 
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. |
Defiance isn’t really in our wheelhouse as Mets fans. Hope? Sure. The sunny version sometimes, though generally that’s only seen in the abstract. Stubborn, scared, trampled but still inexhaustible hope? Now we’re talking — whenever Tug McGraw‘s famous YA GOTTA BELIEVE is invoked, I hear not just the hope but also the desperation — the burden […]  7 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Booing, Brandon Sproat, Brooks Raley, Chris Devenski, Defensive Runs NOT Saved, Dylan Crews, Huascar Brazoban, Jose Siri, M. Donald Grant, Nationals, Ryan Helsley, Ryne Stanek, Tug McGraw, Tyler Rogers, Tyrone Taylor, Wild Card “Show a little faith! There’s magic in the night!” That’s one of Bruce Springsteen’s best-known exhortations, a commandment for wavering lovers, teetering dreamers and yes, fans of oddly underwhelming baseball fans. But until Tuesday night, it had largely fallen flat where the 2025 Mets were concerned. Until Tuesday night, but not forever. Game two of the seven-game, two-city […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alec Bohm, Brandon Nimmo, Brett Baty, Bryce Harper, Carlos Mendoza, Edwin Diaz, Gregory Soto, Harrison Bader, Huascar Brazoban, Jesus Luzardo, Jhoan Duran, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Nick Castellanos, Orion Kerkering, Parabolic Microphones, Pete Alonso, Phillies, Ryan Helsley, Sean Manaea, Starling Marte, Tyler Rogers, Willie Traynor Every time we come to Southern California, we are absolutely the Clampetts. Albert Hammond offered a rather broad assertion in 1972 when he informed the nation’s pop radio listening audience that it never rains in Southern California. Seems it rarely rains in Southern California. On May 12, 1998, the Mets visited San Diego and […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1997 Mets, Albert Hammond, Elias Diaz, Fernando Tatis, Frankie Montas, Grand Slams in Losing Causes, Gregory Soto, Huascar Brazoban, Jack Murphy Stadium, Jose Iglesias, Luis Arraez, Mark Vientos, Padres, Petco Park, Ronny Mauricio, The West Wing, Walkoff Losses So you want to be a big-league pitcher? Baltimore’s Brandon Young entered the game sporting an ERA north of seven — hmm, come to think of it that’s less “sporting” than “lugging” or “enduring.” But there’s a reason they actually play the games: Young looked terrific against the Mets, allowing just a pair of hits in […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alex Carrillo, Baseball Cards, Brandon Nimmo, Brandon Young, Brett Baty, Bryan Baker, Clay Holmes, Comebacks, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Huascar Brazoban, Jackson Holliday, Orioles, Pete Alonso, Reed Garrett, Ronny Mauricio, The Holy Books, Yennier Cano Friday’s late-afternoon sun bathed Jeff McNeil’s chin in enough of a glow to make the touch of gray in his beard quite noticeable to me. Live long enough, and that kid who had torn up Binghamton and Las Vegas so much that he forced a callup and a trade of the veteran in front of […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Austin Warren, Brett Baty, Graybeards, Huascar Brazoban, Jeff McNeil, Juan Soto, Justin Hagenman, Longevity, Marcus Stroman, Reed Garrett, Subway Series, Versatility Honestly the rain delay was the best part. The Mets led 1-0 in the top of the second on Saturday and were at least mildly threatening to lead by more, with Mark Vientos at the plate against the Pirates’ Bailey Falter, two outs and runners on first and second. Then the skies opened up. It would be […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Baseball Cards, Brandon Nimmo, Brandon Waddell, Colin Poche, Disappointment, Foul Balls, Huascar Brazoban, Jose Butto, Paul Blackburn, Pirates, PNC Park, Rain Delays, Team Meetings, The Holy Books The Mets went only 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position Saturday night in Philadelphia, and their starting pitcher had to be pulled with one on and nobody out in the sixth, suggesting two overly familiar ingredients had been stirred into the pot for an eighth consecutive serving of futility stew. Fortunately, the Mets were experimenting […] Be glad that the first-place Mets compete on the same elite level as the first-place Dodgers. Be glad that the Mets play close, compelling games versus the defending world champions. Be glad the Mets can show up at Dodger Stadium and grab a quick 1-0 lead off future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw. Be glad Tylor Megill can […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Brandon Waddell, Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers, Freddie Freeman, Horrible, Huascar Brazoban, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Max Muncy, Painful, Pete Alonso, Reed Garrett, Ronny Mauricio, Tylor Megill It didn’t exactly strike me as the best idea for the Mets to play the Rockies at home, fly across the country and then go toe to toe with the Dodgers the next night, but MLB has an unbroken record of not asking me what I think. That’s what the Mets did, and at least for […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andy Pages, Brandon Nimmo, Dave Roberts, Dodger Stadium, Dodgers, Dustin May, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Freddie Freeman, Huascar Brazoban, Jose Butto, Jose Castillo, Max Kranick, Max Muncy, Michael Conforto, Paul Blackburn, Ryne Stanek, Shohei Ohtani, Tanner Scott, Teoscar Hernandez, Tommy Edman, Tyrone Taylor Scoring the two runs necessary to defeat the Chicago White Sox on Memorial Day was less a matter of pulling teeth than implanting them for the New York Mets. Virtually no baserunners for innings on end. Then baserunners. but none of them driven in. Ultimately, a sacrifice fly in the eighth and a sacrifice fly […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adrian Houser, Bubble Gum, Clay Holmes, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Huascar Brazoban, Jose Butto, Jose Castillo, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Old Friends, One-Third of a Season, Pinch-Running, Sacrifice Flies, Tyrone Taylor, Walkoffs |
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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