 
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. |
One final late night West Coast start for 2026 awaited. Its contents were a mystery at its beginning, but you couldn’t be blamed if you sensed in advance something would go awry. Escaping the Metsian temporal cul-de-sac is rarely a breeze. Saturday. San Diego. After dark. You don’t have to be Joe Piscopo to report that […] 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 At the end of April I reclaimed my “have been to all 30 major-league parks” status with a trip to Globe Life Field to see the Texas Rangers take on the visiting Athletics. I’d like to tell you that the rest of this piece is a celebration of baseball, but alas it isn’t — beyond the […] Comments closed | | Print This Post | Ballparks, Brandon Nimmo, Carlos Cortes, Globe Life Field, Globe Life Park, Hopelessness, Jeff McNeil, Nolan McLean, Rangers, Reds It was the bottom of the second in Tuesday night’s game, with two out and nobody on. The Mets led 5-0 and a laugher seemed to be on tap, with good feelings aplenty. Bo Bichette had escaped the back of the milk carton with home runs in the first two innings, Steve Gelbs had conducted […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, Daniel Duarte, Debacles, Debuts, Inside The Park Home Run, James Wood, Luis Torrens, Marcus Semien, Nationals, Nick Morabito, Nolan McLean, Richard Lovelady, Tyrone Taylor 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 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 In The Year The Mets Lost Last Place, Ron Santo is spotted in the visitors’ dugout at Shea Stadium, prior to the afternoon game of July 8, 1969, examining the Mets’ starting lineup, one whose components had helped elevate the home team a surprising eleven games over .500 and an even more shocking five games […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1969 Mets, Andy Ibañez, Angels, Anonymity, Austin Slater, Bench Mob, Bo Bichette, Eric Wagaman, Injuries, Nolan McLean, Ron Santo, Vidal Bruján, Video Review, Yiddish “Trade or release everybody!” is an understandable if impulsive answer to the question, “What the hell should the Mets do next, now that they’ve been swept at home by the Colorado Rockies, having shown no more than scant traces of life in losing their Sunday doubleheader?” Within reason, it may also be the correct one. The Mets […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2026 Mets, Austin Slater, Bill Veeck, Carl Edwards Jr., Carson Benge, Juan Soto, Ludicrously Bad Baseball, Nolan McLean, Tommy Pham, Trade or Release Almost Everybody From innings one through five on Tuesday night, a perfect game took hold at Citi Field. From the sixth through ninth, four more perfect innings were thrown. Selective arithmetic indicates twenty-seven batters came up, twenty-seven batters went down in something approximating succession. More down than up, per usual, for the New York Mets, noted perfectionists when […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aces, Austin Warren, Byron Buxton, Devin Williams, Dwight Gooden, Francisco Lindor, Home Run Celebrations, Jacob deGrom, Losing Streak, Matt Harvey, Nolan McLean, Perfect Game Bids, The Moon, Tom Seaver, Twins Nolan McLean keeps getting better and better — but not even he can escape the Mets. In just his 12th start as a big leaguer (!!!), McLean was nicked for a first-inning run but looked sparkling after that, making the best team in baseball look downright silly for the rest of a long night at Dodger […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alex Vesia, Brooks Raley, Dodgers, Dwight Gooden, Francisco Lindor, Jacob deGrom, Kyle Tucker, Noah Syndergaard, Nolan McLean, Pitchers Hitting, Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
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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