 
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. |
An event and an image, each presented in the name of warmth… Event: The Mets’ annual “Warm Up” Holiday Coat Drive, Wednesday, December 14, between 9 AM and 5 PM. Bring one or more coats to Citi Field’s Seaver entrance and receive a voucher redeemable for two tickets to a select April 2012 game and a […] Congratulations to the five Faith and Fear in Flushing readers who each won a copy of Baseball’s Greatest Games: 1986 World Series Game 6 from A&E Home Entertainment in association with MLB Productions. These five industrious fellows answered a quiz issued last Tuesday to coincide with the 25th anniversary of what was then indisputably the greatest World […]  1 comment - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1986 World Series, 2011 Postseason, Alejandro Pena, Bob Johnson, Bob L. Miller, Calvin Schiraldi, Darren Oliver, David Cone, Jack Lamabe, Jeff Reardon, Juan Berenguer, Kenny Rogers, Kevin Tapani, Mike Remlinger, Octavio Dotel, Pedro Martinez, Rick Aguilera, Roger Craig, Team History, Tony Castillo, Tug McGraw We have our five winners in the Baseball’s Greatest Games: The 1986 World Series Game 6 DVD contest. We’ll reveal the identities of the recipients of this wonderful disc, furnished by A&E Home Entertainment in association with MLB Productions, as well as the answers to our quiz in short order. For now, congratulations to five Mets fans […] As soon as I saw today’s date, I got happy. It didn’t exactly sneak up on me, what with all the 25th anniversary talk in the air, yet I was surprised at the jolt “10.27” sent charging through my system when it leapt out at me from the bottom left-hand corner of our kitchen clock. […] [NOTE: WE HAVE OUR WINNERS. THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.] Quick quiz update: We’ve received correct answers from two readers thus far, meaning three of you still have a chance to win the fabulous Baseball’s Greatest Games: 1986 World Series Game 6 from A&E Home Entertainment in association with MLB Productions. To reiterate, this is the […] [NOTE: WE HAVE OUR WINNERS. THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.] The story in Central Texas is Mike Napoli coming through loud and clear. The story in St. Louis is Tony La Russa hearing static on the line while his players left everything else on base. But here in Metsopotamia, where we take every opportunity we can […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 World Series, 2011 Postseason, Bill Buckner, Darren Oliver, Mike Napoli, Mookie Wilson, Octavio Dotel, Team History, Tony La Russa Vivacious Field equaled Victorious Shea 25 years ago. If you watched the 1986 World Series or have seen enough of the footage, you know there was a vivacious lady who did her part to win the damn thing for the Mets by rolling, rolling, rolling her arms from a seat behind home plate while […] What do you mean you don’t have the boxed DVD set from the 1986 World Series? What do you mean you’ve lived this long without eight discs that include each game of that blessed Fall Classic (yes, even the losses use Games 1, 2 & 5 as coasters or give them to your cats) plus […] Welcome to Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 2006 National League Eastern Division Champion New York Mets. Twenty years. Countless Fridays. This is one of them. As I recall my beloved 2006 Mets here one more time from the vantage point of two decades on — just as I’ve been […] 24 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, 2006 Mets, 2006 NLCS, Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, Flashback Friday, Jesse Orosco, Keith Hernandez, Oliver Perez, Sid Fernandez Welcome to a special pre-Game Six edition of Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets. Twenty years, 43 Fridays. This, because sometimes it’s imperative that you go on short rest, is one of them. Stupid Grape Nut Flakes. I’m never eating them again. What the […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, Bill Buckner, Flashback Friday, Mookie Wilson |
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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