 
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. |
Steven Matz went deep. Amed Rosario went deeper. Pete Alonso went deepest of all. Edwin Diaz made certain we didn’t plumb the depths. And that is how the New York Mets took sole possession of first place twelve games into the 2019 season, which clinches the Mets absolutely nothing. […]  11 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1975 Mets, Amed Rosario, Braves, Edwin Diaz, First Place, Freddie Freeman, Homers Hit as Hard as Hell, Jonny Venters, National League East, Pete Alonso, Steven Matz, SunTrust Park On paper — which, admittedly, is always a risky way to start a baseball thought — the National League East should have four solid teams with postseason possibilities. The problem for the Mets, Nats, Phillies and Braves, which is also a silver lining for other N.L. contenders, is each of those four teams will spend […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dom Smith, Drew Steckenrider, Edwin Diaz, Hatred, J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil, Jeffrey Loria, Marlins, Marlins Park, Mickey Callaway, Pete Alonso, Stupid Marlins The Mets have lost on Opening Day three times in this decade: 2011, 2014 and 2016. None of those defeats was pleasant in the moment, but with hindsight we should appreciate that they unfolded as they did. Having proof that Mets can lose on Opening Day keeps […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anxieties, Edwin Diaz, Jacob deGrom, Jeff McNeil, Jeurys Familia, Max Scherzer, Mets Opening Day, Opening Day, Pete Alonso, Robinson Cano, Seth Lugo, Wilson Ramos 1. Welcome aboard the first active roster of 2019 to the eight Mets who have never been Mets before: Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, Wilson Ramos, Keon Broxton, J.D. Davis, Justin Wilson, Luis Avilan and Pete Alonso. We like each of you now because you’re Mets. Someday we’ll […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2019 Mets, Adeiny Hechavarria, Carlos Gomez, Danny Espinosa, Devin Mesoraco, Edwin Diaz, Gavin Cecchini, J.D. Davis, Justin Wilson, Keon Broxton, Luis Avilan, Mets Opening Day, Opening Day, Pete Alonso, Recidivist Mets, Rene Rivera, Robinson Cano, Ruben Tejada, T.J. Rivera, Third Base, Travis Taijeron, Uncle Floyd, Uniform Numbers, Wilson Ramos Our co-newest Met is wearing a familiar number. Flamethrower Edwin Diaz, whom I already appreciated for being really good before discovering his nickname is “Sugar,” will wear 39. That’s no particularly big thing in the annals of Met lore: the first 39 that pops into my head is Gary Gentry, the blueprint for all too many […] It occurs to me that I haven’t been exceedingly happy when greeted by offseason news of a fresh Mets acquisition (meaning a Met who hadn’t declared free agency sticking around, basically meaning Yoenis Cespedes twice) since the trade for Johan Santana nearly eleven years ago. He was Johan Santana, […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anthony Swarzak, Brodie Van Wagenen, Bull Durham, Edwin Diaz, Gerson Bautista, Jarred Kelenic, Jay Bruce, Justin Dunn, Robinson Cano, The West Wing, Trades |
Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star by Greg Prince is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. 
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