 
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 got chills several times on Saturday afternoon. The weather was beautiful, but there was something else in the air. A distinct hint of Strawberry. Darryl Strawberry’s No. 18 was retired by the New York Mets, the sixth time in the past nine seasons that the franchise has raised a number to the rafters. In the […]  3 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1986 Mets, Aging, Chills, Darryl Strawberry, Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Retired Numbers, Sean Manaea The recap of Wednesday’s debacle belongs in my blog partner’s already pretty big Hall of Fame, because Greg nailed it: That disaster, from its on-field component to its off-field sequel, might or might not be rock bottom for the 2024 season, but it was unquestionably the end of something. Somehow we all knew it, and I […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Christian Scott, Diamondbacks, Francisco Lindor, J.D. Martinez, Jorge Lopez, Pete Alonso, Reed Garrett When the Mets are behind, Keith Raad likes to convey the score to those of us listening on the radio or some radio-adjacent audio product by informing us that they’re chasing whatever the deficit is. It’s a perfectly fine way to go about one’s business, and Raad has been a good addition to the narrator ranks. […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adrian Houser, Brandon Nimmo, Carlos Carrasco, David Fry, Emmanuel Clase, Guardians, J.D. Martinez, Jake Diekman, Jeff McNeil, Jose Ramirez, Josh Naylor, Keith Raad, Mark Vientos, Nick Sandlin, Pete Alonso, Starling Marte, Xzavion Curry Baseball makes no sense. Just ask the Mets, who went into the second inning at Busch Stadium Tuesday night down 3-0 to the Cardinals, as Jose Butto couldn’t command his fastball and St. Louis was whacking his pitches all over the ballpark. It sure looked like Monday night’s relatively streamlined, professional win was the exception to […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Alec Burleson, Brandon Nimmo, Cardinals, Chris Roycroft, Jose Butto, Jose Lopez, Miles Mikolas, Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt, Pete Alonso, Willson Contreras After a weekend when the Mets sought out and discovered multiple ways to lose in St. Petersburg, it was a pleasant change of pace to watch them figure out how to win one in St. Louis. They sat Pete Alonso. Given the Polar Bear’s roughly 2-for-a-thousand slump, they kind of had to. They inserted DJ Stewart in […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Brandon Nimmo, Cardinals, DJ Stewart, Edwin Diaz, Jake Diekman, Jeff McNeil, Joey Wendle, Pete Alonso, Rare Pleasure, Sean Manaea, Tomas Nido I don’t know if therapy rays are actually a thing (they probably are), but I’ve been to Tropicana Field, which has the affect of the world’s largest basement rec room and smells vaguely like pool cleaner, and the most interesting part of the stadium is the oft-shown pool where cownose rays swim around in a […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, Luis Severino, Pete Alonso, Randy Arozarena, Rays, Stolen Bases, Tropicana Field Pete was actually out, and no, Miguel Amaya wasn’t blocking the plate, or at least not sufficiently to arouse the ire of officialdom. And even if he had been blocking the plate, the Buster Posey rule is stupid. Good decision to send Pete — unfortunately Nick Madrigal made a perfect relay throw, and so he […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, Carlos Mendoza, City Connect, Cubs, Ian Happ, Jose Butto, Miguel Amaya, Nick Madrigal, Pete Alonso, Replay Review, Shota Imanaga Adrian Houser seems like a decent sort. And he pitched cromulently enough for the Brewers last year: eight wins, a 4.12 ERA, a 3.99 FIP that suggested he’d earned his more conventional numbers. Yet he’s the first 2024 Met I can’t stand. Houser’s been horrible, which he admitted after the latest debacle on Saturday, calling his pitching […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adrian Houser, Cardinals, City Connect, Feckless Nibblers, Francisco Lindor, Josh Walker, Pete Alonso, Pitchers, Prayers for Deliverance, Rays, Ryan Helsley, Tylor Megill Pete Alonso homered. Michael Conforto homered. Just like swell not so old times. Except they didn’t come close to tearing each other’s shirts off. Things change and move on. The Big Man can still bust the Citi and other ballparks in half, but he cycles through new handshake partners all the time. Does anybody in […] 1 comment - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2019 Mets, Home Runs, Michael Conforto, Old Friends, Pete Alonso, Time’s Flight What do you suppose those 11 Mets and 13 Dodgers who were left on base Saturday did to amuse themselves while a baseball game was proceeding to nifty conclusion without them? Given what a beautiful day it appeared to be in Chavez Ravine, my guess is they broke out the wicker baskets and treated themselves […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Mets, Adonis Medina, Baseball Porn, Dodgers, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Injuries, Jose Butto, LOBs, Michael Tonkin, Moment of Silence, Pete Alonso, Recidivist Mets, Reed Garrett, Starling Marte, Tension, Tomas Nido, Whitey Herzog |
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. 
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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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