 
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. |
Take that, overdogs! Putting up 12 runs against the Yankees in their home park won’t change anything about October or much about the trajectory of a disappointing Mets season, but boy was it ever a satisfying way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Francisco Lindor led off with a line-drive homer into the short porch on Gerrit Cole‘s […]  5 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Andy Green, Carson Benge, Cody Bellinger, Francisco Lindor, Gerrit Cole, Injuries, Jared Young, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Managers, New Yankee Stadium, Nolan McLean, Subway Series, Tobias Myers, Yankees, Zac Thornton Al Leiter, former Yankee and eternal Met, always did have a way with words. On Friday morning, at a community-minded event tied to the date on the calendar, Leiter assessed why he and others with enduring MLB/NYC ties were at Citi Field doing a little something for others in the spirit of those who had […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2001 Mets, Al Leiter, Anniversaries, Armando Benitez, Caps, Juan Soto, Mike Piazza, New York, Nolan McLean, Subway Series, Timestamp Baseball is almost universally weird, but there’s weird by normal baseball standards and then there’s whatever happened to the Mets on Tuesday night in Miami. Sandy Alcantara reported for duty with his sinker acting as a Mets sleeper agent. That was obvious from the very first pitch of the game, which Francisco Lindor smacked over the […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andy Green, Clayton McCullough, Dedniel Nunez, Francisco Lindor, Joe Mack, Jonathan Pintaro, Juan Soto, Kodai Senga, Kyle Stowers, Last Place, Marlins, Nate Lavender, Nationals, Owen Caissie, Perfect Game Bids, Sandy Alcantara, Sean Manaea, Soilmaster Stadium The Mets have used a franchise record-tying 64 players thus far this year. The proliferation of personnel has won them 63 games, or approximately one win per player. This ratio doesn’t exactly scream efficient allocation of resources, but that panoply of participants can sure make things exciting. Granted, the churn has backfired 77 times, but […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1982 Mets, Brett Baty, Chris Devenski, Daniel Duarte, Dedniel Nunez, Games We Name, Gary Rajsich, Jared Young, Jonathan Pintaro, Juan Soto, Justin Hagenman, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Nate Lavender, Nick Morabito, Pinch-Running, Rays, Roster Turnover, Tampa Bay Geography, The Kid from Left Field, Youth At one end of the rickety Passarelle Boardwalk, the US Open was just getting going. I shared my LIRR train from Woodside with people who were far too clean, fit, and stylish to be going to the other end of those dubious planks. Not exactly a slobs versus snobs scenario, but our differences were palpable. […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andy Green, Annie, Astros, Back-to-Back Leadoff Home Runs, Bill Shea, Bob Moorhead, Bull Durham, Chris Devenski, Christopher Morel, Don Zimmer, Francisco Lindor, Jared Young, Jonathan Pintaro, Juan Soto, Last Active Shea Met, LIRR, Max Scherzer, Mets Outfielders-Third Basemen, Mets Third Basemen-Outfielders, Metsoterica, NBC, Passarelle Boardwalk, Recidivist Mets, Robert Stock, Rod Kanehl, September Callups, Sunday Night Baseball, T-shirts, Tennis, Tug McGraw, Zac Thornton On Saturday afternoon, Nolan McLean was pretty darn beautiful, with an array of hitters and fielders supporting him in his attractiveness. Nolan went seven, giving up just a first-inning run. Juan Soto returned with a big RBI single. Jared Young — the Jonathan Pintaro or perhaps Daniel Duarte of the starting lineup — quietly chipped […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 3-1 Losses, Anthony Young, Astros, Billy Wagner, Bob Aspromonte, Christian Scott, Colt .45s, Cumulative Franchise Record, Danny Heep, Dave Mlicki, Interleague Play, Jake Marisnick, Jonathan Villar, Juan Soto, Mike Hampton, Mike Scott, Nolan McLean, Octavio Dotel, Rusty Staub, Sid Fernandez, Team History Here’s a free preview of the 2026 Holy Books roundup: It wasn’t Carson Benge‘s fault. On Friday night Benge made not one but two sparking plays against the Dodgers, first nailing Shohei Ohtani at third when the best player in the history of the game tried to turn a one-handed excuse-me double into a triple, and […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Minter, Brooks Raley, Carson Benge, Dodgers, Francisco Alvarez, Freddie Freeman, Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker, Roki Sasaki, Sean Manaea, Shohei Ohtani An All-Star Game devoid of highlights offered its most satisfying moment before its first pitch Tuesday night when each starter from both leagues came out to sign, with a feathered quill, an oversized lineup card that looked like it had been printed 250 years ago. It was a bit that couldn’t have more Philadelphia-coded had […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1776, All-Star, All-Star Game, An Appraisal, An Appreciation, Juan Soto Back in the summer of 1975, Joe Torre hit into four double plays as a Met, and cracked that he couldn’t have done it without Felix — meaning Felix Millan, who’d preceded his futility with four singles. The Mets lost, 6-2. On Friday night the Mets were a lot more democratic in their shared futility, but […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Minter, Anthony Seigler, Cionel Perez, Felix Millan, Joe Torre, Juan Soto, Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox, Sonny Gray, Travel, Wilyer Abreu Every now and then, the Mets fall apart. Take Sean Manaea. Thursday afternoon under cloudy skies against the visiting Royals, he was totally blitzed at the start by Lane Thomas’s leadoff home run. Did we get a little terrified? At the very least, everything looked dim to us, but then our Comeback Lefty of the […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Bonnie Tyler, Jared Young, Juan Soto, Mark Vientos, Moment of Silence, Sean Manaea, Tyrone Taylor |
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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