 
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. |
After their 131st game, the 2024 New York Mets accomplished something Sunday they hadn’t managed to do after their previous 130: they posted their first Unique Record of the year. With their loss to the Padres, they appear in the standings at 68-63. No Mets team has ever been 68-63 after 131 games. I can’t say […]  13 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  George H.W. Bush, J.D. Martinez, Jose Iglesias, Jose Quintana, Leon Russell, Mark Vientos, Padres, Team History, The Simpsons, Unique Records, WCBS, White Sox Take a moment and consider the life of Huascar Brazoban. Not long ago he was stuck on the Marlins, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. offering near-daily examples of being a bad teammate, Skip Schumaker staring out of the dugout like a man who can’t bear to think how long he’ll be on county work release, and the […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Huascar Brazoban, Jake Cronenworth, Jeff McNeil, Jose Iglesias, Keith Hernandez, Mark Vientos, Marlins, Padres, Pete Alonso, Phil Maton, Reed Garrett, Rene Rivera The chair recognizes the delegate from Manaea. Mister Secretary! The great state of Manaea wishes to cast all seven-plus of its innings, including the first five-and-two-thirds that were absolutely PERFECT, for the team that allows its starting pitcher to consistently go at least seven innings when able, the team we will strive like HECK to bring […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Edwin Diaz, Enthusiasm, Francisco Lindor, Jesse Winker, Jose Butto, Jose Iglesias, Mark Vientos, Orioles, Political Conventions, Sean Manaea, Walkoffs I’d like the bottom of the third inning from Friday night’s game bottled, if you please. Seriously, that was a high ABV brew to settle even the most high-strung Mets fan’s nerves. Down 2-0 against Charlie Morton — one of the few remaining big leaguers with sufficient tenure to have appeared at Shea — the Mets […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Duvall, Adam Ottavino, Braves, Charlie Morton, Eric Orze, Francisco Alvarez, Howie Rose, J.D. Martinez, Jake Diekman, Jose Iglesias, Keith Raad, Lino Urdaneta, Marcell Ozuna, Mark Vientos, Ryne Stanek, Tylor Megill, Wild Card Monday night’s game against the always delightful Marlins in always delightful New Soilmaster Stadium unfolded as your recapper and family made their way from coastal Maine to an ancient inn outside of Boston, and the game kept morphing and changing shape along with our situation and surroundings. While we were bombing down 95 south of Portland […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Ghosts, Jake Burger, Jeff McNeil, Jose Iglesias, Josh Bell, Marlins, Yonny Chirinos On Sunday morning, I read the Mets had lost their final game before the All-Star break the previous seven years there had been an All-Star break (which is to say not including 2020). Hence, I kept my hopes in check that the Mets would extend their momentum to a six-game winning streak and burnish the […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | All-Star Break, Annual Loss Before the Break, Ezequiel Tovar, Jose Iglesias, Jose Quintana, Michael Toglia, Pete Alonso, Rockies I wanted to go home from Friday night’s game sick of “OMG”. I wanted it to be forced down my throat and stuck in my ear. I wanted it to be played to within an inch of my life. I want the Mets’ home run song to be blared incessantly because I want the Mets […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A/V Overkill, ABBA, Candelita, Edwin Diaz, Harrison Bader, Jake Diekman, Jose Iglesias, Mark Vientos, OMG, Phil Maton, Sean Manaea, Surviving Our Bullpen, Vibes Some random observations from the Mets’ cudgeling of Patrick Corbin and the Nationals: I’m going to get the complaining out of the way first: Dear God, what did they do to the black uniforms? Eliminating the white drop shadow was a dreadful idea; without it, the tops look murky and muddy, with the orange and blue […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Black Jerseys, Francisco Lindor, Gary Cohen, Grimace, Hope, Jake Diekman, Jose Butto, Jose Iglesias, Joy, Nationals, Patrick Corbin, Reed Garrett, Summer Nights, Uniform Numbers, Uniforms, Wild Card When your team’s going well, you call a game like Sunday afternoon’s things like “an inspiring win” or perhaps “proof of resilience.” When your team’s going badly, you just laugh at being randomly atop karma’s wheel for a day. I’m not sure what to call Sunday afternoon’s game, because I’m not sure what the Mets are. One of […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aroldis Chapman, Blown Saves, Brandon Nimmo, Colin Holderman, Comebacks, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, Jose Iglesias, Luis Ortiz, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Nick Gonzales, Pirates, Sean Manaea This recap’s headline is a term we’ve heard a lot in the sabermetric age, as front offices search for previously overlooked and/or undervalued traits in players. The last two nights, I’ve found a new market inefficiency as a fan: You don’t need to watch the part of the game that doesn’t matter. I don’t recommend this […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Dedniel Nunez, Extra Innings, Francisco Alvarez, Jeff McNeil, Jose Iglesias, Mark Vientos, Nationals, Pete Alonso, Rob Manfred, Robert Garcia, Soapboxes |
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. 
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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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