 
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. |
You must have heard Ninth inning. Travis d’Arnaud has homered off Rafael Soriano to cut the Nationals’ lead to 3-2. Matt den Dekker has singled. After an ill-advised as well as poorly executed bunt attempt by […]  15 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Fernando Martinez, Impatience, Josh Thole, Patience, Pete Townshend, Thomas Jefferson It’s scary that as fans, any team’s fans, we get hooked on new players and young players and changes of direction and we’re sure we’re going to benefit — if it’s March — this year or — if it’s September — next year. Yet we just don’t know. It’s the ultimate blind trust. Theoretically, the future […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Busts, Farewells, Fernando Martinez, Mad Men, Prospects Amid an eighteen-run Met explosion, how could there not be a few bangs, pops and whiffs off the bat of the object of my offensive obsession, Mike Hessman? The best news where Hessmania was concerned Sunday is the admission into Club Hessman — One Met Home Run and One Met Home Run Only — of a […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Darren Reed, Fernando Martinez, John J. Murphy Memorial Award, Kevin Roberson, Luis Hernandez, Mike Hessman, Offensive Explosion, Ruben Tejada Well, anybody see that coming? I just got back from three days in San Francisco (where I risked my college pals’ wrath during our annual get-together by riding shotgun on Johan’s no-hit bid, resulting in a curious ambivalence when Placido Polanco RUINED EVERYTHING) and tomorrow morning I’m heading out for six days in Orlando and Providence, […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos Beltran, Fernando Martinez, Hope, Jeff Francoeur, Jose Reyes, Josh Thole, Mike Pelfrey, Prospects, Ruben Tejada, Youth Francisco Rodriguez did not evoke visions of Neil Allen Saturday night. He was simply Francisco Rodriguez, the closer we hoped we’d be getting when he was signed in December 2008. Ever since trying his hardest to blow the final game in San Francisco, that’s pretty much been the K-Rod we’ve received. The Mets’ 1-0 gem included […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alex Cora, Fernando Martinez, Frankie Rodriguez, Jeff Francoeur, Johan Santana, Ruben Tejada I wish I could remember the young man’s name. I remember his age, 15. I met him last summer on an Amazin’ Tuesday at Two Boots. Big Mets fan, big fan of the blog, he said. Within a few minutes of introducing himself, he was excitedly explaining to me why the Mets would be in […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bill Laxton, Billy Baldwin, Carlos Gomez, Craig Swan, Dwight Gooden, Fernando Martinez, Fernando Nieve, Ike Davis, Jeff Bittiger, Jenrry Mejia, Joe Smith, Jon Heyman, Jon Niese, Lastings Milledge, Mickey Lolich, Mike Jacobs, Mike Pelfrey, Mike Vail, Neil Allen, Nelson Figueroa, Prospects, RIck Ownbey, Roy Staiger, Ruben Tejada, Scott Holman, Sergio Ferrer, Team History, Tim Leary In Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend by James Hirsch (which I’m about 130 pages from finishing, which is too bad, because I don’t want it to end), Willie tells a pack of reporters inquiring about the Giants’ pennant chances during Spring Training of 1961, “There’s a feel in the air.” One of his confidantes […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2010 Mets, Fernando Martinez, Hisanori Takahashi, Hope, Ike Davis, James Hirsch, Jason Bay, Jeff Francoeur, Jenrry Mejia, Mike Pelfrey, Spring Training, Willie Mays Next week the clocks spring ahead. Silly clocks — we’re already there. We’re running on Jenrry Mejia Daylight Savings Time. Mejia was so lights out in his exhibition debut Friday that the umps called the game on account of darkness. This is a great time to be a Mets fan if you ignore thyroids, pink eyes […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Amazin' Avenue Annual, Fernando Martinez, Hope, Ike Davis, Jason Pridie, Jenrry Mejia, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Maple Street Mets Annual, Mike Cervenak, Mike Hessman, Pink Eye, Spring Training, Thyroid The Mets were meandering through their most arid major award season since 1993 — the last time no Met scored a single vote for MVP, Cy Young, Manager of the Year or Rookie of the Year nor nabbed a Silver Slugger or Gold Glove — when it appeared we’d have nothing more to sate our […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Al Jackson, Carlos Gomez, Cleon Jones, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Eddie Kunz, Fernando Martinez, Gregg Jefferies, Hubie Brooks, Ike Davis, Jay Payton, Jeff Kent, Jerry Koosman, Jesse Gonder, Jon Matlack, Jon Niese, Ken Boswell, Lastings Milledge, Mike Pelfrey, Mookie Wilson, Omir Santos, Philip Humber, Prospects, Roger McDowell, Ron Swoboda, Todd Hundley, Tom Seaver, Topps All-Rookie Team, Ty Wigginton |
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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