 
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. |
LOOK WHO’S NO. 6 OK, maybe that message isn’t inspiring enough to make a September scoreboard in Queens, but it’s true: At this writing the Mets are a game ahead of the Braves for the third National League wild card, which is a fancy way of saying sixth in a league that now grants playoff spots […]  14 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Adam Ottavino, Bill Spiers, Carson Spiers, Danny Young, Defense, Double Plays, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, J.D. Martinez, Jakob Junis, Jeff McNeil, Jose Iglesias, Jose Quintana, Pete Alonso, Reds, Sam Moll After giving injury rehab his best shot among a flock of Toronto Blue Jay minor leaguers, native Ontarian and lifelong Cincinnati Red Joey Votto announced his retirement on August 22. Johnny Cueto, who made his season debut one day earlier for the Angels, pitched exactly once more in L.A. of A garb. The Halos considered […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1966 Mets, Alex Young, Bob Murphy, Danny Young, Darrell Sutherland, Double Plays, Fran Healy, Gerry Arrigo, Huascar Brazoban, Jesse Winker, Larry Bearnaerth, Longevity, Met Equity, Ralph Kiner, Rich Hill, Shea Stadium, Team History, Walks, Winning Streaks We’ve all said it. Made it a mantra, even. Enemy runner on first, maybe other bases too, maybe they’re loaded. Outs? Not enough of them. Maybe just one. Maybe none. C’mon, get a ground ball. It’s been called the pitcher’s best friend for a century or more — the ball put in play that yields two outs […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bill Pulsipher, Brendan Rodgers, Christian Scott, Citi Connect, Dedniel Nunez, Double Plays, Elias Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Jose Butto, Kevin Elster, Luis Torrens, Rockies, Ryan Feltner, Viktor Vodnik “I swear I could tear your throat out right now!” That was said by a parking-lot attendant at Citizens Bank Park after our friend Jerome pulled an admittedly unconventional U-turn in an effort to escape a tediously slow line of vehicles waiting for spaces. Welcome to Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love! And yes, sometimes the jokes […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bryce Harper, Citizens Bank Park, David Robertson, Double Plays, Francisco Lindor, Josh Harrison, Luis Guillorme, Max Scherzer, Nick Castellanos, Phillies, Starling Marte, Trea Turner As long as Rob Manfred is announcing that extreme shifting will be a thing of the past in 2023, let’s retroactively get rid of double plays. In the spirit of the pitch clock that will redefine the imposition of time within the confines of the once-timeless game of baseball, let’s turn the overall clock back […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Double Plays, Francisco Rodriguez, Hurd, Joely Rodriguez, Mark Vientos, Mike Vail, Rob Manfred, Rules, The Doors, Walls, Wild Card No matter what the standings have to say, a night at the ballpark feels a little like getting away with something. And Wednesday night was nice at Citi Field — a hot day turned into a breezy evening, enjoyed by a boisterous crowd. Even our neighboring Giants fans — of which there were admittedly too […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Loup, Double Plays, Giants, Javier Baez, Luis Rojas, Pete Alonso, Taijuan Walker Let us celebrate our team’s most recent spate of accomplishments! On Thursday afternoon, the Mets gave up six runs instead of ten. They scored four runs instead of none. They grounded into five double plays rather than nine. They avoided hitting into triple plays altogether. They generally […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Coors Field, Double Plays, Jimmy the Greek, Micheal Ray Richardson, Mickey Callaway, Nolan Arenado, Perspective, Steven Matz Perhaps it’s not a fortuitous weekend for the Mets to be playing the Tigers from my perspective given the condition of my eldest cat Hozzie. In a nutshell, the tabby who prefers to keep his own counsel when not expressing a desire to be fed and fed some more wasn’t doing great before the Mets arrived […] 48 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Double Plays, Ernie Harwell, Gary Apple, Hozzie the Cat, Jay Bruce, Jon Niese, Lineups, Logan Verrett, Tigers, Ty Kelly |
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. |
|
Copyright © 2024 Faith and Fear in Flushing - All Rights Reserved |
||