 
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 wanted the Mets to win because I’m a Mets fan. That part’s pretty obvious. They’re my company for the good-weather part of the year, an unscripted nightly show. When that show ends well I’m happy. When it doesn’t, I’m not. I wanted the Mets to win because I like R.A. Dickey. I like the way […] Welcome to The Happiest Recap, a solid gold slate of New York Mets games culled from every schedule the Mets have ever played en route to this, their fiftieth year in baseball. We’ve created a dream season consisting of the “best” 49th game in any Mets season, the “best” 50th game in any Mets season, […]  6 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1987 Mets, 1988 Mets, 2007 Mets, Armando Benitez, Dwight Gooden, Fiftieth Anniversary, Kevin Elster, Team History, The Happiest Recap Dillon Gee wasn’t supposed to be here. Neither was Justin Turner. Or Jason Pridie. Or Ruben Tejada. Willie Harris wasn’t supposed to start. Daniel Murphy wasn’t supposed to play first. Yet the Mets still won, beating the surprising Charlie Morton and the relatively surprising Pittsburgh Pirates with a flurry of singles and overcoming their usual woes […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dillon Gee, Greg Maddux, Pirates, Rick Reed, Stats You hear that music? Ho ZAY! Ho Zay Ho Zay Ho Zay! HO Zay! And FRIENDS! That song can mean only one thing! It’s the time for all you kids at home to tune in to your favorite animated adventures on The Jose Reyes and Friends! Hour! Ho ZAY! Ho Zay Ho Zay Ho Zay! HO Zay! And […] The brick is still there. The brick is always there. The brick couldn’t be more reliable. Stephanie and I trundled down the stairs from the 7, shlugged sample cups of Pepsi Max, disposed of them and zagged right to inspect our etched immortality. OUR FIRST DATE It’s a little worn […] Bad to have lost. Better had it been won. Good that it was played. That was Friday night, Mets vs. Phillies, undesirable outcome disallowed from overshadowing several elements that pleased me greatly as I sat and watched from my living room couch. • Justin Turner returned to all-world status, 4-for-5 at bat, all-encompassing in the field, […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Chris Capuano, Jose Reyes, Justin Turner, Michael Stutes, Ruben Tejada, Rudy Welcome to The Happiest Recap, a solid gold slate of New York Mets games culled from every schedule the Mets have ever played en route to this, their fiftieth year in baseball. We’ve created a dream season consisting of the “best” 46th game in any Mets season, the “best” 47th game in any Mets season, […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1966 Mets, 1969 Mets, 1977 Mets, Dick Rusteck, Fiftieth Anniversary, Jack DiLauro, Joe Torre, Team History, The Happiest Recap It occurred to me today — as R.A. Dickey slipped on the Wrigley Field grass and had his right foot slipped into a protective boot (lord help the Met who nicks himself shaving); and the Mets bore witness to the Cubs’ ability to scamper around the bases in the bitter cold; and David Einhorn introduced […] I will endure its passing, but I would have loved to have been an old man in these seats, under these lights. That’s what Dana Brand wrote in Mets Fan, in an essay he entitled “For Shea“. I’ve thought of those words often since Shea Stadium was scheduled for and then met its ultimate demise. Every […] As baseball fans, we have a lot of phrases we repeat to ourselves to keep watching after things have gone to hell. As Mets fans, I’d wager we have even more of them. Down 8-1 8-0 [sorry, was apparently huffing paint thinner] after the top of the first? You never know how the other starter will […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos Beltran, Cubs, Dillon Gee, Fans, Fred Wilpon, Justin Berg, Keith Hernandez, Rain, 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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