 
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. |
There’s a lot of disinformation circulating out there regarding current events. We would like to use this platform to help you sort out reality from fiction in one area of interest. MYTH: The Mets always lose to the Marlins. MYTH: The Mets never win […]  10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1-0 wins, Dedniel Nunez, Edwin Diaz, Facts, Francisco Alvarez, Jose Butto, Luis Severino, Myths, The Marlsoleum Prior to the All-Star break, it was most every Met except Jeff McNeil powering the Mets into playoff contention. Directly after the midsummer pause, it was mostly Jeff McNeil attempting to restart the Mets’ engine. Things work better with more than one player revving us up, apparently. We can certainly celebrate indications that Jeff McNeil’s ability to […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Jeff McNeil, Joe Biden, Legacy, Marlins Park, Second Half On Sunday morning, I read the Mets had lost their final game before the All-Star break the previous seven years there had been an All-Star break (which is to say not including 2020). Hence, I kept my hopes in check that the Mets would extend their momentum to a six-game winning streak and burnish the […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | All-Star Break, Annual Loss Before the Break, Ezequiel Tovar, Jose Iglesias, Jose Quintana, Michael Toglia, Pete Alonso, Rockies We’ve all said it. Made it a mantra, even. Enemy runner on first, maybe other bases too, maybe they’re loaded. Outs? Not enough of them. Maybe just one. Maybe none. C’mon, get a ground ball. It’s been called the pitcher’s best friend for a century or more — the ball put in play that yields two outs […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bill Pulsipher, Brendan Rodgers, Christian Scott, Citi Connect, Dedniel Nunez, Double Plays, Elias Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Jose Butto, Kevin Elster, Luis Torrens, Rockies, Ryan Feltner, Viktor Vodnik I wanted to go home from Friday night’s game sick of “OMG”. I wanted it to be forced down my throat and stuck in my ear. I wanted it to be played to within an inch of my life. I want the Mets’ home run song to be blared incessantly because I want the Mets […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A/V Overkill, ABBA, Candelita, Edwin Diaz, Harrison Bader, Jake Diekman, Jose Iglesias, Mark Vientos, OMG, Phil Maton, Sean Manaea, Surviving Our Bullpen, Vibes You know the old baseball saying: The team that has the sixth-best record in the league, assuming it’s at least the third-best non-first place record in that same league, is a lock to go to the postseason. And if it’s not an old saying, let’s repeat it enough so it becomes one. Congratulations to our ceaselessly […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Mets, Adam Ottavino, Admirability, Brandon Nimmo, David Peterson, Grit, Jeff McNeil, Phil Maton, Rick White, Wild Card Some random observations from the Mets’ cudgeling of Patrick Corbin and the Nationals: I’m going to get the complaining out of the way first: Dear God, what did they do to the black uniforms? Eliminating the white drop shadow was a dreadful idea; without it, the tops look murky and muddy, with the orange and blue […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Black Jerseys, Francisco Lindor, Gary Cohen, Grimace, Hope, Jake Diekman, Jose Butto, Jose Iglesias, Joy, Nationals, Patrick Corbin, Reed Garrett, Summer Nights, Uniform Numbers, Uniforms, Wild Card The basics of Tuesday night’s game all look good in the recapping. The Mets scored seven runs, powered by homers from Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor, All-Stars in our hearts even if they aren’t accorded that status next week. Nimmo’s homer was a summer-night special, an apparent fly ball that got high up into the humid […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Bad Relief Pitching, Dedniel Nunez, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, Jake Irvin, Jose Quintana, Nationals, Phil Maton, Reed Garrett, Relief Pitching The following is an excerpt from an article slated to be published in a forthcoming edition of The Metropolitan Journal of Sports Medicine, detailing critical work in the field of preservation of pitchers’ health. The veritable plague of pitching-related injuries and subsequent Tommy John surgeries encountered a most serious challenge as the result of advances put […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adrian Houser, Brandon Nimmo, Bryan Reynolds, Christian Scott, Eric Orze, Mitch Keller, Oneil Cruz, Pitch Counts, Preventive Measures When your team’s going well, you call a game like Sunday afternoon’s things like “an inspiring win” or perhaps “proof of resilience.” When your team’s going badly, you just laugh at being randomly atop karma’s wheel for a day. I’m not sure what to call Sunday afternoon’s game, because I’m not sure what the Mets are. One of […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aroldis Chapman, Blown Saves, Brandon Nimmo, Colin Holderman, Comebacks, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, Jose Iglesias, Luis Ortiz, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Nick Gonzales, Pirates, Sean Manaea |
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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