 
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 anyone hasn’t noticed, summer is here. Oh boy, is it ever here. Emily and I headed for Citi Field with our friends Erin and Marie on the first full day of our stay-home-and-work-vacation sans child (not to worry, he’s with grandparents having a fine time), and the blast furnace that was early-morning Brooklyn let us know […] The Roberto Alomar trade aside, is there anything about the Cleveland Indians to stir the blood of Mets fans? Has an Indians diehard ever gotten up in arms about what’s transpiring at Shea Stadium or Citi Field? When Mets-Indians actually compares favorably to such epic tilts as Mariners-Cardinals, Blue Jays-Padres and … ZZZZZ, oh, I’m sorry, […]  19 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Francisco Rodriguez, Ike Davis, Indians, Interleague Play, Jason Donald, Manny Acta Between all-purpose busyness and an awesome, awesomely exhausting wedding in Braves country, I’d missed my Mets, whose recent admirable gaffing of Marlins had been relegated to condensed games peered at blearily on At Bat. So it was a relief to find myself pottering around my own kitchen with the Mets on at a normal time […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Angel Pagan, Citi Field, Expectations, Fathers and Sons, Ike Davis, Jose Reyes, Mike Pelfrey, Padres Jonathon Niese endured. Ike Davis awoke. David Wright served the main course to one lucky Acela Club patron. The Florida Marlins learned that no one — and I mean no one — comes into our house and pushes us around (hubris not applicable on final days of seasons). And while all this was going on, […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1977 Mets, 2009 Mets, 2010 Mets, Acela Club, Bad Luck, Bernie Williams, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Chase Utley, Citi Field, Daniel Murphy, Darryl Strawberry, David Wright, Duke Snider, Gary Sheffield, Gil Hodges, Home Runs, Ike Davis, Injuries, Jimmy Sheckard, John Milner, John Stearns, Jon Niese, Kelvim Escobar, Mark Teixeira, Mel Ott, Mickey Mantle, Mike Jacobs, New Yankee Stadium, Polo Grounds, Renovated Yankee Stadium, Rod Barajas, Rudy, Shea Stadium, Steve Henderson, Steve Zabriskie, Team History, Tim Jordan, Washington Park, Yankee Stadium Frankie Rodriguez made a good pitch. David Wright made a great pickup and throw. Ike Davis made a fine scoop. But Hanley Ramirez made everything easier on the Mets by taking his sweet time for the first third of his trip down the first base line. We appreciate it, Hanley. We know you’re capable of doing […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Wright, Elmer Dessens, Gary Matthews Jr., Hanley Ramirez, Hustle, Ike Davis, Jeff Francoeur, John Franco, R.A. Dickey, Ruben Tejada Even fans of juggernauts endure a fair number of four-run deficits in the eighth, as games that haven’t felt particularly close trudge to a merciful conclusion. Being a baseball fan means putting up with God knows how many such affairs — lousy, irritating games that you stick with because bad baseball is ever so slightly […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Chris Carter, Comebacks, Ike Davis, Superstition Well! The endgame of tonight’s completely thrilling, slightly silly, altogether amazin’ Mets win was the perfect culmination of a sloppy, wacky, thoroughly entertaining affair, one that saw Mike Pelfrey fail just enough not to succeed and the Giants’ Jonathan Sanchez succeed just enough not to fail. The early frames brought that rather uncertain contest, as well […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Angel Hernandez, Ike Davis, Joy, Rod Barajas, Walkoffs Metsie, Metsie, Metsie! The amazin’, amazin’, amazin’ Mets capped a 9-1 homestand with yet another dismantling of the surprisingly hapless Dodgers, with good signs blooming all over the ballpark despite a chilly day. There was John Maine, throwing almost all fastballs and racking up swings and misses with them. There was Jason Bay, as hot as […] “Citi Field,” according to the 2010 Mets Media Guide, is “home to one of the longest ribbon boards in baseball.” That is most definitely not one of the Top 1,000 most interesting facts to be found in this otherwise indispensable publication. For that matter, the ribbon boards, when they’re flashing advertisements that have zero to […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2008 Mets, Angel Pagan, Bill Shea Bridge, Braves, Citi Field, David Wright, Frankie Rodriguez, Hisanori Takahashi, Ike Davis, Infield Fly Rule, Jason Bay, Joe Christopher, John Maine, Jose Reyes, Nagging Regret, Opportunity, Ribbon Boards, Ron Hunt, Sacrifice Flies, Steve Trachsel, Triples In case you haven’t turned on ESPN in the last week, the NFL Draft is in progress. It began Thursday night and it runs through late June. Makes for captivating theater, as in you’d have to hold me captive to get me to sit inside Radio City Music Hall for all 481 rounds of it. Correction: […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Cubs, David Wright, Ed Kranepool, Football, Frankie Rodriguez, Ike Davis, Johan Santana |
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. |
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