 
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 final score, Mets 15 Marlins 14. What a night in Miami. Steve, I understand you have our star of the game standing by.” “That’s right, Gare. We’re here with Uni Corn. Uni, I should let you catch your breath, but I’ve gotta ask, you don’t make many appearances with us.”  6 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Christopher Morel, Cranky Postgame Guests, Francisco Lindor, Luis Torrens, Marlins, Pinch-Runners, Pinch-Runners Who Homer, Pinch-Running, Steve Gelbs, Tobias Myers, Unicorn Scores The Mets have used a franchise record-tying 64 players thus far this year. The proliferation of personnel has won them 63 games, or approximately one win per player. This ratio doesn’t exactly scream efficient allocation of resources, but that panoply of participants can sure make things exciting. Granted, the churn has backfired 77 times, but […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1982 Mets, Brett Baty, Chris Devenski, Daniel Duarte, Dedniel Nunez, Games We Name, Gary Rajsich, Jared Young, Jonathan Pintaro, Juan Soto, Justin Hagenman, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Nate Lavender, Nick Morabito, Pinch-Running, Rays, Roster Turnover, Tampa Bay Geography, The Kid from Left Field, Youth Tie it in the eighth, win it in the twelfth. Blow a lead, get it back. Take as long as you need for more runs than them, provided you prevail. Break a deadlock and hold your ground. Romp from jump. As long as nobody gets hurt, there are no bad ways to win a ballgame. But […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carson Benge, Francisco Lindor, Jared Young, Jefry Yan, Jorge Polanco, Nationals, Pinch-Runners, Pinch-Running, Sean Manaea, Walkoffs Against the Nationals on Saturday, Sean Manaea saw the middle innings go awry and Will Dion pitched capably, an indication that he doesn’t belong anywhere near the Washington bullpen. But that was just the pieces being moved into place for the main event, which explored a fascinating (in a small-f way) philosophical inquiry: The Mets’ […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Andy Green, Billy Amick, Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Brett Baty, Brian McCann, Bullpen, Carson Benge, City Connects, Clayton Beeter, Corey Collins, Emilien Pitre, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Gabe Davis, Jared Young, Jefferson Rojas, Jefry Yan, Jorge Polanco, Kevin Parada, Nasim Nunez, Nationals, Pinch-Running, Portland Sea Dogs, Postgame Pressers, Questionable Managerial Decisions, Sean Manaea, Will Dion, Will Turner, Yovanny Cruz In the 1978 film Heaven Can Wait, veteran L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton, played by Warren Beatty, is in the prime of his life — “at my age, in any other business, I’d be young” — when he rides his way into an apparently fatal bicycle accident. An escort from above assigned to monitor such […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1976 Mets, 2022 Mets, Bart Shirley, Bill Hepler, George Altman, Heaven Can Wait, Larry Burright, Mickey Lolich, Moment of Silence, Pinch-Running, Randy Jones, Rocky, Rusty Staub, Sandy Alomar Sr., Shea Stadium, Terrance Gore, Tigers, Tim Harkness, Wayne’s World A Mets fan walks into an Applebee’s. That’s not a setup to a quip. It actually happens once a year that I know of, with me as the Mets fan. Applebee’s menu tends to shake out a bit on the salty side for my tastes, but salty is something I’ll never be if somebody is […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2006 Mets, Applebee’s, Bo Bichette, Brandon Sproat, Carlos Beltran, Craig Kimbrel, Freddy Peralta, Generation MST3K, Hall of Fame, Isolation, Jett Williams, Luis Robert Jr., Luisangel Acuna, Pete Alonso, Pinch-Running, Stephen Sondheim, Strangers, Winter Third base coaches’ names rarely come up in spaces like these unless one finds fault with a third base coach’s decision or execution on a pivotal play. 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Doom, Mike Sarbaugh, Pinch-Running, Stop Signs, Tyrone Taylor Scoring the two runs necessary to defeat the Chicago White Sox on Memorial Day was less a matter of pulling teeth than implanting them for the New York Mets. Virtually no baserunners for innings on end. Then baserunners. but none of them driven in. Ultimately, a sacrifice fly in the eighth and a sacrifice fly […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adrian Houser, Bubble Gum, Clay Holmes, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Huascar Brazoban, Jose Butto, Jose Castillo, Juan Soto, Luis Torrens, Old Friends, One-Third of a Season, Pinch-Running, Sacrifice Flies, Tyrone Taylor, Walkoffs Has there ever been a Mets team that has had this much fun winning? Of course there’s been. From the first Mets team to post a winning record, in 1969, to the most recent Mets team prior to the current edition that did so, in 2022, they all had themselves a blast in the process […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2022 Mets, Bull Durham, Eduardo Escobar, Grimace, Jose Iglesias, Mark Simon, Mark Vientos, MRIs, Pinch-Running, Sean Manaea, September, Starling Marte, Walkoffs, Winning Records John Olerud was at Citi Field for the Mets game on the fourth Sunday in May, just as he was at Shea Stadium for the Mets game on the fourth Sunday in May a quarter-century before…though “just as” might be a stretch. In 2024, Olerud was a visitor, sitting in the stands, brought to the […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1999 Mets, Adrian Houser, Brett Baty, Curt Schilling, Excellent Addition to Your Baseball Library, Gary Cohen, Harrison Bader, James Schapiro, John Olerud, Joy, Logan Webb, Omar Narvaez, Pinch-Running, Sean Manaea, Starling Marte, Tyler Rogers, Walkoffs |
Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star 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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