 
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. |
Here’s an unforgivable fan sin: “I don’t want them to clinch tonight because I have tickets for tomorrow and want to see it myself.” I’ve heard that a time or two, and it’s all I can do to limit myself to pointed disagreement instead of reacting in a way that would get me taken away in […]  43 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Abysmal Finishes Held in Abeyance, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh, Bryce Harper, Carlos Estevez, Carlos Mendoza, Clinchings, Cow-Bell Man, David Peterson, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Grand Slams, Grimace, Jeff Hoffman, Jose Quintana, Kody Clemens, Kyle Schwarber, Mark Vientos, Nick Castellanos, Phillies, Ranger Suarez, Reed Garrett, The 7 Line, Trea Turner As I was getting out of my uniform, Jerry Koosman, whose locker stood next to mine, was slipping into his street clothes. “Wrap it up tomorrow, Koos,” I said. “I don’t want to go back to Baltimore. That place makes Fresno look like Paris.” “I’ll get ’em,” Jerry said. “I don’t want to go there either.” 16 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos Mendoza, Confidence, Francisco Lindor, Grimace, Hayden Sanger, Hayden Senger, Jesse Winker, Jose Iglesias, Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Phil Maton, Replay Review, Ryne Stanek, Sean Manaea, Starling Marte, Stevie Wonder, Stomach Pit, Tom Seaver, Tyrone Taylor Has there ever been a Mets team that has had this much fun winning? Of course there’s been. From the first Mets team to post a winning record, in 1969, to the most recent Mets team prior to the current edition that did so, in 2022, they all had themselves a blast in the process […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2022 Mets, Bull Durham, Eduardo Escobar, Grimace, Jose Iglesias, Mark Simon, Mark Vientos, MRIs, Pinch-Running, Sean Manaea, September, Starling Marte, Walkoffs, Winning Records Some random observations from the Mets’ cudgeling of Patrick Corbin and the Nationals: I’m going to get the complaining out of the way first: Dear God, what did they do to the black uniforms? Eliminating the white drop shadow was a dreadful idea; without it, the tops look murky and muddy, with the orange and blue […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Black Jerseys, Francisco Lindor, Gary Cohen, Grimace, Hope, Jake Diekman, Jose Butto, Jose Iglesias, Joy, Nationals, Patrick Corbin, Reed Garrett, Summer Nights, Uniform Numbers, Uniforms, Wild Card I won’t claim it’s high on my lengthy list of Selig/Manfred era outrages, but it annoys me that the Astros are in the American League. They’re our expansion siblings, after all, arriving along with us in 1962 as the Colt .45s. We began as a novelty act to salve the still-fresh wounds of Dodgers and Giants […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Astros, Fans, Grimace, Jeff McNeil, Joe Sheehan, Jose Altuve, Jose Iglesias, Jose Quintana, OMG, Ronel Blanco, Tyrone Taylor I didn’t expect a giddy stretch related to the 2024 Mets, and yet here we are. I was playing mini-golf and eating ice cream, meaning I was late to my assigned duties (sorry not sorry) and yet was only mildly surprised to find it was Forces of Good 7, Defending But Currently Not So Hot World […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andrew Knizner, Brandon Nimmo, David Peterson, DJ Stewart, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Grimace, Jon Gray, Laughers, Mark Vientos, Max Scherzer, Pete Alonso, Rangers, Steve Gelbs, Winning Streaks |
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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