Grant would be gone not all that long after June 15, 1977. And Tom would be remembered always. Saving our Mets, however, would take a while.
 
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. |
If you’re still trying to make sense out of a senseless act thirty years after the fact, then it’s Flashback Friday at Faith and Fear in Flushing. The Mets seem to be mired in utter disarray as we speak, losers of five in a row, nine of their last ten, all four of their most recent […] If you’re flipping through channels and come upon a rerun you haven’t watched in a long time, then it must be Flashback Friday at Faith and Fear in Flushing. No fictional character in the popular culture — not Sidd Finch, not Chico Escuela, not Oscar Madison — has done more to enhance the Metropolitan legend than […]  13 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1987 Mets, Expos, Flashback Friday, Mets Pop Culture, Olympic Stadium, Seinfeld When their season began, they were nobody. When it ended, they were somebody. If it’s the first Friday of the month, then we’re remembering them in this special 1997 Mets edition of Flashback Friday. Ten years, seven Fridays. This is one of them. The first Subway Series had ended. Interleague baseball among neighbors, despite the affront […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1997 Mets, Bobby Jones, Flashback Friday, Winning Streaks If it’s the final Friday of the month, then it’s the fifth installment of the special Top 10 Songs of All-Time edition of Flashback Friday at Faith and Fear in Flushing. I couldn’t have been blamed had I not heard any music in the very late spring of 1977, so loud were the wails coming from […] This is Willie Mays of the New York Mets as captured by Topps for 1973. I still can’t believe he played for us. Based on content, I think this is my favorite card ever. 1 comment - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1972 Mets, Baseball Cards, Flashback Friday, Willie Mays If you’re taking care of old business every week, then it must be Flashback Friday at Faith and Fear in Flushing. Monday marked the 35th anniversary of Willie Mays’ debut as a New York Met. And the 35th anniversary of Willie Mays’ homecoming as a New York baseball immortal. The two events were not coincidental. The Mets weren’t […] 16 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1972 Mets, Flashback Friday, New York Giants, Retired Numbers, Willie Mays If it’s exactly 20 years since the night your life changed forever for the better, then it’s Flashback Friday at Faith and Fear in Flushing. On that May 11 as on this May 11, the Mets were of paramount importance to me. But on that May 11 as on this May 11, some things were more […] When their season began, they were nobody. When it ended, they were somebody. If it’s the first Friday of the month, then we’re remembering them in this special 1997 Mets edition of Flashback Friday. Ten years, seven Fridays. This is one of them. “I have often thought,” allowed Theodore White, one of my favorite authors, “that […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1997 Mets, Flashback Friday, John Olerud, Rick Reed, Shea Stadium, Todd Hundley If it’s the final Friday of the month, then it’s the fourth installment of the special Top 10 Songs of All-Time edition of Flashback Friday at Faith and Fear in Flushing. In early September 1990, I didn’t know two things that would be quite clear to everybody else by late October 1990. 1) Buddy Harrelson’s boys — […] |
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