 
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. |
Despite indications it might never happen in the course of a year that had only just begun, in their seventh game of 2023, the Mets (3-4) fell below .500 for the first time. So much for white lace and promises. In their 61st game of 2023, the Mets (30-31) fell below .500 for what turned out […]  13 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  .500, Discouraging Long-Term Trends, Fifteen-Year Periods, Jeff McNeil, Mark Vientos, Team History, The Carpenters, Under .500 One-third of a season. Fifty-four games played. Twenty-seven wins. Twenty-seven losses. Each quantity seems well-earned. They’ve been as good as they’ve looked when they’ve won and as bad as they’ve looked when they’ve lost. They’re having two separate seasons in one. The Mets are the epitome of mediocrity. Befitting the finale of a series played a […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | .500, Coors Field, Eduardo Escobar, Francisco Alvarez, Memorial Day, Starling Marte, Stephen Nogosek, Tina Turner, Tommy Pham, Tylor Megill Is it too soon to say we’re living in a golden age of Mets baseball? How about one that is thus far untarnished? By winning in Miami on Saturday behind Tylor Megill (starting in place of Justin Verlander), Mark Canha (homering like he’s Pete Alonso) and a bullpen cast of thousands (none of them presented by […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | .500, 1986 Mets, Not Losing Streak, Over .500, Team History, Willie Randolph, Winning Ways If there’s any solace to be taken from the 2021 Mets’ current status of 60-62 after 122 games — the 122nd of them a 3-2 loss to Walker Buehler and the dark blue Dodgers — beyond every game completed bringing us closer to the 2021 Mets no longer having a current status, it’s that good […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | .500, FAFIF at .500, Final Forty, Finishing Kicks, Potentially Inspirational Precedent, Team History “At 10:13 P.M., it became officially official. The Cubs had lost, 6-2. Even if the Mets lost the second game, they would still be first. Millennium, we are here. But the Mets were no longer in a mood to lose anything.” 24 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | .500, 1969 Mets, Amed Rosario, Cramps, Curtis Granderson, Doubleheader Sweeps, Ed Kranepool, Edwin Diaz, J.D. Davis, Jacob deGrom, Jeff Brigham, Jeff McNeil, Jeurys Familia, Michael Conforto, Over .500, Pete Alonso, Radio and TV Not in Sync, Robert Dugger, Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo, Solo Home Runs, The West Wing, Tom Seaver, Walker Lockett What was it Philippé Wynne was advising all over the radio in the autumn of 1976? Hey y’all, prepare yourself for the rubber game…win. Was that the lyric? Ah, close enough for rhythm & blues. However they heard it sung, the Mets apparently took a 43-year-old clue from the Spinners’ featured […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | .500, Adeiny Hechavarria, Closers, Edwin Diaz, Human Element, Interleague Play, JaCoby Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Rubber Games, Spencer Turnbull, The Spinners, Tigers, Zack Wheeler The Mets lost to the Brewers at Citi Field on Saturday night, 8-6, in an ugly game made briefly attractive before it reverted to hideous. Noah Syndergaard pitched badly, Travis d’Arnaud caught badly and Jeurys Familia thought badly. In between, Pete Alonso provided a powerful antidote to the mounting blahs, but nothing anybody did well could overcome […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | .500, 1969 Mets, 2019 Mets, Brewers, Internal Affairs, Jeurys Familia, Noah Syndergaard, Pete Alonso, Team History, Travis d'Arnaud The baseball season ended Sunday, you might have noticed. Maybe you didn’t if you’re one of those people who insists you stopped watching the Mets by June, a good month to have looked away, I suppose. I never stopped looking, never stopped noticing, never stopped doing all […] 25 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | .500, 2018 Mets, Citi Field, Closing Day, David Wright, Jose Reyes, Noah Syndergaard, Rain Delays, Upsell Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. An ace walks onto a pitcher’s mound. Throws a great game for like seven innings. Gets almost everybody out, gives up maybe one run. Somehow, by the eighth, he’s on the losing end of a one-nothing score. His team […] 21 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | .500, Disturbing Trends, Internal Affairs, Jacob deGrom, Madonna, The Knack Seth Lugo going four innings and giving up no runs as a starter after two months doing nothing but relieving was inspirational. Brandon Nimmo homering fair directly after homering foul was inspirational. Scott Copeland — with Tim Peterson one half of the Who? Brothers Show Band and Revue — acquitted himself nicely from out […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | .500, Brandon Nimmo, Inspiration, Scott Copeland, Seth Lugo, Team History |
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. 
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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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