In addition to falling into the second base job (because legally you can’t just place an orange traffic cone between short and first), Brad Emaus seems to be the frontrunner for an award that is probably no more familiar to you than, well, Brad Emaus. He certainly qualifies as the favorite, which speaks less for […]
 
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. |
 10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Anthony Young, Brad Emaus, Charlie Puleo, Dae-Sung Koo, Darren Reed, Darryl Strawberry, Doug Simons, Edgardo Alfonzo, Garth Brooks, Ike Davis, John J. Murphy Memorial Award, John Milner, Johnny Murphy, Jon Niese, Jose Reyes, Kelvin Chapman, Kevin Elster, Kevin Mitchell, Lee Mazzilli, Lucas Duda, Mario Ramirez, Masato Yoshii, Melvin Mora, Mike Bruhert, Mike Draper, Orber Moreno, Pedro Beato, Pete Schourek, Roger McDowell, Ron Darling, Ron Gardenhire, Steve Bieser, Team History, Tim Leary, Tsuyoshi Shinjo I have adopted a new all-purpose rating system lately, inspired by the presence on the New York Mets pitching staff of a certain knuckleballing journeyman who has won our hearts and made me lose my mind. • If I like something, it is “rad”. • If I don’t care for it, it is “icky”. Why have I decided […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Chris Carter, Designated Hitter, Ed Rapuano, Gary Cohen, Interleague Play, knuckleball, Orioles, R.A. Dickey, Rod Barajas, Ron Darling Tim McCarver called it a classic. The Baseball Tonight crawl called it a classic. Yet don’t mistake long for excellent. That was not a classic. It was certifiably long, the final result was immensely preferable to the alternative, and there were certainly aspects of it to like and even treasure, but that 20-inning Mets win […] 53 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 20-Inning Game, Absurdity, Albert Pujols, Alex Cora, Artie Ziff, C.B. Bucknor, Ed Sudol, Felipe Lopez, Frankie Rodriguez, Futility, Galen Cisco, Hank Webb, Jeff Francoeur, Joe Mather, Johan Santana, Jose Oquendo, Jose Reyes, Kyle Lohse, Les Rohr, Luis Castillo, Marathon, Mike Pelfrey, Ralph Wiggum, Raul Valdes, Ron Darling, Ryan Ludwick, Tim McCarver, Tom Gorman, Tony LaRussa, Yadier Molina |
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