For me, it was Amos Otis. When I was coming to full baseball consciousness in 1970, I was aware the Kansas City Royals had a promising young centerfielder named Amos Otis. He was an American League All-Star with speed, very highly regarded. That much I knew. What I didn’t pick up on immediately was that […]
 
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. |
We’ll be running into Jeff Kent in Los Angeles this weekend, something you might not have bet on 15 years ago next month. Jeff Kent was not wanted by Mets fans, not for David Cone. The 1992 Mets had already reached base camp at the bottom of their mountain after having careened steadily downhill through […]  5 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Alex Trevino, David Cone, Ed Kranepool, Hubie Brooks, Jeff Kent, John Franco, Last Met Standing, Lee Mazzilli, Longest Ago Met Still Active, Nolan Ryan, Team History, Tom Seaver, Tug McGraw Holy crap! The baseball season starts in less than a week! I’ve been holed up with my Snigh for the last few days and realize that everything I’m seeing (except for the sailing show, the poker show and the Dean Martin Roasts infomercial) translates to potential implications for the first days of the rest of our […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Al Jackson, Chris Cannizzaro, Ed Kranepool, Felix Mantilla, Jeff Kent, Jesse Orosco, John Franco, Longest Ago Met Still Active, Nolan Ryan, Team History, Tug McGraw |
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