We didn't have any great, great superstar players where one guy got all the shots. It wasn't that kind of a team.
—Willis Reed to Dennis D'Agostino, “Garden Glory“
My earliest, most serious sports allegiances were to the 1969 Mets and the 1969-70 Knicks, both champions in the making. I haven't stopped since '69 where the Mets […]
 
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. |
We didn’t have any great, great superstar players where one guy got all the shots. It wasn’t that kind of a team. —Willis Reed to Dennis D’Agostino, “Garden Glory“ My earliest, most serious sports allegiances were to the 1969 Mets and the 1969-70 Knicks, both champions in the making. I haven’t stopped since ’69 where the […] In the spirit of woodchucks and how much wood they can chuck, the 2006 Mets were the best Mets to use as many Mets as a Mets team used. In the spirit of woodchucks and how much wood they can chuck, the 2006 Mets were the best Mets to use as many Mets as a Mets team used. They used 49. As a frame of reference, the 1962 Mets used four fewer. There was a whatever-it-takes quality to these particular Mets, so if it meant […] Three of our guys are still playing — in Japan. Left to right: Bullpen catcher Dave Racaniello, Julio Franco (coaching), John Maine, David Wright, Jose Reyes, Manny Acta. Photo* by Ron Antonelli of the Daily News; see a larger version and other photos on Adam Rubin’s blog here. The tour of Japan is always good for trivia. For […] For the thrill of victory and the corresponding thrill of inflicting the agony of defeat, nothing beats a Mets walkoff win. You should definitely read about every one the Mets garnered in 2006 again at a blog that continues to amaze in its dedicated mission to investigate and celebrate Met minutiae (our blolleague's word for […] For the thrill of victory and the corresponding thrill of inflicting the agony of defeat, nothing beats a Mets walkoff win. You should definitely read about every one the Mets garnered in 2006 again at a blog that continues to amaze in its dedicated mission to investigate and celebrate Met minutiae (our blolleague's word for […] This won't be the last time I bring it up, but briefly, there is a great new book out. Buy two copies: one for yourself, one for somebody you care about. It's called The 100 Greatest Days in New York Sports and it's no ordinary list book. Author Stuart Miller has researched the hell out […] This won't be the last time I bring it up, but briefly, there is a great new book out. Buy two copies: one for yourself, one for somebody you care about. It's called The 100 Greatest Days in New York Sports and it's no ordinary list book. Author Stuart Miller has researched the hell out […] Relieve the Greatest Hits of 1986, as told in Flashback Friday throughout the 2006 season…. |
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