 
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. |
Both teams look like garbage, Dad. All's I know is Da Bears could be kicking some major butt right now. —Denise Swerski I never realized how boring this game is. —Homer Simpson I'd hide under the sink except Tommy Lasorda beat me to it. Endy Chavez himself could not save this matchup from sailing out of Consciousness Park. Where's that 1988 […] Now, you listen to me! I want trading reopened right now. Get those brokers back in here! Turn those machines back on! TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON! Now, you listen to me! I want trading reopened right now. Get those brokers back in here! Turn those machines back on! TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON! —Mortimer Duke The first time I woke up today (my attempt to hibernate the entire winter away proving as futile as any nine Met batters against Jeff Suppan), I found […] Welcome to Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 2006 National League Eastern Division Champion New York Mets. Welcome to Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 2006 National League Eastern Division Champion New York Mets. Twenty years. Countless Fridays. This is one of them. As I recall my beloved 2006 Mets here one more time from the vantage point of two decades on — just as I’ve been […]  24 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, 2006 Mets, 2006 NLCS, Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, Flashback Friday, Jesse Orosco, Keith Hernandez, Oliver Perez, Sid Fernandez Well, damn. Well, damn. Congratulations to the Cardinals and their fans. It wasn’t a classic series by any means, but it was an object lesson that you never, ever quit fighting. They showed that. So did we. If you’d been told we’d get that pitching performance from Oliver Perez, you’d have taken it. That we’d give up three runs? […] I won't be at Game Seven tonight, but my stomach is already on a train and my heart is running on the express track. I won’t be at Game Seven tonight, but my stomach is already on a train and my heart is running on the express track. Next stop…well, we’ll find out pretty soon, won’t we? I like Willie Randolph. He said the extent of his pre-Game Six pep talk was to go over travel plans for Detroit. Nice. Willie’s […] We’re all tired. But c’mon Mr. Met. Once more, with feeling…(As ever, thanks Zed.) |
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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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