 
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. |
At least the Mets are shaking things up. You no longer tune in guaranteed to see a valiant starting pitcher labor in futility with zero run support, waiting for the one slip-up that will prove fatal. Oh, that possibility’s still front and center, but the Mets have expanded their repertoire. You might also get an acceptable, […]  14 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Amed Rosario, Brandon Nimmo, Hopelessness, Jacob Rhame, Jason Vargas, Michael Conforto, Mickey Callaway Teams in freefall have a certain stink to them — a weird funk of despair and anger, disbelief and anxiety. The relievers will self-destruct, the bats will fail, the defense will falter, the umps and/or fate will intervene. Players and fans alike carry themselves as if they know it and are just waiting for the […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Amed Rosario, Brandon Nimmo, Jason Vargas, Nick Markakis, Scott Copeland, Tim Peterson Saturday’s Mets game was one for the ages. I know I aged significantly during the three hours and thirty-six minutes it took for the Mets to lose the hell out of it. When the game and I were comparatively wide-eyed […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | AJ Ramos, Blowouts, Brewers, Chris Flexen, Jacob Rhame, Jason Vargas I noticed an SNY banner displayed by the bourbon-branded club on the Promenade level, which I found odd (the banner, not the bourbon) until I remembered Gary Cohen mentioned something Sunday about broadcasting Monday night’s game alfresco. Our announcers were out of doors, and so were Stephanie […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | AJ Ramos, Drawings, Jason Vargas, Marlins, Monday Night Baseball Technically, there’s no rule against using Jason Vargas and Hansel Robles in the same game, but that doesn’t mean a manager should be allowed to do it. Nevertheless, Mickey Callaway challenged common sense if not the letter of the law, and inevitable results ensued Tuesday night in Cincinnati. Vargas was characteristically […] 21 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bob G. Miller, Cliff Cook, Devin Mesoraco, Don Zimmer, Hansel Robles, Injuries, Jason Vargas, Matt Harvey, Reds, Todd Frazier, Trades, Tsuris Remember when the Mets were good? Our once-promising team is now thoroughly rooted in all-time last place, behind such worthies as the 2018 Baltimore Orioles, the 1962 Mets, the 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics and the 1899 Cleveland Spiders. That seemingly pretty decent 17-12 record? An illusion born of sabermetrics or some other newfangled defacement of the grand […] 24 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Freddie Freeman, Jason Vargas, Matt Harvey, Ozzie Albies, Ronald Acuna Jr. For the diehard Mets fan who pined away through 1,725 regular-season games awaiting the return of Jason Vargas — and there’s bound to be one of you out there somewhere — congratulations. You got exactly what you were missing. On July 3, […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Al Jackson, Bill Pulsipher, David Cone, Frank Lary, Jason Vargas, Jon Niese, Recidivist Mets, Starting Pitching, Team History, Tom Seaver When the expansion draft rolled around on October 8, 1961, the one conceived to simultaneously create and cripple the New York Mets as a nominally competitive entity, George Weiss attempted to build a winning pitching staff from not too many wins. The seven pitchers he chose — Roger Craig, Craig Anderson, Ray Daviault, Al Jackson, […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Ambiorix Burgos, Erstwhile 18-Game Winners, Jane Leavy, Jason Vargas, Mickey Lolich, Pitcher Wins, Sandy Koufax, Team History Faith and Fear in Flushing, which we dedicated as The Blog for Mets Fans Who Like to Read on February 16, 2005, turns 13 years old today, which is neither here nor there, unless you’ve come for a kiddush (in which case you might like to read the Haftorah) or you’re joining us in praise […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | An Appreciation, Anniversaries, Edgardo Alfonzo, Internal Affairs, Jason Vargas, Matt den Dekker, Mets Hall of Fame If we’re being fair to the primary participants and their loyal fans, this would be a good time to end the World Series. Each side has won twice, once at home, once on the road. Everybody’s had a chance to show their best selves. There’s something to feel good about from most every angle. We’ve seen […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2014 Postseason, Bruce Bochy, Casey Stengel, James Shields, Jason Vargas, Jay Leno, Jeff Torborg, Joaquin Arias, Joe Maddon, Leo Durocher, Les Moss, Managing, Ned Yost, Sparky Anderson, Terry Collins, Walt Alston, Woody Allen, Yusmeiro Petit |
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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