 
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. |
Saturday afternoon’s game was, essentially, a mirror image of Friday night’s. This time it was the Giants hitting home runs all over the place, a Mets starter who got clubbed early, and the Mets who looked plucky in coming back but were more an annoyance than a threat. Zac Thornton had one of those games, surrendering […]  1 comment - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  A.J. Ewing, Christian Koss, Giants, Jefry Yan, Justin Hagenman, Rafael Devers, Tony Vitello, Zac Thornton “Clash of the titans!” my pal Pete texted from San Francisco, previewing Friday night’s Mets-Giants game. My response? “Shitty baseball can be fun!” Hey, sometimes I’m a prophet. I feel a little bad for Pete, an on-again, off-again fan who chose this year to get more interested in the Giants. Oops — the Mets are bad (news flash) […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andy Green, Austin Warren, Bo Bichette, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Giants, Harrison Bader, Kodai Senga, Mark Vientos, Nolan McLean, Rafael Devers, Ron Swoboda, Steve Gelbs, Tug McGraw, Tugboat Wilkinson On the surface, Pete Alonso and Rafael Devers aren’t that different: Huge dudes who can hit the ball a country mile and whose huge dude-ism means they aren’t particularly mobile. As has been the case since time immemorial, that means they play first base — which is where the similarities start to break down. Alonso isn’t […] 1 comment - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, David Peterson, Defense, Edwin Diaz, First Base, Francisco Lindor, Giants, Good Luck, Great Escapes, Joey Lucchesi, Jung Hoo Lee, Mark Vientos, Mike Yastrzemski, Patrick Bailey, Pete Alonso, Rafael Devers, Reed Garrett, Robbie Ray, Ryne Stanek |
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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