 
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. |
The story is possibly apocryphal, but it’s worth retelling. On a Friday night in 2017, the phone rang in the office of a New York-area baseball blog. The caller had a question: “How many runs did the Mets give up today?” The person working the desk reported, “None.” The caller had a followup: “Did they win?” Yes, […]  15 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1964 Mets, Addison Reed, Andrelton Simmons, Angels, Ben Revere, Cameron Maybin, Damn Yankees, Danny Espinosa, Internal Affairs, Jacob deGrom, Jerry Blevins, Jimmy Breslin, Joan Payson, Jose Reyes, Losing Streaks, Michael Conforto, Mike Scioscia, Mike Trout, Paul Sewald, Rene Rivera, Ricky Nolasco, The Americans, The Waltons, The West Wing, Welcome Back Kotter Rules I can’t believe baseball maintains: 1) The bit about transferring the ball from the glove to the hand after the ball is effectively caught. 2) Allowing Matt Harvey to face mere mortals. Both items worked to our advantage Sunday, so sure, we’ll take ’em. There’s really nothing illegal or immoral about pitching Harvey every fifth day, though […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1981 Mets, 1983 Mets, 2000 Mets, Ben Revere, David Wright, Eric Young Jr., Juan Lagares, Marlon Byrd, Matt Harvey, Stylemaster |
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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