 
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 know you don’t want to hear it right now, but that was a great game. It zipped along taut and tense, it featured a great pitchers’ duel and a brush with history, it turned on a player’s split-second decision, and it ended with a crushing reversal of fortune. If you were in the park — […]  8 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Bad Fundies, Brandon Nimmo, Christopher Morel, Cubs, Dansby Swanson, Disgusting Losses, Edwin Diaz, Jameson Taillon, Joe Wallis, Joey Wendle, Luis Guillorme, Luis Severino, No-Hit Bids, Tom Seaver Sometimes you stumble into something that catapults you toward something else. Shortly before the Mets, amid Sean Manaea’s off afternoon and a surfeit of Bobby Witt, stumbled Saturday into their 11-7 loss to the Royals, I stumbled into a nugget of information totally new to me. Sixty years ago, on April 13, 1964, the Mets […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1964 Mets, Blockbusters, Dana Brand, Doc Gooden, Dwight Gooden, Hofstra, Jerry Koosman, Retired Numbers, Tom Seaver We have reached the third installment of MY FAVORITE SEASONS, FROM LEAST FAVORITE TO MOST FAVORITE, 1969-PRESENT. I can’t swear it’s the middle installment, but below you’ll find the middle portion of the list: the seasons just before the median (Nos. 33-29); the median season (No. 28); and the seasons just beyond the median (Nos. […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1972 Mets, 1976 Mets, 1978 Mets, 1981 Mets, 1981 Strike, 1983 Mets, 1987 Mets, 2001 Mets, 2007 Mets, 2008 Mets, 2010 Mets, 2014 Mets, A Clockwork Orange, Brian Jordan, Change, Daily News, Jack Lang, John Mellencamp, M. Donald Grant, Mardie Cornejo, Mets Yearbook, Mike Piazza, Muse, My Favorite Seasons, My Least Favorite Seasons, Shea Stadium, Sinus Headaches, Streaks, The Years After, Tom Seaver, Unresolved Mother Issues To properly commemorate what would have been the 79th birthday of Tom Seaver on Friday, the New York Mets made a gift of Daniel Vogelbach’s availability to anybody who wants him. Technically, it was a non-tendering, but a gift is a gift. Vogelbach’s status as beloved Met who could deliver a hit on demand was […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1987 Mets, Bob Murphy, Crazy Eddie, Daniel Vogelbach, Luis Guillorme, Pulp Fiction, Team History, Tom Seaver, Tom Seaver's Birthday, WHN Francisco Alvarez connecting for a long home run. Ronny Mauricio driving in a run and making some nifty plays afield. Mark Vientos tripling. Brett Baty driving in runs and ending the game with a highlight-reel play. There was a lot to like from the anticipated future of the Mets on Tuesday night: They beat the Nats […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, Carlos Carrasco, Francisco Alvarez, Jose Quintana, Mark Vientos, Nationals, Ronny Mauricio, The Athletic, Tim Britton, Tom Seaver After a brief flurry of optimism or at least acceptance, garbage time is officially back. Before the season, a late August Mets-Angels tilt looked like one to circle on the calendar. Who wouldn’t exult in the prospect of watching Pete Alonso and Kodai Senga go up against Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout on two playoff-bound […] 1 comment - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Al Leiter, Angels, Casey Stengel, Danny Mendick, Darryl Strawberry, Davey Johnson, David Wright, Dwight Gooden, Gary Carter, Gil Hodges, Howard Johnson, Jackie Robinson, Jerry Koosman, Jesse Orosco, Joey Cora, John Franco, Keith Hernandez, Kelvin Torve, Kodai Senga, Last Place, Marlon Anderson, Mike Piazza, Randal Grichuk, Retired Numbers, Shohei Ohtani, Tom Seaver, Tug McGraw, Willie Mays Pete Alonso homered Saturday night in St. Louis. We know that’s not a first. DJ Stewart homered Saturday night in St. Louis. We know from his no longer wholly unexpected production that that wasn’t a first. Daniel Vogelbach launched a grand slam to pretty much bury St. Louis on Saturday night. We can pretend Daniel […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1967 Mets, Baseball Research, Chuck Estrada, Daniel Vogelbach, Dick Young, DJ Stewart, Don Shaw, Jack Hamilton, Jerry Buchek, Jose Quintana, Kodai Senga, Mets Firsts Trifecta, Pete Alonso, Ron Taylor, Saves, Team History, Tim Locastro, Tom Seaver, Tommy Davis, Trevor Gott, Wes Westrum It’s not every day your favorite Major League Baseball franchise registers its 5,000th regular-season loss. The day our favorite Major League Baseball franchise registered its 5,000th regular-season loss, the skies clouded up all morning and afternoon; began to mist and drizzle as evening set in; and then began to pour down through the night. Somewhere […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1964 Mets, 1965 Mets, 1966 Mets, Braves, Carl Willey, David Peterson, Dennis Ribant, Don Bosch, Don Cardwell, Frank Lary, Kevin Pillar, Matt Olson, Max Fried, Milestones, Moment of Silence, Promise, Rain, Ron Hunt, Team History, Tom Seaver, Warren Spahn Those wisps of smoke visible in the autumn sky remind us that this has been a busy birthday week amid the lofty heights of the Mets’ Mount Pitchmore, with Dwight Gooden turning 58 on November 16 and the 78th anniversary of Tom Seaver being born having come around on November 17. Next date to celebrate, […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alay Soler, Bob Apodaca, Bob Moorhead, Bob Myrick, Brent Gaff, Chris Schwinden, Corey Oswalt, Craig Swan, David Peterson, Dwight Gooden, Eric Hillman, Jacob deGrom, Jason Isringhausen, Jenrry Mejia, Jeremy Hefner, Jerry Koosman, Jim McAndrew, Lifetime Mets, Loopholes, Mike Bruhert, Mount Pitchmore, PItching, Randy Tate, Scott Holman, Seth Lugo, Team History, Team Records That Are Absolutely Crazy, Tom Seaver, Tom Seaver's Birthday, Tylor Megill, William DeVaughn Heartiest congratulations go out to Carlos Carrasco, who used the occasion of the Mets’ 100th game of the season to notch the 100th regular-season win of his career. He was supported in his effort Saturday night at Miami by solo home runs from Jeff McNeil, Francisco Lindor and J.D. Davis and backed up by another […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 100th Wins, Al Leiter, Carlos Carrasco, Don Cardwell, Dwight Gooden, Jerry Koosman, Johan Santana, Miguel Batista, Milestones, Randy Jones, Ray Sadecki, Steve Trachsel, Team History, Tom Seaver |
Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star by Greg Prince is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. 
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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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