 
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. |
Twice, they’ve been intended to wrap things up; once, that worked. Four times, they’ve been meant to stave off an ending; that purpose was served thrice. Now, the seventh time. We’re striving for staving. Welcome to the two most underrated words in sports: Game Six. Game Seven gets all the laurels before it becomes necessary. Quite […]  4 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1973 Mets, 1973 World Series, 1986 Mets, 1986 NLCS, 1986 World Series, 1988 Mets, 1999 Mets, 1999 NLCS, 2006 Mets, 2006 NLCS, 2024 Postseason, Game Six, Team History A blink ahead of midnight on October 25, 1986, the lights nearly went out on the New York Mets’ quest for their second world championship, as Dave Henderson launched a home run that clanked off the Newsday sign above the extreme left field fence at Shea Stadium. It was the top of the tenth inning […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, Documentaries, Mets Fans, Nick Davis “Everywhere I went,” Marvin Gaye and, later, James Taylor sang, “it seems I’d been there before.” In that spirit of history either repeating or rhyming, I’d have to say that on Wednesday night, I kind of got what they were getting at. On October 25, 1986, though the result didn’t go final until the earliest hour […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 World Series, 2006 NLCS, Andres Gimenez, Blake Swihart, Christian Vazquez, Déjà Vu All Over Again, Frustration, Jacob deGrom, James Taylor, Jim Edmonds, John McNamara, Jose Reyes, Justin Wilson, Larry Gelbart, Marvin Gaye, Moment of Silence, Red Sox, Robinson Cano, Seth Lugo, Willie Randolph Bill Buckner, one of the finest hitters of his generation, died Monday morning at the age of 69. Buckner recorded 2,715 base hits in a career that touched four different decades. He won the National League batting title in 1980, drove in more than a hundred runs three separate […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 World Series, An Appreciation, Bill Buckner, Moment of Silence Willie Mays. Howard Johnson. Michael Conforto. The connective tissue? Besides having been New York Mets All-Stars? Each can be identified as an on-deck batter. You don’t see On-Deck Batter listed as a position anywhere. Neither the 1973 nor 1976 Topps set included a graphic to indicate what an On-Deck Batter looked like. Nevertheless, every position player […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, Bobby Thomson, Howard Johnson, Michael Conforto, Mookie Wilson, New York Giants, On-Deck Batters, Rafael Montero, Ray Knight, Santiago Casilla, Travis d'Arnaud, Willie Mays I gotta say, I am loving the 1986 vibe around our first-place Mets. True, it’s mostly a function of homecoming weekend (a concept I dared only dream of when Citi Field was no more than a branding exercise), but this wouldn’t work nearly as well without the Mets being in first place. And did I mention […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, Bob Murphy, Chase Utley, Chase Utley Sucks, Curtis Granderson, David Wright, Gary Thorne, Jacob deGrom, Jeurys Familia, Juan Lagares, Julio Urias, Lenny Dykstra, Old Timers Day, Racing Stripes, Radio, Team History, WHN, WOR In honor of what transpired 27 years ago tonight, here is the slightest taste of Game 252 among the 500 Most Amazin’ the Mets ever won, from the forthcoming The Happiest Recap: Second Base (1974-1986). This excerpt focuses on the task that threatened to devour the Mets as they headed to the bottom of the tenth […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, Bill Buckner, The Happiest Recap (The Book) Congratulations to proven Amazin’ research maven Mathias Kook and talented Metsian writer William Akers for understanding the 1986 World Series was a Fall Classic Sly Stone probably adored, for almost Everybody [Was] A Star. As noted here, 26 of the 43 players who played in the last truly great World Series — parochially speaking — […] Comments closed | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, Bobby Ojeda, Danny Heep, Doug Sisk, Kevin Elster, Mookie Wilson, Rafael Santana, Roger McDowell, Tim Teufel, Wally Backman ***WE HAVE OUR WINNERS. THANKS FOR PLAYING.*** The 1986 World Series was quite literally a star-studded affair. Now all of it can be yours — even the parts not so stellarly studded. For as you’re about to find out, sometimes you have to search beyond the stars in order to grab what glitters most. MLB […] It’s been a tough few days for those who remind us of the glory of October 1986. Davey Johnson’s Washington team exited the playoffs ignominiously. Darryl Strawberry’s Douglaston restaurant closed. And Bo Field, a.k.a. the lady who rolled her arms in the seats right behind home plate, quite obviously driving Red Sox pitchers to distraction […] 18 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, Bo Field, Darryl Strawberry, Davey Johnson, Moment of Silence |
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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