When Joey Lucchesi, acquired from the Padres on January 19, Inauguration Eve, makes his first appearance as a Met, he will become the first Met to go by Joey. That’s a legitimate choice. Just ask Joey Votto, Joey Bishop or David Geddes, who took “Run Joey Run” to No. 4 in 1975. Just ask Joe […]
 
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. |
 12 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Joe Biden, Joe Christopher, Joe Crawford, Joe DePastino, Joe Foy, Joe Ginsberg, Joe Grzenda, Joe Hicks, Joe Hietpas, Joe McEwing, Joe Moock, Joe Nolan, Joe Orsulak, Joe Panik, Joe Pignatano, Joe Sambito, Joe Smith, Joe Torre, Joe Vitko, Joey Lucchesi, Names, Presidents, Team History, The Pinch-Running Files Welcome to A Met for All Seasons, a series in which we consider a given Met who played in a given season and…well, we’ll see. On the telephone, Andy Pafko said that it would be nice to get together, but that he didn’t belong in a book about the team. “I wasn’t in Brooklyn long enough,” […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1993 Mets, 1995 Mets, A Met for All Seasons, Joe Orsulak, Undeclared Jose Bautista will make history when he enters a game for his new team, becoming the first player to play for three separate NL East franchises in the same season. He hooked on with the Braves early in 2018, brought his talents to the Mets in May […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bob McClure, Braves, Bruce Chen, Cardinals, Cubs, Expos, Jeff Francouer, Joe Orsulak, Jorge Sosa, Jose Bautista, Jose Cardenal, Livan Hernandez, Luis Ayala, Marlins, Miguel Batista, Moises Alou, Nationals, NL East Four-Timers Club, Phillies, Pirates, Players Who Get Around, Ray Burris, Richie Hebner, Team History, Todd Zeile, Willie Montanez, Yorkis Perez One of the things I’ve enjoyed about this Mets era — 2015, 2016, 2017 — is the sense that even when these guys aren’t quite playing good ball, they know how to be good ballplayers, particularly good teammates. That probably comes from a proliferation of decent fellas playing the game for a decent interval. Live […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Amed Rosario, Brandon Nimmo, Debuts, Dom Smith, Dominic Smith, Hansel Robles, Joe Orsulak, Met Debuts, Veteran Presence Nice jersey, Dave. David Letterman built an impressive ratings lead once he moved from 12:35 AM on NBC and took over the 11:35 PM time slot on CBS in late August of 1993. All felt right with the comedic if not baseball world as that particular summer turned to fall. The guy who deserved […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1993 Mets, An Appreciation, Bartolo Colon, David Letterman, Joe Orsulak No matter which hitters constitute the heart of the Colorado Rockies order in a given series when the Mets play in Denver, the most daunting presence in the home team lineup remains Coors Field. The 20-year veteran may not intimidate in the fashion it did when it was a brash rookie, yet you can never […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1995 Mets, Bobby Abreu, Charlie Culberson, Coors Field, Dante Bichette, Jenrry Mejia, Joe Orsulak, Juan Lagares, Kyle Farnsworth, LaTroy Hawkins, Mike Remlinger, Nolan Ariendo |
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