On July 11, 2023, the National League defeated the American League in an All-Star Game for the first time since 2012, which added a flourish to the 50th Anniversary celebration of this correspondent’s first game at Shea Stadium, which occurred on July 11, 1973. To commemorate the seminal occasion, I dug into the Faith and […]
 
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. |
 17 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1973 Mets, Bud Harrelson, Camp Day, FAFIF Classics, Felix Millan, First Impressions, Jerry Koosman, Jim Fregosi, Jim McAndrew, Lee May, Leo Durocher, M. Donald Grant, Marvin the Counselor, Mets Yearbook, Rich Chiles, Shea Stadium, Tommie Agee, Tug McGraw, Willie Mays Todd Frazier is officially a Met! Which means Mike Moustakas isn’t! News like this demands exclamation points late in an ellipsis kind of winter. Yet I am delighted enough to punctuate with enthusiasm, not so much because Frazier is a name-brand free agent who’s signed for only two years (I generally fall for those, regardless of […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1969 Mets, 1973 Mets, 1986 Mets, 1988 Mets, 1999 Mets, 2000 Mets, 2006 Mets, 2015 Mets, 2015 World Series, 2016 Mets, A's, Adrian Gonzalez, Alejandro Pena, Astros, Austin Jackson, Bob Aspromonte, Braves, Cardinals, Chris Chambliss, Cubs, Davey Johnson, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Don Baylor, Eric Hosmer, Felix Millan, Fernando Tatis, Frank Cashen, George Bamberger, George Stone, Gerald Williams, Giants, James Loney, Jay Bell, Jesus Alou, Kelly Stinnett, Kevin Bass, Lee Mazzilli, Lenny Harris, Livan Hernandez, Lorenzo Cain, Marlon Anderson, Mike Marshall, Mike Moustakas, Mike Stanton, Orel Hershiser, Orioles, Orlando Hernandez, Postseason Grudges, Ramon Martinez, Red Sox, Reds, Rick Ankiel, Royals, Shawn Estes, T#m Gl@v!ne, Team History, The West Wing, Todd Frazier, Willie Randolph, Yankees Mets alumni news you’ve probably heard this spring: • Jose Reyes is a Miami Marlin. Mets alumni news you might have missed: • Lastings […] 16 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alex Ochoa, Benny Agbayani, Bruce Boisclair, C.J. Nitkowski, Chris Carter, Craig Brazell, Don Zimmer, Edgardo Alfonzo, Felix Millan, Gary Rajsich, Ike Hampton, Japan, Jon Nunnally, Kelvin Torve, Kevin Mitchell, Lastings Milledge, Mark Carreon, Matt Franco, Mike Fyhrie, Mike Hessman, Mike Marshall, Shawn Gilbert, Team History, Tom O'Malley, Wayne Garrett, Yu Darvish There’s a lot of talk going around about all-time franchise records for hits. I assume this has something to do with the eternal appreciation fans and media have for true legends of the game. Given that the subject is in the air, I thought it would be fun (my kind of fun, at any rate) […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1971 Mets, 1979 Mets, Bud Harrelson, Cleon Jones, Ed Kranepool, Edgardo Alfonzo, Felix Millan, Jerry Grote, Mookie Wilson, Team History |
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