As one who doesn’t subscribe to Peacock, I couldn’t tell you what Sunday’s Mets-Angels game looked like, but from the sound of it over WCBS-AM, it was quite the staring contest. The Mets stared at the Angels. The Angels stared at the Mets. It was 0-0, 1-1 and 2-2. Two teams used to staring into […]
 
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. |
 11 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1973 Mets, Aaron Harang, Angels, Austin Jackson, Casey Kasem, Cory Sullivan, David Peterson, Dead End Achievers, Eduardo Escobar, Francisco Alvarez, Interlopers Among Us, Kevin Bass, Nori Aoki, Old Friends, Pete Alonso, Radio, Rafael Ortega, Ron Swoboda, Semi-Pro, Shohei Ohtani, Team History, Walkoffs, Wilson Delgado Ah, the THB Class of 2018! Greet ’em quick, because many of ’em are already gone! Background: I have a trio of binders, long ago dubbed The Holy Books (THB) by Greg, that contain a baseball card for every Met on the all-time roster. They’re in order of matriculation: Tom Seaver is Class of ’67, Mike […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2018 Mets, Adrian Gonzalez, Anthony Swarzak, Austin Jackson, Baseball Cards, Bobby Wahl, Buddy Baumann, Chris Beck, Corey Oswalt, Daniel Zamora, Devin Mesoraco, Drew Gagnon, Drew Smith, Eric Hanhold, Gerson Bautista, Jack Reinheimer, Jeff McNeil, Jose Bautista, Jose Lobaton, Kevin Kaczmarski, Luis Guillorme, P.J. Conlon, Scott Copeland, The Holy Books, Tim Peterson, Todd Frazier, Tyler Bashlor At the beginning of the year I meticulously record the Mets in order of appearance, a bit of ceremony that sustains me until everyone from that initial version of the 25-man roster has stepped between the lines. (Met No. 25 usually comes down to the fifth starter, the reliever whose role is least defined, or […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anthony Swarzak, Austin Jackson, Extra Innings, Farce, Jack Reinheimer, Jason Vargas, Jose Lobaton, Jose Reyes, Max Scherzer, Nationals, Paul Sewald How can you have a recap when you don’t have a final score yet? When that final score’s yet to be recorded but the show everyone came to see is over. That’s how. No offense to Seth Lugo, Steve Cishek or whatever Met and Cub relievers follow them when the game resumes, tied 1-1, in the 10th. […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Austin Jackson, Brandon Nimmo, Cubs, Jacob deGrom, Javy Baez, Jay Bruce, Jeff McNeil, Rain Delays, Suspended Games If the Mets do indeed follow through on that hardy perennial threat every manager makes in August, implementation of a six-man rotation, we won’t necessarily have to be cognizant of the identity of a given game’s starting pitcher as it progresses. We’ll pick up on the vibe […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Amed Rosario, Austin Jackson, Command, Marlins Park, Sleepy Wins, Zack Wheeler Moments after Jeff McNeil launched his first Citi Field home run to the branded soft drink pavilion overhanging right field, he was still giddy. Why wouldn’t he have been? McNeil joined the major leagues and the Mets on July 24. Almost everything is a first for him. […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2015 Mets, Austin Jackson, Brief Tribute Videos, Ed Kranepool, Forever, Jeff McNeil, Jerry Blevins, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Prince, Robert Gsellman, Wilmer Flores The Mets last week lost a game started by Steven Matz, 25-4. Five days later, because Matz was injured, they started Corey Oswalt in his place. Matz is out with a mild flexor pronator strain, a phrase known primarily to: 1) Medical […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Al Jackson, Austin, Austin Jackson, Bad Baserunning, Bad Managing, Corey Oswalt, Dallas Green, Injuries, Jackson, Little Rock, Mickey Callaway, Nolan Ryan, Paul Sewald, Regional Dialect, State Capitals, Steven Matz, Wilmer Flores Isolate enough positives from the Mets’ 108th game, and you’d wish the season was beginning anew. You’d happily start Zack Wheeler on theoretical Opening Day and look forward to seven innings of shutout ball from a pitcher who you know will do nothing to sabotage his own cause. You’d […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Austin Jackson, Bobby Wahl, Frankie Valli, Jeff McNeil, Robert Gsellman, Team History, Todd Frazier, Two-Thirds Mark, Zack Wheeler Todd Frazier is officially a Met! Which means Mike Moustakas isn’t! News like this demands exclamation points late in an ellipsis kind of winter. Yet I am delighted enough to punctuate with enthusiasm, not so much because Frazier is a name-brand free agent who’s signed for only two years (I generally fall for those, regardless of […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1969 Mets, 1973 Mets, 1986 Mets, 1988 Mets, 1999 Mets, 2000 Mets, 2006 Mets, 2015 Mets, 2015 World Series, 2016 Mets, A's, Adrian Gonzalez, Alejandro Pena, Astros, Austin Jackson, Bob Aspromonte, Braves, Cardinals, Chris Chambliss, Cubs, Davey Johnson, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Don Baylor, Eric Hosmer, Felix Millan, Fernando Tatis, Frank Cashen, George Bamberger, George Stone, Gerald Williams, Giants, James Loney, Jay Bell, Jesus Alou, Kelly Stinnett, Kevin Bass, Lee Mazzilli, Lenny Harris, Livan Hernandez, Lorenzo Cain, Marlon Anderson, Mike Marshall, Mike Moustakas, Mike Stanton, Orel Hershiser, Orioles, Orlando Hernandez, Postseason Grudges, Ramon Martinez, Red Sox, Reds, Rick Ankiel, Royals, Shawn Estes, T#m Gl@v!ne, Team History, The West Wing, Todd Frazier, Willie Randolph, Yankees |
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