 
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. |
Oh, those beautiful round numbers coming out of the most roundly spelled state in the union, O-H-I-O… 10 wins for the preeminent pitcher in the league. Three-and-a-half out of where we wanna be with nine to play. That’s […]  5 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1973 Mets, 50 Home Runs, Gary Cohen, Home Runs, Howie Rose, Jacob deGrom, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Team History With the Mets in a pennant race again, I’ve been remembering all the little stresses that come with meaningful games in September. Here’s one of them: Getting to within an hour or two of the game and thinking that this could be Execution Day — the day where, if they don’t win, you can pretty much […] 18 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil, Joe Panik, Joe Ross, Nationals, Noah Syndergaard, Rene Rivera First, it rained. Of course it rained. It wouldn’t have been a rainy Wednesday night without the rain. Rain delayed the start of the Mets-Cubs game twelve minutes, which was fine, because my pal Rob texted me that he was stuck in traffic and hence wasn’t going to meet me by the Apple as arranged […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1973 Mets, Cubs, Futile Comebacks, Jeff McNeil, Noah Syndergaard, Paul Sewald, Rain, T#m Gl@v!ne, Todd Frazier It’s too late for massive regret where Saturday night’s sloppiness is concerned. It’s Sunday morning, and another game is directly in front of us. It’s too early for despair where 2019 is concerned. Thirty-three games remain, and despite an ugly 9-5 loss facilitated by the Braves playing admirable heads-up baseball and the Mets playing abysmal […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1996 Mets, Alan Suriel, Amed Rosario, Billy Hamilton, Brad Brach, Carlos Beltran, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Cervelli, Heads Up Their Asses, Heads-Up Baseball, Home Runs, J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil, Juan Lagares, Pete Alonso, Team History, Todd Hundley, Zack Wheeler The heyday of the New York tabloid wise guy columnist was in its twilight, but those fellas weren’t done roaming the print earth just yet, not in January of 1983, not when I needed a hit of what they were pushing. The Jets were on the verge of taking on the Dolphins in the AFC […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dread, Football, Hamstrings, Injuries, Jeff McNeil, Ruben Tejada Well, so much for the easy part. Oh my God, Fry, couldn’t you go seven words without being a bringdown? Honestly, I didn’t mean to do that. Let me zoom out a bit and try that again. There have been a number of Mets seasons in which a cupcake part of the schedule has beckoned, suggesting a chance […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Jeff McNeil, Justin Wilson, Michael Conforto, Pete Alonso, Steven Matz “At 10:13 P.M., it became officially official. The Cubs had lost, 6-2. Even if the Mets lost the second game, they would still be first. Millennium, we are here. But the Mets were no longer in a mood to lose anything.” 24 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | .500, 1969 Mets, Amed Rosario, Cramps, Curtis Granderson, Doubleheader Sweeps, Ed Kranepool, Edwin Diaz, J.D. Davis, Jacob deGrom, Jeff Brigham, Jeff McNeil, Jeurys Familia, Michael Conforto, Over .500, Pete Alonso, Radio and TV Not in Sync, Robert Dugger, Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo, Solo Home Runs, The West Wing, Tom Seaver, Walker Lockett It shouldn’t have been a day for vituperation. I got out on the water in a kayak. It was a beautiful evening. Dinner was tasty. And there was a baseball game on. Honestly, lots of days could be put in the win column with just one of those things happening. And the fact that the Mets were […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dom Smith, Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto, Noah Syndergaard The Mets have prevailed. In a battle of the teams with the two worst records in the National League, they are the least worst. In their five-member division, they place fourth on merit. Take that, Marlins. The Marlins did. They were outplayed by the Mets for two consecutive games in a three-game series — in Miami, no […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2013 Mets, Adeiny Hechavarria, Alan Suriel, Amed Rosario, Fourth Place, George Foster, Jacob deGrom, Jeff McNeil, Jeurys Familia, Juan Lagares, Keith Hernandez, Little Treats, Pete Alonso, Robinson Cano, Series Win, Wilson Ramos Ol’ No. 48 had been there before, so he knew how it goes. He’d pitch well, his team wouldn’t score for him and they’d go on to lose. Jacob deGrom practices the whole season ’round for All-Star Games. He seemed happy to have been there nonetheless. Ol’ No. 20 was no longer new to the spotlight, […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 6, Al Weis, All-Star Game, Jeff McNeil, Melvin Mora, Pat Roessler, Six, Team History, Timo Perez, Uncle Floyd, Uniform Numbers, Wally Backman |
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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