 
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. |
Todd Frazier is officially a Met! Which means Mike Moustakas isn’t! News like this demands exclamation points late in an ellipsis kind of winter. Yet I am delighted enough to punctuate with enthusiasm, not so much because Frazier is a name-brand free agent who’s signed for only two years (I generally fall for those, regardless of […]  8 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1969 Mets, 1973 Mets, 1986 Mets, 1988 Mets, 1999 Mets, 2000 Mets, 2006 Mets, 2015 Mets, 2015 World Series, 2016 Mets, A's, Adrian Gonzalez, Alejandro Pena, Astros, Austin Jackson, Bob Aspromonte, Braves, Cardinals, Chris Chambliss, Cubs, Davey Johnson, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Don Baylor, Eric Hosmer, Felix Millan, Fernando Tatis, Frank Cashen, George Bamberger, George Stone, Gerald Williams, Giants, James Loney, Jay Bell, Jesus Alou, Kelly Stinnett, Kevin Bass, Lee Mazzilli, Lenny Harris, Livan Hernandez, Lorenzo Cain, Marlon Anderson, Mike Marshall, Mike Moustakas, Mike Stanton, Orel Hershiser, Orioles, Orlando Hernandez, Postseason Grudges, Ramon Martinez, Red Sox, Reds, Rick Ankiel, Royals, Shawn Estes, T#m Gl@v!ne, Team History, The West Wing, Todd Frazier, Willie Randolph, Yankees Summer and Jacob deGrom’s first big league win each arrived in good stead on Saturday. Summer, as the artificial-lemonade commercials used to tell us, is only here a short while. DeGrom, one hopes, will stick around so long that the length of his career will rival the length of his locks. Paradoxically, time of game […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1964 Mets, 1974 Mets, 1984 Mets, 1994 Mets, 2004 Mets, Craig Swan, Doug Sisk, Jacob deGrom, Jesse Orosco, Jim Bunning, John Franco, Mike Remlinger, Mike Stanton, Milestones, Rick Wise, Summer, Team History, Tom Seaver Remember Back to the Future Part II, in which Biff sneaks back through time to hand his younger self a sports almanac, and so makes himself a mogul in an alternate 2015? If I had a similar opportunity, I think I’d head for Vegas, use my Delorean and make a killing on this game. 1. Odds […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Burke Badenhop, Fans, Hanley Ramirez, Justin Turner, Marlins, Mike Pelfrey, Mike Stanton, Weirdness, Willie Harris [T]he ending always comes at last The Mets began this baseball season by playing the Florida Marlins. They suffered their first loss while playing the Florida Marlins. They absorbed their first serious body blow when they were swept by the Florida Marlins. They […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Baseball Etiquette, Beaky Buzzard, Bugs Bunny, Dan Uggla, Gaby Sanchez, Gary Carter, Jerry Manuel, Joe Torre, Jon Niese, Marlins, Mets Managers, Mike Francesa, Mike Pelfrey, Mike Stanton, Soilmaster Stadium, Wally Backman |
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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