Last season, as you may not wish to recall, Francisco Lindor had a rather rough introduction to New York: a batting average stuck below the Mendoza line until June; a frustrating run of injuries; an embarrassing public disagreement with his double-play partner that it was instantly obvious had nothing to do with furry four-footed creatures, […]
 
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. |
 10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Brandon Crawford, Francisco Lindor, Giants, Jeff McNeil, Max Scherzer, Pete Alonso, Seth Lugo, Tylor Megill Three paces that would be nice to keep up: 1) If the Mets go 7-3 fifteen more times (105-45) and they’ll be 112-48 with two games to go — and I probably won’t sweat the final two games too much. 2) If Pete Alonso matches his career total of 109 home runs six more times (654), he’ll […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aggressiveness, At This Pace, Buck Showalter, Chasen Shreve, David Peterson, Dom Smith, Drew Smith, Eduardo Escobar, Edwin Diaz, J.D. Davis, James McCann, Longest Ago Met Still Active, Oliver Perez, Pete Alonso, The Buck Rule, Trevor Williams, Wind On Saturday the Mets lost an oddly desultory affair to the Diamondbacks, 3-2. The ingredients were all there for yet another walk-on-air game: pregame honors for Gil Hodges, pleasant weather, a new statue to admire (haven’t seen it yet but can’t wait), and a big revved-up crowd eager to celebrate. But having all the ingredients doesn’t […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos Carrasco, Diamondbacks, Joely Rodriguez, Mark Melancon, Pete Alonso, Seth Lugo Technically, the win in the game that commenced the National League season in New York went to Chris Bassitt. Not so technically, actually. Chris, No. 40 in the common guise of No. 42, gave the Mets six superb innings, and when a Mets starting pitcher is backed by sufficient offense, that generally means the starting […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Chasen Shreve, Chris Bassitt, Home Opener, Jackie Robinson, Nancy Seaver, Nick Plummer, Steve Cohen, Tom Seaver, Tom Seaver Statue, Travis Jankowski, Uniform Numbers, Uniforms “You gotta believe,” you may have heard once or twice in your life over these past 49 years. And you really do, especially in April. If you’re giving up this soon, it’s a long May through September in front of you. Yet here in the early won-lost portion of the season, when records are instantly […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2012 Mets, Expectations, Good Starts, Max Scherzer, Pete Alonso, Starling Marte, The Sopranos The first week of baseball is nearly always the same: a season’s emotional journey in miniature form, with the only difference what order the necessary components get assembled in this time. So, for the 2022 Mets it’s been: Convinced the stars have aligned and your team will go 162-0. 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Brodie Van Wagenen, Chasen Shreve, Drew Smith, Edwin Diaz, Phillies, Rhys Hoskins, Tylor Megill, Wilpons, Zack Wheeler “Hit it to Alec Bohm” shaped us as the winning formula in Philadelphia Monday night. The Mets kept beleaguering the Phillies’ third baseman, grounding balls in his direction; compelling him to pick them up; and forcing him to do something with them. Errant throws ensued in such volume that he was henceforth to be known […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alec Bohm, David Peterson, Eighth Innings, Injures, James McCann, Joely Rodriguez, Seth Lugo, Spit Takes, Taijuan Walker, Trevor May One of the earliest lessons for a baseball fan is that you cannot, in fact, win them all. The Mets proved that to themselves and fans new and old Sunday afternoon, falling 4-2 to the Nationals. Squint a little and there was a lot to like, most importantly an encouraging performance by Carlos Carrasco, whose 2021 […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Buck Showalter, Carlos Carrasco, Chasen Shreve, Nelson Cruz, Pete Alonso, Trevor Williams It’s an axiomatic to what we do here at Faith and Fear that the Mets are front and center in life for at least six months a year, with 1:10 pm and 7:05 pm the times around which calendars get constructed, not to mention all the oddball 10s and 05s on the clock necessitated by […] Comments closed | | Print This Post | Chris Bassitt, Gary Sanchez, Grand Slams, Joan Adon, Pete Alonso, SNY, Wayne Kirby Nationals Park was a little dim, I heard over the car radio. The stadium bulbs weren’t firing as intended, so Friday night’s game wasn’t commencing when intended. Fine by me, having mistimed my errands and running late toward what I’d looked forward to both all day and since late November. Now I’d get to hear […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Buck Showalter, Drew Smith, Francisco Lindor, Hit By Pitch, Howie Rose, Jeff McNeil, Light, Managing, Max Scherzer, Radio, Robinson Cano, Sean Reid-Foley, Seth Lugo, Starling Marte, Steve Cishek, Streaming, Wayne Randazzo |
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