If you’ve ever watched me try to make an eastbound LIRR connection at Jamaica while my intended train is pulling away, you already know I’ve never been any kind of a runner. Nevertheless, I’ve run into a most fascinating box score by way of a game story from 28 years ago, which gives me a […]
 
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. |
If we’re being fair to the primary participants and their loyal fans, this would be a good time to end the World Series. Each side has won twice, once at home, once on the road. Everybody’s had a chance to show their best selves. There’s something to feel good about from most every angle. We’ve seen […]  15 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2014 Postseason, Bruce Bochy, Casey Stengel, James Shields, Jason Vargas, Jay Leno, Jeff Torborg, Joaquin Arias, Joe Maddon, Leo Durocher, Les Moss, Managing, Ned Yost, Sparky Anderson, Terry Collins, Walt Alston, Woody Allen, Yusmeiro Petit Coming this Sunday night: The favorite football team of many (if not all) Mets fans, playing for the championship of its sport. Coming NO Sunday night in 2012, as far as we know right now: The favorite baseball team of all Mets fans, playing for anything…not even to get us closer to 2013. ESPN released its preliminary […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alejandro Pena, Alex Ochoa, Anthony Young, Bobby Bonilla, Bobby Jones, Bobby Ojeda, Bret Saberhagen, Butch Huskey, Dick Schofield, Doc Gooden, ESPN, Jeff Kent, Jeff Torborg, John Franco, Kevin Morgan, Mackey Sasser, Pedro Martinez, Pete Schourek, Replacement Mets, Sonia Sotomayor, Sunday Night Baseball, Team History With Bobby Valentine’s non-hiring as manager of the Florida Marlins proving once again his predecessor’s 1973 utterance about it not being over until is over oh so true, one wonders if the key credential on his managerial résumé is the item that quietly did him in. Bobby V won a pennant for the Mets, yet […] 18 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Art Howe, Bobby Valentine, Bud Harrelson, Casey Stengel, Dallas Green, Davey Johnson, Frank Howard, Fred Wilpon, George Bamberger, Gil Hodges, Grudges, Jeff Torborg, Jeff Wilpon, Jeffrey Loria, Jerry Manuel, Joe Frazier, Joe Torre, Managing, Marlins, Mets Managers, Mike Cubbage, Ownership, Roy McMillan, Salty Parker, Team History, Wes Westrum, Willie Randolph, Yogi Berra My outer head needs a haircut and my inner child resists. It’s always been that way because when I was a kid, hair length was a big issue in the world at large and among ballplayers, especially the ones I admired. Tug McGraw and Jim Bouton wrote books about battles with the establishment, rightly scoffing […] Comments closed | | Print This Post | Butch Huskey, Gil Hodges, Hair, Jeff Torborg, Lenny Randle, Roberto Hernandez, Rodney McCray, Stupid Rules, Tim Bogar, Tug McGraw, Willie Randolph |
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. 
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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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