 
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. |
After five days of electric baseball, the Mets once again look like someone pulled the plug out of the wall. At least — and those are never good words to see up high in a recap — this time they didn’t look flat enough to slip under a door, the way they did in the opener […]  2 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Cubs, Daniel Vogelbach, Disappointment, Francisco Alvarez, Kodai Senga, Marcus Stroman, Mark Canha, Pete Alonso, Ronny Mauricio, Starling Marte, Wrigley Field 3 out of 4 My muscle memory still works. I still remember, even from the lofty heights of first place, how to be disgusted with my team as if it hasn’t been living in first place practically every […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Buck Showalter, Confidence, First Half, Methodical, Series Win, Wrigley Field As a Met fan of a certain age, few things are as simple and satisfying as beating the Cubs by a healthy margin in a summer game at Wrigley Field. I have nothing against Chicago — hell, I was just there and had a grand time. I love Wrigley Field’s essential simplicity, which still shines through […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos Carrasco, Cubs, Hate, Keegan Thompson, Mark Leiter Jr., Steve Gelbs, Wrigley Field It isn’t a beautiful night at normally beautiful Wrigley Field, as the Mets have fallen further behind the Chicago Cubs, and now manager Luis Rojas comes out of the dugout to have a word with home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman, apparently ready to make a change to his lineup. After conferring with Dreckman, Luis walks […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bob Murphy, Casey Stengel, Cold, David Peterson, Errors, Francisco Lindor, Gil Hodges, J.D. Davis, Luis Guillorme, Luis Rojas, Pete Alonso, Position Players Pitching, Radio, Redeeming Features, Team History, Wrigley Field I love J.D. Davis, from his weirdo back-construction nickname (“Jonathan Gregory Davis” doesn’t obviously suggest “J.D. Davis,” but “Jonathan Davis” plus a little repetition does) and his shrill heckling to his postgame manic episodes and general air of just being tickled to play baseball. But a thinking J.D. Davis is his own worst enemy. I’ll paint […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Cubs, Eric Sogard, J.D. Davis, John Libka, Strike Zones, Taijuan Walker, Umpires, Wrigley Field Jeff McNeil went 8-for-8 on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field with two cycles and a sacrifice fly. In the field, he had six assists apiece from left, right, third and second, and recorded the final out of the game by bursting through the protective netting in front of the seats near first base to make […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Breakout Season, Jeff McNeil, Risky Business, Versatility, Wrigley Field Pending makeup dates instigated by rain, an atmospheric condition that seems to follow the Mets all about the continent, Wednesday brought us the final weekday afternoon game of the season. Yes, we’re actually at that point of the schedule when lasts are taking their final at-bats. Last […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Wright, Jason Vargas, Jose Reyes, Late Summer, Midweek Afternoon Games, Paul Sewald, Suspended Games, Todd Frazier, Wrigley Field Joy of excess? Oh baby, we hadn’t seen anything yet. Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Phils was a rain of records, superlatives and astonished exclamations. Twenty-four runs, a new club record. Twenty-five hits, a new club record for a nine-inning game. A 20-run margin of victory, also a new club record. Weirdly, the crazy 24-4 outburst […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Armour Field, Ballparks, Brandon Nimmo, Camden Yards, Doubleheaders, Franchise Records, Guaranteed Rate Field, Janet Marie Smith, Jerry Blevins, Jose Bautista, Philip Bess, Phillies, Position Players Pitching, Ranger Suarez, Scott Kingery, Steven Matz, White Sox, Wrigley Field The Mets have used a simple formula to get past the Dodgers and 3/4 of the way past the Cubs: Combine great starting pitching with a shutdown ninth inning. It’s worked pretty well … but the Mets are adding ingredients to the recipe. We’ll get back to the latest legends of Murphtober and […] 45 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2015 Postseason, Cubs, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Jacob deGrom, Wrigley Field, Yoenis Cespedes Last year the Mets looked kind of OK in the early going. On May 26 they lost a horrific 5-3 game to the Pirates, dropping their record to 22-28, but then won six of their next seven, including three of four in Philadelphia, lifting their record to 28-29. So they rolled into Chicago to take […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos Torres, Cubs, Matt Harvey, Wrigley Field |
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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