It used to freak me out a little to see pictures of the Mets from their first three years and find no numbers on the fronts of their jerseys. Just “Mets,” as if they had yet to fully sort themselves out. I guess there was some truth in that. We know the humble beginnings — […]
 
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. |
The Mets took two out of three from the Royals. Their unlikely wild-card march has them two games behind the Cubs for possession of the second N.L. spot — but they’ve drawn even with fellow contenders Philadelphia and Milwaukee. That’s the upshot of a long weekend of baseball. Of course, that’s the straightforward solution to a […]  26 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Amed Rosario, Hope, J.D. Davis, Pennant Race, Perspective, Pete Alonso, Royals Pete Alonso belting a grand slam barely foul, which is a sexy synonym for strike two, could have buried a dagger in the heart of Saturday night for the Mets. The bases were loaded; there were two out; the score was tied; Jacob deGrom was, as if by unquestioned custom, pitching without a suitable level […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Faith, Jacob deGrom, Juan Lagares, Next Man Up, Pete Alonso “Hey, Greg, what’s this?” “Aren’t you going to fill it in with details of Friday night’s brutal 4-1 Mets loss to the Royals?” “Why not?” “We understand the concept, Greg, but what about the way the Mets in the midst of a scalding pennant race couldn’t beat a team that […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Amed Rosario, Brad Brach, Clean Slates, Disgusting Losses, Edwin Diaz, Humidity, J.D. Davis, Metstivus, Noah Syndergaard, Royals Wednesday night’s Mets game was an exercise in shifting narratives: That contest with the Braves looked like it was going to be a Taut But Ultimately Depressing Loss, morphed thanks to Steven Matz and J.D. Davis into an Inspiring Minimalist Comeback Win, morphed again thanks to Seth Lugo and Mickey Callaway into a This One’s […] 24 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Amed Rosario, Braves, Counterintuitive Wins, Drew Gagnon, Edwin Diaz, Pete Alonso, Ronald Acuna Jr., Steve Finley, Storytelling, Wilson Ramos If you’ve been reading us for the last two years (in which case thank you, by the way), you know that I think Mickey Callaway is a bit dim. That said, I have sympathy for him right now. A fair amount of it, in fact. He’s got a closer who can’t be relied on, a setup guy […] 21 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Braves, Bullpen, Edwin Diaz, Jerry Blevins, Jeurys Familia, Josh Donaldson, Managers, Mickey Callaway, Ruben Tejada, Seth Lugo, Steven Matz The heyday of the New York tabloid wise guy columnist was in its twilight, but those fellas weren’t done roaming the print earth just yet, not in January of 1983, not when I needed a hit of what they were pushing. The Jets were on the verge of taking on the Dolphins in the AFC […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dread, Football, Hamstrings, Injuries, Jeff McNeil, Ruben Tejada Five Sundays prior to the most recent Sunday, I went to Citi Field. It was the last game before the All-Star break. The Mets weren’t going anywhere, so when they continued to go nowhere, it made me no never mind. Zack Wheeler gave up four runs in the first; Aaron Nola flirted with a no-hitter; […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Asdrubal Cabrera, Brad Brach, Edwin Diaz, Gut-Wrenching Baseball, Jacob deGrom, Jeurys Familia, Joe Panik, Juan Soto, Kurt Suzuki, Nationals, Stomachs Tied in Knots, Sundays, Winning Streaks Halted The rocket ride, amazingly, continues. In front of a packed, delirious house, the Mets kept on playing baseball with verve and swagger and a talent for the impossible whenever it was necessary. From Noah Syndergaard shaking off some early stumbles (though Juan Soto will make even a sure-footed pitcher miss a step or two) to home-run […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Fans, Fathers and Sons, J.D. Davis, Joy, Juan Soto, Luis Guillorme, Nationals, Noah Syndergaard, Seth Lugo, Wilson Ramos FLUSHING (FAF) — The New York Mets did not come back to defeat the Washington Nationals, 7-6, Friday night, as Todd Frazier did not hit a game-tying, ninth-inning, three-run homer off Nationals closer Sean Doolittle, not setting up an immediate second rally that didn’t culminate in Michael Conforto driving home Juan Lagares with the winning […] 26 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adeiny Hechavarria, Brad Brach, Comebacks, Death of Incredulity, Drama, Frenzy, Joe Panik, Marcus Stroman, Michael Conforto, Todd Frazier, Walkoffs |
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