 
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. |
OK, so it didn’t exactly look good early. Kodai Senga‘s second pitch of the night was redirected by Shohei Ohtani to Carbonation Ridge for a 1-0 Dodger lead. Senga’s fourth pitch of the night skipped under Mark Vientos‘ glove, allowing Mookie Betts possession of first base. Senga’s 13th pitch? Freddie Freeman smacked it to right-center for a double, […]  5 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Dodgers, ESPN, Francisco Lindor, Freddie Freeman, Juan Soto, Kodai Senga, Landon Knack, Luis Torrens, Max Kranick, Max Muncy, Michael Conforto, Mookie Betts, Pete Alonso, Reed Garrett, Ryne Stanek, Shohei Ohtani, Tyrone Taylor, Will Smith Friday night’s game … goodness, where do you even start? Let’s start with the weather. It wasn’t supposed to rain in New York, or at least not seriously enough to matter, but it’s done nothing but rain in New York all May, so if it isn’t doing that you check and see if it just did […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dodgers, Edwin Diaz, Extra Innings, Gho, Griffin Canning, Jeff McNeil, Luis Torrens, Luisangel Acuna, Max Muncy, Michael Conforto, Rain Delays, Reed Garrett, Starling Marte, Tanner Scott, Teoscar Hernandez, Tyrone Taylor Who could or would be happy that the Mets beat the Yankees in the Bronx on Saturday? Us, obviously. The Mets beating the Yankees is a thing for us. We’re Mets fans. We like when the Mets beat anybody. We especially like the Mets beating the Yankees. We like Griffin Canning, he of the 2.47 ERA, […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos May, Edwin Diaz, Griffin Canning, Huascar Brazoban, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Jacob deGrom, Jim Gosger, Jim Marshall, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Luisangel Acuna, Mike Lecolant, Moment of Silence, Ralph Kiner, Reed Garrett, Rich Hill, Ron Swoboda, Subway Series, Tom Seaver I burrowed inside my television early Sunday afternoon, and there it was: Roku, right where I left it. I hadn’t watched it much since last summer when I installed it so I could take in a desultory Mets-Marlins affair because MLB told me it was the only way I could see it. Streaming a game […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Mets, 2025 Mets, Brandon Nimmo, Confidence, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Gary Cohen, Griffin Canning, John DeMarsico, Jose Azocar, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Roku, Steady High, Wometco Home Theater Some years ago, I improved my baseball life considerably by swearing off April games. Yes, I know April baseball can be lovely — Greg and I once spent a snoozy but idyllic March 31 at Shea in 80 degree weather, watching the Mets and Phillies do nothing in particular until Alberto Castillo, of all people, won […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Citi Field, Cristopher Sanchez, Fans, Griffin Canning, Jose Butto, Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber, Luis Torrens, Nick Castellanos, Pete Alonso, Phillies, Ryne Stanek Yeah! Luis Torrens! The backup catcher thrust into near-everyday action is the hero in the bottom of the eighth, rescuing the Mets with a double all the way down the left field line, scoring Brandon Nimmo from second, salvaging an inning that nearly went by the wayside on the basepaths, breaking a tie, and positioning […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Brett Baty, Cardinals, David Peterson, Francisco Lindor, Huascar Brazoban, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Luisangel Acuna, Mark Vientos, Max Kranick, Old Friends, Phil Maton, Ryne Stanek, Tyrone Taylor, Walkoffs, Wishes, Wonders I turned on the Mets game a couple of minutes after my Metro-North train starting trundling south out of Waterbury, Conn., picking up the voices of Keith Raad and Pat McCarthy from distant West Sacramento. I switched trains in Bridgeport as old friend Luis Severino won an extended battle with Brett Baty even as he […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Athletics, Brett Baty, Howie Rose, Journeys, Keith Raad, Kodai Senga, Luis Severino, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Max Kranick, Pat McCarthy, Pete Alonso, Radio It might stretch credulity if I declared, yup, I knew Pete Alonso was gonna launch a three-run homer to tie the Mets-Marlins game at four in the eighth inning on Wednesday. The Mets had played ragged ball across the first seven and they weren’t too many outs away from a tails-between-their-legs flight home for a […] On Monday, I was excited to receive in the mail an advance copy of a great new book called More Amazing Mets Trivia, put together by my dear friend Ken Samelson and his co-author David Russell. I’m delighted to reveal that I did a little reconnaissance on the manuscript last summer, as Ken knew I […] Oh, it was a fun year. Such a fun year! The fuel light came on and the engine quit a little ways short of the Promised Land, but what a joyride until then! We got 34 new Mets, five of them making their MLB debuts. Some look like pieces of the future, others remind us […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Mets, Adrian Houser, Alex Young, Baseball Cards, Ben Gamel, Christian Scott, Cole Sulser, Danny Young, Dedniel Nunez, Eddy Alvarez, Eric Orze, Harrison Bader, Huascar Brazoban, J.D. Martinez, Jake Diekman, Jesse Winker, Joe Hudson, Joey Wendle, Jorge Lopez, Jose Iglesias, Julio Teheran, Luis Severino, Luis Torrens, Luisangel Acuna, Matt Festa, Michael Tonkin, Pablo Reyes, Paul Blackburn, Phil Maton, Ryne Stanek, Sean Manaea, The Holy Books, Ty Adcock, Tyler Jay, Tyrone Taylor, Yohan Ramirez, Zack Short |
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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