 
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. |
A review of some emotions we were feeling not so long ago: amazement at the tenacity and resourcefulness of the Mets’ “bench mob,” pinch-me gratitude that the team was in first place, and perhaps even a little optimism that the starting rotation’s continued excellence would see it through such ancillary difficulties. The Mets are still in […]  15 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Aaron Loup, Bench Mob, Braves, Charlie Morton, Dansby Swanson, Drew Smith, Frustration, Injuries, Jerad Eickhoff, Joey Lucchesi, Marcus Stroman, Michael Conforto, Robert Stock, Trevor May, Yennsy Diaz Was Friday night’s late-night tilt against the Padres A) deeply weird; B) snoozy with a side of annoying; C) frustrating; or D) all of the above? I’m going with D. For a while it looked like Blake Snell would achieve one of the less impressive no-hitters in baseball history – he gave up a lot of solid […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Blake Snell, Brandon Drury, Diamondbacks, Francisco Lindor, Frustration, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose, James McCann, Joey Lucchesi, John Franco, Keith Hernandez, Late Night West Coast Games, Madison Bumgarner, Manny Machado, Padres, Quinn Wolcott, Ron Darling, SNY, Umpires, Wayne Randazzo, Yu Darvish “Please cover your left eye and tell me what you saw Wednesday night from Atlanta.” “David Peterson carrying a no-hitter into the fifth inning, showing the promise that gets us so excited about him … defensive prodigy Khalil Lee making his second sensational catch in two nights … Cameron Maybin using his wheels and wits to […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Cameron Maybin, David Peterson, Expectations, Frustration, Jacob Barnes, James McCann, Khalil Lee, Ronald Acuna Jr., Tomas Nido That’s the way Keith says it, a remnant of his California roots that’s one of his more endearing quirks, and a label worth plastering all over Saturday’s matinee against the Marlins. Jacob deGrom needed just nine pitches — all strikes — to take down the Marlins in the top of the first, blitzed through the first […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Frustration, Jacob deGrom, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Keith Hernandez, Marlins, Michael Conforto, Trevor Rogers The Phillies played the first half of Friday night’s game like they were recreating a Benny Hill skit. The Mets once again showed resilience, losing a lead and promptly regaining it on back-to-back homers. Luis Guillorme continued to reward the Mets for finally giving him playing time. Walker Lockett — summoned when Jacob deGrom was […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Billy Hamilton, Bryce Harper, Frustration, J.T. Realmuto, Luis Guillorme, Michael Conforto, Pete Alonso, Phillies, Ramon Quinn, Seth Lugo, Walker Lockett, Wilson Ramos “Everywhere I went,” Marvin Gaye and, later, James Taylor sang, “it seems I’d been there before.” In that spirit of history either repeating or rhyming, I’d have to say that on Wednesday night, I kind of got what they were getting at. On October 25, 1986, though the result didn’t go final until the earliest hour […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 World Series, 2006 NLCS, Andres Gimenez, Blake Swihart, Christian Vazquez, Déjà Vu All Over Again, Frustration, Jacob deGrom, James Taylor, Jim Edmonds, John McNamara, Jose Reyes, Justin Wilson, Larry Gelbart, Marvin Gaye, Moment of Silence, Red Sox, Robinson Cano, Seth Lugo, Willie Randolph Hello, sir or madam, I am calling today from Metropolitan Research Inquiries, or MRI. Your name has been chosen at random from a database of fans of your baseball team to determine which ways you’d prefer your team to lose. Results will go into helping create potential […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Fans, Frustration, Injuries, Jeff McNeil, Keon Broxton, Losing, Market Research, Michael Conforto, Zack Wheeler I just started reading a book I’ve had around for a while, The Greatest Game Ever Pitched by Jim Kaplan. It’s a deep dive into the legendary sixteen-inning 1-0 duel between Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal in 1963 and wisely includes a statistical section. For frame of reference, I […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Nola, Frustration, Gary Johnson, Jacob deGrom, Jose Bautista, Juan Marichal, Madison Bumgarner, Max Scherzer, Midweek Matinees, Ray Stevens, Sandy Koufax, Tony Randazzo, US Open, Warren Spahn I have the data to refute this, but every Mets game I’ve ever been to seems to have ended with the Mets trailing in the ninth, getting the tying and/or winning runs on base or at least to the plate, and losing anyway. The data says that’s […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Frustration, Futility, Hope, John Stearns, Stubborn Perception If you’re ever in San Diego, definitely take in a game at Petco Park. I’ve been a couple of times, and it’s an underrated stadium. Petco has good food (the fish tacos in particular); some winning departures from the standard New Ballpark sample book, such as the white and buff colors and hanging gardens; the grassy hill […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Asdrubal Cabrera, Fernando Rodney, Frustration, Padres, Petco Park, Replay, West Coast Trips |
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