 
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. |
I mean, sometimes it’s joy. A lot of times it’s joy, in fact. But sometimes it isn’t. Take, for instance, Wednesday afternoon in Milwaukee, which certainly did not count as joy. I guess you could make a case that it was better than losing 10-zip on Monday, and superior to losing 9-0 on Tuesday. On Wednesday the Mets […]  8 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Adam Ottavino, Brewers, David Peterson, Garrett Mitchell, Pain, Sweeps Carlos Carrasco appeared forlorn, first on the mound, more so in the clubhouse when reporters asked him about his declining velocity, his difficulties adjusting to the timer and everything else that had gone wrong. Tommy Hunter had no choice but to wear a hit-eating grin when the camera found him at his lowest. The pitching […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 10-0 Losses, 1984 Mets, 2003 Mets, Basketball, Brad Wilkerson, Brewers, Brice Durang, Carlos Carrasco, David Cone, Expos, Gary Carter, Grand Slams, Home Openers, Luis Guillorme, Passover, Position Players Pitching, Ron Darling, San Juan Expos, Steve Trachsel, Team History, Tim Locastro, Tommy Hunter Brandon Nimmo finally remembers how to steal bases and in activating his dormant skill aggravates a quad that merits exiting the game early, receiving imaging later and monitoring on a day-to-day basis. But I don’t want to talk about that. Jeff McNeil throws his body into every possible defensive play and has trouble getting up a couple […] 18 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 200 Wins, 2022 Mets, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Nimmo, Brewers, David Peterson, Drew Smith, Endurance, Francisco Lindor, Gratification, Hit By Pitch, Injuries, Jeff McNeil, Kevin Tapani, Mark Canha, Max Scherzer, Orel Hershiser, Pedro Martinez, Pete Alonso, Rick Porcello, Taijuan Walker, Team History, Tomas Nido, Willie Mays Pete Alonso grabbed his lumber When Francisco Lindor That’s basically the story of how the Mets employed a Lizzie Borden-style attack in Milwaukee Tuesday night to hack their way to a 7-5 victory in the penultimate game of their series […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anxiety, Brewers, Dread, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Grand Slams, Penultimate Day, Pete Alonso, Streaks The Mets said all the right things after taking apart the Brewers Monday night — how they’d picked each other up all year, how it was a great bunch of guys, how this was just a first step, how they had other goals. All the stuff a team that’s clinched October plans but nothing more specific […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2022 Postseason, Brewers, Max Scherzer, Pete Alonso Everybody misplaces their Mojo from time to time. In the summer of 1999, Austin Powers had to chase his Mojo all the way back to 1969. A couple of months later, the 1999 Mets’ Mojo experienced dizzying spikes and frightening declines despite Jim Morrison’s advice that it should keep on risin’. For a night-and-a-half in […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1999 Mets, Alex Ochoa, Austin Powers, Bloated Pitching Staffs, Brewers, Chasen Shreve, Drew Smith, Eduardo Escobar, Edwin Diaz, Hunter Renfroe, J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil, Luis Guillorme, Mark Canha, Mojo, Nick Plummer, Pete Alonso, Pinch-Running, Robin Ventura, Seth Lugo, Short Benches, Starling Marte, The Pinch-Running Files, Tomas Nido, Tylor Megill 7:10 Finish talking to a friend about an art project. Tired from packing ahead of a flight to Charlottesville. Time to watch some Mets baseball! 7:17 Jeez, David Peterson has already hit two Brewers. In a cheap horror movie there’d be some dissonant strings warning of bad things to come. 7:19 Luis Urias slaps a two-run single […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Brewers, David Peterson, Howie Rose, Jake Reed, Jeff McNeil On Sunday, a day after being eliminated from a chance at a playoff berth, the Mets were eliminated from a chance of being mathematically average. They have lost 82 games, meaning the best possible outcome for their season is a record of 80-82, and anyone who thinks they can manage that should please report to […] In the top of the first against the playoff-bound Brewers Friday night, the Mets saw 39 pitches from Eric Lauer, were at bat for 20 minutes … and somehow scored one run. There’s a microcosm of their season: inefficient, unlucky, infuriating even when they manage to do something positive. In the bottom of the first against […] Stop me if you’ve heard these before: 1) The Mets win a thriller of a first game of a jury-rigged doubleheader. We’ve been down this two-lane highway that runs out of regulation road too soon too many times to count efficiently of […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brad Boxberger, Brandon Nimmo, Brett Anderson, Brewers, Bruce Boxleitner, Corbin Burnes, Doubleheaders, Edwin Diaz, Humidity Night, Jacob deGrom, Jamoches, Jeff McNeil, Jose Peraza, Mama's of Corona, Nick Tropeano, Robert Stock, Seven-Inning Scams |
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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