 
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. |
Spring is here … oh wait it totally isn’t, it’s cold and barren and horrible out there. But spring will be here soon enough, believe it or not. Which means we’d better welcome 2022’s matriculating Mets, now proud members of The Holy Books! (Background: I have three binders, long ago dubbed The Holy Books by Greg, […]  7 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2022 Mets, Adam Ottavino, Adonis Medina, Alex Claudio, Baseball Cards, Brett Baty, Bryce Montes de Oca, Chris Bassitt, Colin Holderman, Connor Grey, Daniel Vogelbach, Darin Ruf, Deven Marrero, Eduardo Escobar, Ender Inciarte, Francisco Alvarez, Ghosts, Gosuke Katoh, Joely Rodriguez, Jose Butto, Kramer Robertson, Mark Canha, Mark Vientos, Max Scherzer, Michael Perez, Mychal Givens, Nate Fisher, Nick Plummer, R.J. Alvarez, Rob Zastryzny, Sam Clay, Starling Marte, Terrance Gore, The Holy Books, Travis Jankowski, Tyler Naquin, Yoan Lopez, Yolmer Sanchez So said Buck Showalter, engaging the media after the Mets’ 2-1 win over the Dodgers, and as usual Buck was right. It was fun, wasn’t it? Fun with a side of heart-stopping terror, or at least severe spikes of anxiety, but then that’s baseball. Fun was Jacob deGrom looking every inch the debonair assassin, carving up baseball’s […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Brandon Nimmo, Buck Showalter, Defense, Dodgers, Edwin Diaz, Ender Inciarte, Endy Chavez, Justin Turner, Mookie Betts, Narco, Starling Marte, Timmy Trumpet, Tyler Anderson Somehow it took me until June 28 to get out to Citi Field to see a Mets game. What happened? Well, there was a rainout and my usual aversion to freezing my ass off in April, but mostly life got in the way. With July rapidly approaching, it was Emily who put things right, engineering a […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Astros, Carlos Carrasco, Chasen Shreve, Ender Inciarte, Framber Valdez, James McCann After defeating the Marlins on Monday afternoon, the Mets are 24-10 at home and 4-1 in games that end homestands. As if to express their affection for Citi Field at the end of this 5-2 homestand, they touched home six times en route to their 6-0 victory, each time crossing the plate like it meant […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Astros, David Peterson, Dom Smith, Ender Inciarte, Homestands, Jerar Encarnacion, John Paciorek, Juan Lagares, Marlins, Mets Once Removed, Mike Birkbeck, P.J. Conlon, Pedro Feliciano, Road Trips, Seinfeld, Team History, Terry Leach, Tommy Hunter, Willie Harris Give this much to the Mets during their current run of troubles: They’re finding new ways to lose. But then that’s appropriate for the ballpark they were trapped in Thursday night: White Flight Stadium (or whatever the Braves are calling their shameful taxpayer-extorted shrine to suburbia these days) may not quite be the house of horrors […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Austin Riley, Braves, Braves Who Are Pains in the Ass, Dom Smith, Ehire Adrianza, Ender Inciarte, Freddie Freeman, Guillermo Heredia, Jacob deGrom, Luis Guillorme, Ronald Acuna Jr., Seth Lugo, Walkoff Losses The Mets finally got to play baseball Friday afternoon, and while no one can say what the next week or even the next day will bring, getting to play baseball was a much-needed respite and relief. It was also a pretty damn good baseball game, one with exactly the right amount of tension — some thrills […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2020 Mets, Brandon Nimmo, Chris Martin, Edwin Diaz, Ender Inciarte, Freddie Freeman, J.D. Davis, Jacob deGrom, Jeff McNeil, Pandemics, Ronald Acuna Jr., Yoenis Cespedes For six innings Tuesday night, I was content to float along on the echoes provided by the visitor who used to call Citi Field home, the visitor who was the first Met to make Citi Field feel like a home. R.A. Dickey was pitching a shutout for the Braves against the Mets. See past the […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2000 Mets, A.J. Minter, Amed Rosario, Asdrubal Cabrera, Braves, Craig Brazell, Dominic Smith, Echoes, Ender Inciarte, Esix Snead, Kevin Plawecki, R.A. Dickey, Rafael Montero, September, Terry Collins, Travis Taijeron The Mets played two baseball games on Monday and they were both pretty terrible, even by the low standards of fans who are staring six baseball-free months in the face and would normally take extras with no questions asked. The first game muddled along without too much horror until the middle innings and then fell apart, […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Doubleheaders, Ender Inciarte, Lane Adams, Rio Ruiz, Travis d'Arnaud, Travis Taijeron I need to find a hobby that’s better for my health than watching the New York Mets. I’m thinking maybe Russian roulette. A long time ago, when I was still innocent and believed there was good in the world, it was a beautiful night for a ballgame. I was sitting in the stands with my wife, enjoying a crystal-clear […] 111 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Addison Reed, Disasters, Ender Inciarte, Overmanaging, Terry Collins, Yoenis Cespedes That’s what I was thinking in the 10th inning, with the Mets trying everything in their bag of tricks to keep the Braves from winning the game and kicking them — let’s hope temporarily — out of the second wild-card spot. I’m not sure I’m emotionally tall enough to ride this attraction. In the early going, Saturday […] 33 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adonis Garcia, Braves, Ender Inciarte, Josh Smoker, T.J. Rivera, Turner Field, Wilmer Flores, Yoenis Cespedes |
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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