 
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. |
I was right to be wary of Bryce Harper after a lousy game Thursday: BOOM Harper hit for the cycle. It’s always a good call to be wary of Kyle Schwarber: BOOM two home runs in the third inning alone, 913 feet worth of pain, and then a homer to a more mortal distance later on. […] Well, they didn’t lose 12-0. Nope, on Tuesday night the Mets fell behind 4-0 in the first, but then won the rest of the game 3-1, which is a roundabout way of saying they lost 5-3. Kodai Senga somehow only gave up two hits over four innings, but those two hits came in the form of […]  6 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Bo Bichette, Futility, Injuries, Kodai Senga, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Reds, Ron Darling, Sean Manaea It’s good to win a baseball game. It’s good to win a baseball game against the Marlins, who are a collective blight on baseball, an affront to the concept of not just team sports but also leisure-time activity, and a rebuttal to the idea that there can be joy and light in a cosmos riven by […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Brett Baty, Carson Benge, Josh White, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Marlins, Nolan McLean, Owen Caissie Ready for the understatement of the year? The 2026 Mets are frustrating. On the one hand, I love that they’re playing the kids, instead of giving no-longer-deserved time to Proven Veterans™. The latest kid? 2025 Momentary Met Jonathan Pintaro, whose inaugural 2026 outing went a lot better than his last one. Progress! Pintaro joins the likes […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bo Bichette, Brett Baty, Grizzled Veterans, Jonathan Pintaro, Jorge Polanco, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Marlins, Rookies I was nervous for much of Thursday afternoon’s game, as the Mets refused to expand on a 2-0 lead that quickly got halved to 2-1. That was too close, with the Nats lurking around waiting to do Natty things (which used to be equally offensive Expo things) and the Mets still laboring beneath 2026’s dark […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Bo Bichette, Cade Cavalli, David Peterson, Daylen Lile, Devin Williams, Mark Vientos, Nationals, Splits, Wind Baseball is a funny game. That’s one word for it. But what a word — because in English, “funny” has a wide range of meanings. Amusing, yes. But also odd, peculiar, maddening, ironic, unpredictable. You might say it’s a funny word. For most of Sunday, the Mets played the kind of game they’ve played too often this […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Anthony Volpe, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, Comebacks, David Bednar, Devin Williams, Extra Innings, Freddy Peralta, Luis Torrens, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Max Schuemann, Sarah Langs, Sean Manaea, Subway Series, Tim Hill, Tyrone Taylor, Walkoffs, Yankees Mere hours after the latest descent of doom across Mets Land, the team dusted themselves off, went out and beat the Yankees. I mean, it wasn’t easy — in fact, it was decidedly wacky at times — but a win’s a win, even while wearing absurd asphalt and purple uniforms (the bridgework on the helmets gives […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Judge, Amed Rosario, Anthony Volpe, Ben Rice, Brooks Raley, Carlos Rodon, Carson Benge, Clay Bellinger, David Peterson, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Luis Castillo, Luke Weaver, Mark Vientos, Trent Grisham It occurred to me as I witnessed five different Mets don the vest and hard hat on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field that if this team is gonna keep hitting homers in bunches, they’ll need to add some variety to their dugout celebration wardrobe. Maybe one slugger can be the construction worker, another one can […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Brett Baty, Cleon Jones, Dugout Fashion, Hayden Senger, Juan Soto, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Michael Mays, Nolan McLean, Sweeps, Video Review, Village People, Willie Mays In the end it all turned out OK. But wow, what a weird way to get there. The Mets and Tigers played a very strange ballgame on a raw, chilly Wednesday night at Citi Field — one the kid and I got to see up close. Well, not really up close — we were out by […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Bo Bichette, Brooks Raley, Carson Benge, Christian Scott, Framber Valdez, Juan Soto, Junior Valentine, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Tigers NOTE: This post was written by Jason, who was experiencing some technical difficulties this morning. On Friday night, the Mets and Diamondbacks played one of those games that settles into a stalemate and then grinds along, waiting to decide what kind of ballgame it’s to become. With the roof open – a rare occurrence that makes Chase […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | ABS, Diamondbacks, Extra Innings, Kevin Ginkel, Mark Vientos, Nolan Arenado, Nolan McLean, Ryan Waldschmidt, Ryne Nelson, Tobias Myers, Uniforms |
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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