 
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. |
The Mets got their butts kicked in Baltimore on Tuesday night. Things went just fine at the outset, as Francisco Lindor walked and Pete Alonso hit a line drive into the left-field stands for a quick 2-0 lead. But David Peterson struggled through the first, gave up three in the second and was excused further duties […]  7 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Bruce Zimmermann, David Peterson, Debacles, Maikel Franco, Orioles, Pete Alonso, Robert Gsellman, Young Pitching Well, at least the pig exited covered with lipstick. The Mets fell behind 4-0 against a scintillating Yu Darvish on a night when Taijuan Walker didn’t have his best stuff, kept getting into trouble of his own making, and had very little in terms of bullpen and bench behind him – a situation that led to […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bad Luck, Billy McKinney, Disappointment, Fernando Tatis Jr., Francisco Lindor, Ha-Seong Kim, James McCann, Jurickson Profar, Kevin Pillar, Late Night West Coast Games, Luis Rojas, Managers, Manny Machado, Mark Melancon, Mason Williams, Padres, Pete Alonso, Taijuan Walker, Tim Hill, Tomas Nido, Travis Blankenhorn, Yu Darvish Prior to nine years ago today, I regularly wove fantasies about a New York Met throwing a no-hitter. Then Johan Santana threw The First No-Hitter in New York Mets History, and I didn’t have to fantasize anymore. The Second No-Hitter in New York Mets History — perhaps one a little more spotless than The First […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Billy McKinney, Jacob deGrom, Johan Santana, Kevin Pillar, Mason Williams, No-Hit Bids, Pete Alonso The Mets’ run of injuries has been Biblical — witness this recent post, from Fangraphs, noting that Mets on the injured list account for nearly 20 WAR, going by preseason predictions. That’s by far the most WAR lost in the majors and should have been a recipe for disaster. And it still might be! But not […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Billy McKinney, Brandon Drury, Braves, Cameron Maybin, Charley Smith, Defense, Dom Smith, Francisco Lindor, Injuries, James McCann, Jonathan Villar, Jose Peraza, Marcus Stroman, Pete Alonso, Taijuan Walker Less than 24 hours after the Mets lost to the Rays by one run on Friday night, the Mets were losing by one run to the Rays on Saturday afternoon, yet whereas Friday’s defeat grated deeply as a one-run loss will, the one-run deficit the Mets were alternately trying to overcome and maintain Saturday didn’t […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bench Mob, Bullpen Games, Bulpability, Churves, Drew Smith, Francisco Lindor, Jake Barnes, Jake Hager, Jeurys Familia, Joey Lucchesi, Jose Peraza, Khalil Lee, Pete Alonso, Rays, Sean Reid-Foley, St. Petersburg, Tommy Hunter It may be too much to ask the Mets to play nine perfectly appetizing innings, so be grateful for the half-innings you don’t want to send back to the kitchen as underdone or overcooked. On Saturday, you could dine out on a three-course meal of them. The Top of the 1st — Baserunners! Hits! Breaks! RUNS! […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andrew McCutchen, Donnie Stevenson, Edwin Diaz, M*A*S*H, Michael Conforto, Pete Alonso, Pulp Fiction, Taijuan Walker, Umpiring, Zack Wheeler It’s not quite “LFGM” — that was both snappier and happier — but Pete Alonso added to his book of quotations once Thursday night’s game against the Cubs had mercifully ended, telling the assembled scribes that “getting swept feels like eating a shit sandwich, to be honest with you.” I can’t say and I hope the […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Cubs, I Hate Baseball, Javier Baez, Joey Lucchesi, Kevin Pillar, Michael Conforto, Pete Alonso, Quotes, Sean Reid-Foley, Sweeps It isn’t a beautiful night at normally beautiful Wrigley Field, as the Mets have fallen further behind the Chicago Cubs, and now manager Luis Rojas comes out of the dugout to have a word with home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman, apparently ready to make a change to his lineup. After conferring with Dreckman, Luis walks […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bob Murphy, Casey Stengel, Cold, David Peterson, Errors, Francisco Lindor, Gil Hodges, J.D. Davis, Luis Guillorme, Luis Rojas, Pete Alonso, Position Players Pitching, Radio, Redeeming Features, Team History, Wrigley Field Tuesday night’s Mets triumph in Philadelphia may have been the least convincing 8-4 victory in the history of 8-4 victories, but the key words here are “triumph” and “victory,” both of which the Mets achieved. The win column greets them with no hesitation. Fortunately, the Style Council is not authorized to award points within the National […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anxiety, Bullpen, Dom Smith, Jeurys Familia, Marcus Stroman, Miguel Castro, Pete Alonso, Trevor May Well, those were some complicated feelings to open with. Your capsule summary: Jacob deGrom was terrific, the Mets’ offense looked like the kind of patient, relentless machine that will chew opponents up, and the team even played some solid defense. Well, until the offense whiffed on multiple knockout blows, deGrom departed having thrown just 77 pitches, […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Loup, Bryce Harper, Jacob deGrom, Kevin Pillar, Miguel Castro, Opening Day, Pete Alonso, Phillies, Trevor May |
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