I’m glad the Mets seem to like each other as much as they do. Or do at the moment the lot of them accomplish something unforeseeable, which is score a fifth run in an eleventh inning. When Ruben Tejada lined a single through the drawn-in Phillies infield to plate the Young who isn’t Eric as […]
 
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. |
 4 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Anniversaries, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bobby Darin, Citi Field, Phillies, Ruben Tejada, Tercer Cieloo There are four teams in Mets history that are instantly iconic, teams that don’t require an introduction to the world at large. The years they represent are de facto brands when you’re talking baseball with those who know baseball. The 1962 Mets. Bring any of those up to somebody who isn’t […] 24 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1973 Mets, 1988 Mets, 1999 Mets, 2000 Mets, 2006 Mets, Anniversaries, Internal Affairs, Team Alternate History, Team History “Hey Pop, the time you hit Hazen in the mouth, was it worth 30 years?” “That’s how you become great, man. Hang your balls out there.” The Mets have been to the postseason seven times. I cherish all seven appearances, including the one that crested and crashed 25 […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1988 Mets, 2013 Postseason, Anniversaries, Mike Scioscia Today is the 40th anniversary of my first appearance in a major league box score. There I am…look closely. See the part where it says the attendance was 18,776? I’m one of the 18,776. Without me, it’s 18,775. I was just one fan in one seat at Shea Stadium on the afternoon of July 11, 1973. […] 44 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1973 Mets, Anniversaries, Duffy Dyer, Jerry Koosman, Shea Stadium Eight years ago today, Faith and Fear in Flushing took flight. We’re still aloft. The Mets were taking off for the sky on February 16, 2005. These days they’re learning to crawl. Time’s flight has been steadier than that of the Mets’ ascent, which stopped cold on a called strike three that I couldn’t have fathomed […] Seven years ago today, the blog for Mets fans who like to read was born. Thanks to all who have read along with Faith and Fear in Flushing since its founding on February 16, 2005, no matter what condition the Mets’ condition’s been in at any given juncture between then and now. To mark the occasion, […] “Some people never got over the sixties, or the war, or the night their band opened for the Rolling Stones at the Marquee, and spend the rest of their days walking backwards; I never really got over Charlie. That was when the important stuff, the stuff that defines me, went on.” 27 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2006 Mets, 2006 NLCS, 2011 Postseason, Anniversaries, Endy Chavez, Getting Over It Aaron Heilman has been thwarted in his latest attempt to make a starting rotation and will pitch in relief for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Adam Wainwright is officially on the 60-Day Disabled List. Oliver Perez is feeling his way through a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. Jeff Suppan has been released by the San […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 2006 Mets, 2006 NLCS, Aaron Heilman, Adam Wainwright, Anniversaries, Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, Gratitude, Jeff Suppan, Milestones, Oliver Perez, Regret, Team History, Yadier Molina Today is the sixth anniversary of Faith and Fear in Flushing, and I’m touched that the Mets thought to get us Jason Isringhausen to mark the occasion. A 1995 Met is the perfect touch. From the standpoint of FAFIF mythology, only Bill Pulsipher would have been more appropriate. Your co-bloggers’ first game together was June 17, […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1995 Mets, 2011 Mets, Anniversaries, Bill Pulsipher, Bill Spiers, Carlos Beltran, Internal Affairs, Jason Isringhausen, Mets Fans My sister gave me the news thirty years ago this morning: John Lennon was murdered last night. My first thought was the next thing Suzan said: “Now they’ll never get back together.” Lennon’s assassination (which always sounded strange, in that politicians got “assassinated,” but what else could you call it?) was one of those events that just […] 22 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1980 Mets, 1981 Mets, 2011 Mets, Anniversaries, Boof Bonser, D.J. Carrasco, Dave Winfield, Frank Cashen, Free Agents, John Lennon, Patience, Ronny Paulino, Sandy Alderson |
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