendez, Nico Hoerner, Pete Crow-Armstrong “And it’s one more day up in the canyon,” Adam Duritz observed joylessly some thirty years ago, “and it’s one more night in Hollywood.” In that same chilly Southern California spirit, here’s to no more nights in Chavez Ravine. The doubly defending world champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, extended their winning ways not once, not twice, […] By the time 2026 rolled around I had a long-established relationship with spring training: I’d put the first televised game on my calendar, watch the initial 20 minutes with avid interest, watch the next 20 with vague attention, and then either be looking at my phone or asleep. And after that I’d wait for the […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2026 Mets, Al Lang Stadium, Bo Bichette, Brett Baty, Brooklyn Cyclones, Clover Park, Daulton Varsho, David Stearns, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Freddy Peralta, Grant Rogers, Jorge Polanco, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Port St. Lucie, Shea Stadium, Spring Training, St. Lucie Mets, Wally Backman I woke up this past Friday with what we’ll politely call a stomach bug. That evening, in the wake of fitful rest, glacial recovery, zero appetite, and sporadic glimpses at my phone, I informed my wife, “Alonso and Diaz had their introductory press conferences with their new teams today.” “So,” she diagnosed, “that’s why you’ve been […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adrian Gonzalez, Alvin Dark, Billy Joel, Brandon Nimmo, Buddy Kerr, David Stearns, Eddie Stanky, Edwin Diaz, Excellent Addition to Your Baseball Library, Jorge Polanco, Leo Durocher, New York Giants, Pete Alonso, Queasiness, Red Webb, Sid Gordon, Willard Marshall |
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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