This starts as a story of incrementalism in action, or the inaction of incrementalism, and how what had been the case practically forever was suddenly no longer the case at all. To appreciate how spectacular the eventual great leap forward in question was, we shall travel back, as we so often have in 2019, to […]
 
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. |
 10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Home Runs, Most Valuable Met, Pete Alonso, Rookie History, Rookie of the Year, Team History, Tommie Agee Oh, those beautiful round numbers coming out of the most roundly spelled state in the union, O-H-I-O… 10 wins for the preeminent pitcher in the league. Three-and-a-half out of where we wanna be with nine to play. That’s […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1973 Mets, 50 Home Runs, Gary Cohen, Home Runs, Howie Rose, Jacob deGrom, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Team History There was a clinching at Citi Field on Monday night. Nothing involving a Wild Card, except for the Mets assuring themselves at least one more evening keeping time at the pennant race party. Nothing definitive for the previously surging Diamondbacks, either, except for confirming our suspicions that Wilmer Flores would make us remember him at […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Edwin Diaz, Home Runs, Jacob deGrom, John Franco, Kumquats, Pete Alonso, Savers vs. Sluggers, Saves, Seth Lugo, Team History, Wilmer Flores Pete Alonso’s team record-setting 42nd home run. Weave those three uplifting elements into a broader story about a hypothetical magnificent Mets win achieved amid a sizzling Mets playoff chase and you’ve got some late-August iconography for the ages. Isolate them from […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Chris Mazza, Home Runs, Marcus Stroman, Pete Alonso, Stirrups. Michael Conforto, Team History, Team Records, Wilson Ramos It’s too late for massive regret where Saturday night’s sloppiness is concerned. It’s Sunday morning, and another game is directly in front of us. It’s too early for despair where 2019 is concerned. Thirty-three games remain, and despite an ugly 9-5 loss facilitated by the Braves playing admirable heads-up baseball and the Mets playing abysmal […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1996 Mets, Alan Suriel, Amed Rosario, Billy Hamilton, Brad Brach, Carlos Beltran, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Cervelli, Heads Up Their Asses, Heads-Up Baseball, Home Runs, J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil, Juan Lagares, Pete Alonso, Team History, Todd Hundley, Zack Wheeler When the Mets finish up with the Cardinals they will play their next 19 games against the Braves, Cubs, Phillies and Yankees, bringing them to the All-Star break. Those four clubs have a collective winning percentage of .572. You never know in baseball, but those 19 games may provide a decisive verdict about who, exactly, […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Nola, Dave Kingman, Home Runs, Jacob deGrom, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Predictions, Rhys Hoskins, Wilmer Font When you play in a bandbox, strike up the band nice and loud. The Mets hit only one home run on Tuesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium and lost by seven. The Mets hit three home runs on Tuesday night in the same selectively diminutive venue — brothers […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1962 Mets, 1976 Mets, 90th Birthdays, At This Pace, Carlos Beltran, Contemporary Bobby Riggs Reference, Darryl Strawberry, Dave Kingman, Doris Day, Frank Thomas, Hack Wilson, Home Runs, Marlon Byrd, Mickey Mantle, Pete Alonso, Roger Maris, Subway Series, Team History, Todd Hundley “Did you get everything we need for the party? I don’t think these painfully bland t-shirts we promised are going to excite anybody.” 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Altherr, Adeiny Hechavarria, Amed Rosario, Drew Gagnon, Ervin Santana, Hector Santiago, Home Runs, Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Noah Syndergaard, Pete Alonso, Tigers, Wild Parties, Wilson Ramos Pete Alonso was National League Rookie of the Month for April and National League Rookie of the Night on Tuesday. He is a veteran in kid’s clothing any time you hear him speak. He is a franchise player exploding all around us.
The 25-minute sogginess delay at the outset. The third starting catcher in three starts. The unfamiliar opponent from the uninvited league. The ballpark and broadcast advertisements for a namesake casino that misidentifies his number. The odds that it had to happen eventually. The species of which every […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Ends of All Good Things, Home Runs, Jacob deGrom, Pete Alonso, Quality Starts, Streaks, Travis d'Arnaud, Twins |
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