 
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. |
Hi, I’m a New York Mets fan, and I count among my favorite players of the past 24 hours Pat Burrell, Cody Ross, Matt Cain and a catcher named Molina who came to New York dressed in gray and struck a mighty home run over a left field fence. Quite obviously baseball for a Mets fan […]  22 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2006 NLCS, 2010 Postseason, A.J. Burnett, Anniversaries, Bengie Molina, Cody Ross, Endy Chavez, Matt Cain, Michael Kay, Oliver Perez, Pat Burrell Tough break for Andy Pettitte, who pitched a fine game Monday night. Cliff Lee pitched a monster game. Monster wins. Still, nice outing for Pettitte, a very good pitcher who’s acquitted himself well in many postseason games since coming to the big leagues fifteen years ago. But now he might not make the Hall of Fame. […] 21 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2010 Postseason, Andy Petttitte, Cliff Lee, Media, Yankee Hating If you’re lucky enough to not be a Cablevision subscriber, enjoy Game One of the 2010 NLCS tonight on Fox. If you’re like me, you’re rushing off to a radio to hear Tim Lincecum square off against Roy Halladay in one of the few matchups that fairly screams “PITCHING DUEL!” in advance (which means it […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2010 Postseason, Christy Mathewson, Corporate Nonsense, Tim Lincecum Our all-time favorite American League team since the other night, the Texas Rangers, will be making its first League Championship Series appearance in its 39 years of existence. Just wanted to get that on the record — and let the second edition of the Washington Senators off the hook. (Oh, the things one thinks about when one’s […] 25 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2010 Postseason, Bob Aspromonte, Brooklyn Dodgers, Frank Howard, New York Giants, Rangers, Senators, Willie Mays I’m a diehard Texas Rangers fan since just after 11 o’clock last night. HOOK ’EM HORNS! Or whatever it is we diehard Texas Rangers fans have been known to say. Ten things I know and like about the Texas Rangers besides the obvious… 1. Mike Shropshire wrote two of the funniest books ever written about a team that […] Dad, I beg you to reconsider! Tractor pulls! Atlanta Braves baseball! Joe Franklin! The most comforting thing about watching Bobby Cox’s tenure as Braves manager end — besides knowing the Braves had lost, I suppose — was where […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2010 Postseason, An Appreciation, Andy Griffith, Bobby Cox, Braves, Keith Olbermann, Managers, TBS, The Simpsons You may recall that the one element Bobby Cox always lacked as he led the Braves through their almost endless divisional dynasty was a certifiable steel-toed, kick-ass closer. He was never able to hand the ball to a National League version of Mariano Rivera — not that there are too many of him lying around […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1973 Mets, 2010 Postseason, Alejandro Pena, Billy Wagner, Bobby Cox, Braves, Brooks Conrad, Cole Hamels, Craig Kimbrel, Frankie Rodriguez, Giants, Hisanori Takahashi, Jeff Reardon, John Smoltz, Juan Berenguer, Mariano Rivera, Relief Pitching, Tug McGraw Funny how little you know about a baseball team until you spend some time focused on them. The San Francisco Giants, for example, disappeared from my radar screen the moment the Mets were mistakenly awarded a victory against them in the middle of July. And the Atlanta Braves? We saw them as recently as the […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2006 Mets, 2010 Postseason, Billy Wagner, Braves, Edgar Renteria, Giants, Kyle Farnsworth, Mercenaries, Pat Burrell, Relief Pitching, Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus Geez, Roy Halladay’s good. Or as one of my dear friends in all matters Mets put it, “Can’t believe you wanted him to pitch the no-hitter. F history, F the Phillies.” Normally, yes, but this was something F’ing special. The Reds weren’t coming back. Games aren’t over until they’re over and all that, but it was […] 22 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2010 Postseason, Mets Yearbook, No-Hitters, Randy Tate, Roy Halladay |
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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