 
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. |
A grand slam? The Marlins thought they were gonna beat the Mets with a grand slam? Hey, Marlins, I got a team I wanna introduce you to: the Phillies. The Phillies thought they were gonna beat the Mets with a grand slam. Hey, Phillies, tell the Marlins how that worked out. Yeah, I thought so. The Phillies […]  29 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Albert Pujols, Angel Hernandez, Brett Gardner, Brian Johnson, Chipper Jones, Darren Daulton, Ernest Riles, Grand Slams, Hansel Robles, Hubie Brooks, Jason Thompson, Jay Bruce, Jody Davis, Maikel Franco, Marathons, Marcell Ozuna, Marlins, Melvin Nieves, Michael Conforto, Mike Vail, Neil Walker, Opponent Grand Slams in Mets Wins, Robert Gsellman, Ryan Howard, Ryan Jackson, Team History, Terry Puhl, Todd Helton, Tom Goodwin, Travis d'Arnaud, Vic Davalillo, Willie Stargell, Wilson Ramos, Winning Streaks, Yoenis Cespedes During the first game Wednesday, the Mets scored practically at will. Michael Conforto, newly anointed leadoff hitter for however long Terry Collins can resist sitting him, was a perfect fit at the top of the order, singling in the first, homering in the third. Yoenis Cespedes was Yoenis Cespedes for a second consecutive night. Asdrubal Cabrera was […] 22 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Asdrubal Cabrera, Emotional Abyss, Hansel Robles, Michael Conforto, Relief Pitching, Ryan Howard, Winning Streak, Yoenis Cespedes, Zack Wheeler Met pinstripes are magical. Put any player in them and they perform wondrous feats. Players you’d all but forgotten about. Players you’d barely heard of before. Players on whose backs it would not occur to you to pursue a postseason berth. They’re all here, whoever they are, and they’re wearing Mets uniforms in the service […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1776, Gabriel Ynoa, Improvisation, Michael Conforto, Sean Gilmartin, Travis d'Arnaud Remember that weekend the Mets were vying for a Wild Card and the Minnesota Twins came into Citi Field with the worst record in baseball and you thought, “oh great, another one of those traps when the Mets inevitably play down to their competition,” and, sure enough, the Mets couldn’t score more than three runs […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | All Hands On Deck, Erik Goeddel, Gabriel Ynoa, Jerry Blevins, Juan Lagares, Lucas Duda, Michael Conforto, T.J. Rivera, Twins Here’s your roundup of another thrilling day rooting for the incredible shrinking National League champs: Zack Wheeler‘s return to the mound was followed by not being able to throw because of elbow pain, so he’s off to see Dr. James Andrews. We’re all sure this will turn out great. 36 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Fans, Hopelessness, Jon Niese, Logan Verrett, Michael Conforto The Tigers lost a tough one on Sunday. Anibal Sanchez’s eight sterling innings went to waste, Francisco Rodriguez couldn’t maintain a ninth-inning tie, J.D. Martinez couldn’t unwrap a gift run in the eighth and the failure to cash in opportunity after opportunity was galling: three double plays in the first four innings and ten men […] 42 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anibal Sanchez, Frankie Rodriguez, J.D. Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Jerry Blevins, Michael Conforto, Neil Walker, Not Losing So the Jay Bruce era — you must’ve known I wasn’t going to call it Jon Niese 2.0 — is off to a roaring start. No thanks to Bruce himself, but that’s OK — Yoenis Cespedes needed a couple of days to acclimate too. Most of us, if suddenly transferred across the country to work for a […] 52 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alejando De Aza, Dilson Herrera, Jay Bruce, Jon Niese, Michael Conforto, Sandy Alderson, Travis d'Arnaud Well, the Mets finally got that big hit. Neil Walker, looking like April’s Neil Walker, crashed a three-run homer into the seats in the seventh inning Sunday, saving the Mets from a four-game losing streak, a season sweep at the hands of the Rockies, and an extra topping of misery and angst ahead of the Subway […] 23 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Asdrubal Cabrera, Injuries, Jay Bruce, Michael Conforto, Neil Walker, Trades, Wilmer Flores Let’s see what we’ve got in the outfield: Cespedes in left. Lagares in center. Granderson in right. No, Conforto in left. Cespedes in center. Granderson in right. Wait, Cespedes doesn’t want to play center. As dinged up as he’s been, and given how important it is to keep him in the lineup, it’s probably best to accede to […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Curtis Granderson, Juan Lagares, Michael Conforto, Outfield, Square Pegs, Yoenis Cespedes Was Wednesday afternoon’s matinee a perfect baseball game? Probably not — if you have to ask you have your own answer — but it was sure an enjoyable one, with a spectacular performance from Jacob deGrom, signs of professional life from Jose Reyes, a terrific day from Wilmer Flores, and a heckuva dragon to slay in a […] 30 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Curtis Granderson, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacob deGrom, Jose Reyes, Michael Conforto, Terry Collins, Wilmer Flores |
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