On Monday night, June 30, 1997, after having finagled a business trip so I wouldn’t have to pay for too much of the privilege, Stephanie and I were in Detroit. Tiger Stadium. For someone whose long-term goal was to see every ballpark, this was a medium-sized dream come true. Tiger Stadium was beautiful. Maybe because […]
 
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. |
 14 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1997 Mets, Cory Lidle, Moment of Silence, Tiger Stadium We can kick the Cardinals' ass. But they can kick ours. We can kick the Cardinals’ ass. But they can kick ours. And that, mis amigos, is the essence of faith and fear as regards what might happen next in Flushing, St. Louis and potentially Flushing again. In 20 months on the beat, I’ve never had the opportunity to apply our signature concept in such stark, significant […] Even though it's an off day, there a ton to report regarding the Mets. Even though it’s an off day, there a ton to report regarding the Mets. • Willie Randolph is still the manager. • Fred Wilpon has made no announcements on or off the record regarding Willie Randolph’s status. • Third baseman David Wright figures to be batting in his usual spot in the order when the Mets play the […] The Cubs have been the Mets' fiercest foes at various intervals in our history. And the Braves have been our enemies and obstacles for what was, until a couple of months ago, a very frustrating decade. But our only true sustained rivalry was the one we dug in for against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs have been the Mets’ fiercest foes at various intervals in our history. And the Braves have been our enemies and obstacles for what was, until a couple of months ago, a very frustrating decade. But our only true sustained rivalry was the one we dug in for against the St. Louis Cardinals. It doesn’t […] The inaugural Faith and Fear in Flushing shirt order has been placed — and soon a big box of shirts will arrive at Jace's house. Yay! Gulp! The inaugural Faith and Fear in Flushing shirt order has been placed — and soon a big box of shirts will arrive at Jace's house. Yay! Gulp! Thanks to everybody who said they wanted a shirt. In the next day or so we'll send you all a note asking for a mailing address and telling you […] So, New Springfield's looking pretty good now, isn't it, with our ample parking and daily Who concerts. |
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