Welcome to the third chapter of Faith and Fear’s historical countdown of the The Top 100 Mets of the 2000s. A full introduction to what we’re doing is available here. These are the more or less best Mets we rooted for as Mets fans during the decade FAFIF came to be. In honor of the […]
 
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. |
 4 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Angel Pagan, Bubba Trammell, Dae-Sung Koo, Jae Seo, Jeff Francoeur, Mets of the 2000s, Mike Jacobs, Richard Hidalgo, Ryan Church, Shawn Green, Victor Diaz 1) Thanks to the kindness of an old friend, Greg, Emily and I got to see batting practice from the edge of the field. Michael Conforto is David Wright-level kind, signing anything and everything, posing for pictures and being supernaturally patient even when it might not be called for. (If you’re a major-league player who […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Beauty, Citi Field, Indians, J.D. Davis, Jeff Francoeur, Michael Conforto, Shane Bieber, Steven Matz There has to be some Mets fan out there who was called away during the bottom of the fifth and then had something to do in the top of the ninth. If so, sorry man — because the rest of Monday night’s game was about as snoozy as it gets. There’s something to be said for a lack […] 50 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bartolo Colon, Jeff Francoeur, Jeurys Familia, Michael Conforto Before the manager had to deliver the news that something “major” had happened to his indispensable player’s hamstring…before a backup catcher presumably said a prayer that nothing be hit to him in his unforeseen debut as a third baseman…before baseballs brushed back batters hither and yon…before replays weren’t reviewed even though it sure as hell […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alfonzo Marquez, Anthony Recker, Chase Utley, Citi Field, David Buchanan, David Wright, Harvey Day, Jeff Francoeur, Matt Harvey, Phillies, Terry Collins, Video Review On September 28, 2010, Ruben Tejada came to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning with a pair of runners on base and the Mets down 3-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers. He belted a double to deep left field. Ike Davis scored from third. Pinch-runner Luis Castillo chugged home from first. The Mets, already […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1999 Mets, Attendance, Bill Pulsipher, Craig Brazell, Jeff Francoeur, Jeromy Burnitz, Jerry Manuel, Jose Bautista, Lenny Harris, Luis Lopez, Mike Francesa, Mike Nickeas, One-Game Playoffs, Rangers, Rays, Ruben Tejada, Tampa Bay, Team History, The Ruben; Reds, The Simpsons, Tim Bogar, Tropicana Field, Victor Diaz, Walkoffs Jeff Francoeur is suddenly a Texas Ranger, in the leaderly company of Alex Cora. Rod Barajas is a happily homestanding Los Angeles Dodger. Jason Bay is a dizzy denizen of the Disabled List, perhaps wishing life worked as it does in the cartoons and that if he could just slam his face into another outfield […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Clubhouse Chemistry, Jeff Francoeur, Joaquin Arias, Lucas Duda, Trades Well, anybody see that coming? I just got back from three days in San Francisco (where I risked my college pals’ wrath during our annual get-together by riding shotgun on Johan’s no-hit bid, resulting in a curious ambivalence when Placido Polanco RUINED EVERYTHING) and tomorrow morning I’m heading out for six days in Orlando and Providence, […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos Beltran, Fernando Martinez, Hope, Jeff Francoeur, Jose Reyes, Josh Thole, Mike Pelfrey, Prospects, Ruben Tejada, Youth Francisco Rodriguez did not evoke visions of Neil Allen Saturday night. He was simply Francisco Rodriguez, the closer we hoped we’d be getting when he was signed in December 2008. Ever since trying his hardest to blow the final game in San Francisco, that’s pretty much been the K-Rod we’ve received. The Mets’ 1-0 gem included […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alex Cora, Fernando Martinez, Frankie Rodriguez, Jeff Francoeur, Johan Santana, Ruben Tejada Part 1: Friday Night Frights Went to see the Mets play ball. Lovely evening, and great company in my pals Wayne and Amanda, the latter a visitor and, horrible to say, a Yankee fan. (She was also a model guest — I didn’t once hear the number 27, an invocation of rings or a sentence ended […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Heilman, Albert Pujols, Blogging, Carlos Beltran, Chip Hale, Citi Field, Dave Racaniello, David Wright, Jeff Francoeur, Jose Reyes, Randy Niemann, Raul Valdes, Reporters You could have colored me the whitest shade of pale orange and blue when I saw Frankie “Release K-Rod Now” Rodriguez return to the mound in the bottom of the tenth inning to attempt to do with a one-run lead what he couldn’t do with a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning. “I […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Angel Pagan, Darryl Hamilton, David Wright, Frankie Rodriguez, General Custer, Ideal Saves, Jay Payton, Jeff Francoeur, Jerry Manuel, Johan Santana, Managing, Phil Cuzzi, Plays That Don't Show Up in the Box Score, Relief Pitching, Streaks, Travis Ishikawa, Umpiring |
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