 
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. |
Maybe Terry Collins should have motivated the Mets more directly once they got to the postseason. Maybe he should have taken a page from Walt Michaels, the Jets head coach who, in the midst of the 1982 NFL playoffs, grabbed his players attention by focusing it squarely on the bottom line. “I remember Walt Michaels walking […]  12 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1969 Mets, 2016 Mets, Antonio Bastardo, Asdrubal Cabrera, Carl Erskine, Football, Jon Niese, Justin Ruggiano, Madison Bumgarner, Motivation, No Decisions, Postseason Shares, Terry Collins, Walt Michaels, World Series Shares I consider the series finale of Parks & Recreation, which aired Tuesday night, to be one of the finest farewells in the history of episodic television. Yet within twelve hours of viewing, I found something even better to watch. It wasn’t a goodbye episode. More like getting reacquainted. The effect was more invigorating, even, than […] 29 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1977 Mets, Bill Wambsganss, Bob Murphy, Carl Erskine, Channel 9, Diamond Club Girls, Duke Snider, Joe DiMaggio, Joe Torre, Lindsey Nelson, Mickey Mantle, Old Timers Day, Parks & Recreation, Phil Maci, Ralph Kiner, Roy Campanella, Stan Lomax, Team History, Terry Cashman, Willie Mays |
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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