I got a huge kick out of leafing through the 1967 Mets Yearbook years after it was published and finding that even then Ed Kranepool, a mere 24 yet the only Met left from the Mets’ first year of 1962, was referred to as “The Dean” of the Mets in terms of continuous service with […]
 
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. |
 14 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Al Jackson, Bob Moorhead, Brandon Nimmo, Brooks Raley, Chris Cannizzaro, Continuity, Darryl Strawberry, David Robertson, David Wright, Dwight Gooden, Ed Kranepool, Frank Thomas, Hubie Brooks, Jacob deGrom, Jesse Orosco, Jeurys Familia, Jim Hickman, John Franco, Jose Quintana, Jose Reyes, Juan Lagares, Justin Verlander, Longevity, Mad Men, Mets Once Removed, Mike Piazza, Mookie Wilson, Pedro Feliciano, Recidivist Mets, Ron Darling, Ron Hodges, Rusty Staub, Seniority, Steve Cohen, Steve Trachsel, Team History, The Dean, Wally Backman Hi again, Chasen Shreve — and you, too, Matt Reynolds and Johneshwy Fargas. The Mets decided to solve their lefthanded bullpen void by rewinding to 2020 and snatching up the perfectly capable Shreve, who by coming back after a season in Pittsburgh gets the chance to break free of his Silent Generation designation. May the […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Brad Hand, Chasen Shreve, Chris Bassitt, Good Health, Jacob deGrom, Jeurys Familia, Johneshwy Fargas, Jonathan Villar, Matt Reynolds, NL East Four-Timers Club, Pete Alonso, Recidivist Mets, Robert Gsellman, Robinson Cano, Safety, Schedules, Spring Training, Travis Jankowski Never mind the cliché about a team beset by injuries resembling a M*A*S*H unit. The Mets of the moment — with 16 players on their injured list — are closer to a M*A*S*H episode. A specific M*A*S*H episode in my mind, the one titled “Carry On, Hawkeye,” from the second season of the series. In […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Drury, Dae-Sung Koo, Ed Sudol, Extra Innings, Francisco Lindor, Injuries, Jake Hager, Johneshwy Fargas, Khalil Lee, M*A*S*H, Marcus Stroman, Marlins, Night Clubs, Recidivist Mets, Sugar Kings, The Pinch-Running Files, Umpiring, Wilfredo Tovar The Mets are 4-0 in the last four; were 0-5 in their previous five; and were 3-0 in the three before that. I’d say they’re streaky, but that doesn’t seem to cover a team that expertly wavers between exhilarating and exasperating. Are the Mets good enough to […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1985 Mets, 2007 Mets, Carlos Gomez, Dominic Smith, George Foster, Long Island, Paper Lace, Parkways, Recidivist Mets, Robert Caro, Shawn Green, Steven Matz, Sweeps, Wilson Ramos 1. Welcome aboard the first active roster of 2019 to the eight Mets who have never been Mets before: Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, Wilson Ramos, Keon Broxton, J.D. Davis, Justin Wilson, Luis Avilan and Pete Alonso. We like each of you now because you’re Mets. Someday we’ll […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2019 Mets, Adeiny Hechavarria, Carlos Gomez, Danny Espinosa, Devin Mesoraco, Edwin Diaz, Gavin Cecchini, J.D. Davis, Justin Wilson, Keon Broxton, Luis Avilan, Mets Opening Day, Opening Day, Pete Alonso, Recidivist Mets, Rene Rivera, Robinson Cano, Ruben Tejada, T.J. Rivera, Third Base, Travis Taijeron, Uncle Floyd, Uniform Numbers, Wilson Ramos Now — and again — pitching and batting ninth for the New York Mets, Number Twenty-Seven… Jay-uh-reese… There haven’t been too many Mets whose first name gets pronounced with such diversity, but however […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bullpen, Free Agents, Jeurys Familia, Recidivist Mets The deal came together with startling speed – in far less time than even one of today’s foot-on-the-accelerator news cycles, Jose Bautista went from possible New York Mets target to likely signee to announced acquisition to standing on the field wearing No. 11. No day or two to get his affairs in order, no needing to […] 23 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Caleb Smith, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Recidivist Mets, Zack Wheeler For the diehard Mets fan who pined away through 1,725 regular-season games awaiting the return of Jason Vargas — and there’s bound to be one of you out there somewhere — congratulations. You got exactly what you were missing. On July 3, […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Al Jackson, Bill Pulsipher, David Cone, Frank Lary, Jason Vargas, Jon Niese, Recidivist Mets, Starting Pitching, Team History, Tom Seaver He was a figure of renown in New York. He left the local scene in 2017. To the surprise of many, word spread a few months later that he’d be back in a big way in 2018. But enough about […] 16 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Comebacks, Jay Bruce, Matt Harvey, Mike Francesa, Paul Sewald, Recidivist Mets, Yoenis Cespedes “You there in the orange and blue jammies, wake up,” Old Man Winter urged me Wednesday night. “The Mets are bringing in a big-name everyday player.” I rubbed the sleep from eyes and asked for whom my and my team’s hibernation should be so rudely interrupted. “Jay Bruce,” Old Man Winter said. “The Mets are signing Bruce […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Draft Day, Drew Gagnon, Frank Lary, Jay Bruce, Jeromy Burnitz, Moment of Silence, Pete Harnisch, Recidivist Mets, Roger Cedeno, Winter |
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