 
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. |
What constitutes a trend? For our purposes, let’s say it’s when two people you know relay to you, independent of one another, the same piece of information accompanied by a similar slice of curiosity. In her upcoming memoir, Not That Kind Of Girl, the reliably trendy Lena Dunham says her gynecologist used to pitch for the […]  11 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Art Shamsky, Dave Roberts, David Newhan, Elliott Maddox, Greg Goossen, Ike Davis, Joe Ginsberg, Josh Satin, Lena Dunham, Mets Pop Culture, Norm Sherry, Randy Jones, Randy Milligan, Randy Myers, Randy Niemann, Randy Sterling, Randy Tate, Scott Schoeneweis, Shawn Green, Tug McGraw, Wally Backman Lost, perhaps, in the euphoria over R.A. Dickey’s one-hitter on Friday night was the astounding arrival of Mike Hessman into the land of triples. As noted previously, Hessman’s first four Mets hits have been a veritable cycle: a double in his first start; a single the next day; a home run eight days later; and […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alex Cora, Billy Baldwin, Cory Sullivan, Daniel Murphy, David Newhan, Jesus Feliciano, Jim Tatum, Jose Reyes, Mike Hessman, Mike Phillips, Mookie Wilson, Pat Tabler, Team History, Triples Violinist Issac Stern played great music. Writer Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote great fiction. First baseman Issac Benjamin Davis made a helluva catch on a foul popup in the first inning of Wednesday’s otherwise desultory Met loss. All these Isaacs were blessed with a talent for doing something most people can’t. Stern was awarded the Presidential Medal […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Art Shamsky, Carlos Baerga, Dave Roberts, David Cone, David Newhan, Elliott Maddox, George Foster, Greg Goossen, Ike Davis, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Isaac Stern, Jim Fregosi, Joe Ginsberg, Manny Acosta, Metropolitan-American, Mike Jacobs, Norm Sherry, Scott Schoeneweis, Seaverite, Shawn Green, Tobi Stoner, Woody Allen It happens almost every spring, or least by fall. We pick up the guy who’s widely identified for something besides what he has accomplished in the realm of baseball statistics and achievements. This isn’t a Central Casting call per se, but rather the guy whose playing fame and whatever skills that has entailed is augmented, […] |
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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