 
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. |
Welcome to the United Kingdom. Before you enter the country, you must fill out this customs form. NAME: New York Mets OCCUPATION: Major League Baseball Team PRIMARY DESTINATION WHILE VISITING: London Stadium REASON FOR VISIT: Baseball Games (2) WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DECLARE? • We declare we have swept our three most recent baseball games, from the […]  10 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Adrian Houser, Customs, Danny Young, Dedniel Nunez, Francisco Lindor, Joe Hudson, Jose Iglesias, London Series, Luis Severino, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Momentum, Pete Alonso, Taxi Squad Dull and dreary turned to bright and shiny in an instant — the very last instant. If you’re gonna make such a switch, latest inevitably proves better than never. Had Brandon Nimmo not swung and connected for the walkoff two-run homer that transformed a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 victory, dull and dreary was prepared to […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Braves, Bright, Dreary, Dull, Ed Kranepool, Edwin Diaz, Esix Snead, ESPN, Jarred Kelenic, Jeff McNeil, John Bateman, Luis Severino, Mother’s Day, Old Friends, Pinch-Runners Who Homer, Pinch-Running, Ray Sadecki, Ronald Acuna Jr., Shiny, The Shawshank Redemption, Zack Short I don’t know if therapy rays are actually a thing (they probably are), but I’ve been to Tropicana Field, which has the affect of the world’s largest basement rec room and smells vaguely like pool cleaner, and the most interesting part of the stadium is the oft-shown pool where cownose rays swim around in a […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, Luis Severino, Pete Alonso, Randy Arozarena, Rays, Stolen Bases, Tropicana Field I know you don’t want to hear it right now, but that was a great game. It zipped along taut and tense, it featured a great pitchers’ duel and a brush with history, it turned on a player’s split-second decision, and it ended with a crushing reversal of fortune. If you were in the park — […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bad Fundies, Brandon Nimmo, Christopher Morel, Cubs, Dansby Swanson, Disgusting Losses, Edwin Diaz, Jameson Taillon, Joe Wallis, Joey Wendle, Luis Guillorme, Luis Severino, No-Hit Bids, Tom Seaver Well, at least this time Mets pitchers didn’t walk anybody. Luis Severino wasn’t giving out free passes Tuesday night in San Francisco, and for four innings he wasn’t let any Giant earn his way onto the bases either. But the well ran dry in the fifth as lousy sequencing and buzzards’ luck combined to turn a […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Giants, Late Night West Coast Games, Logan Webb, Luis Severino When your team’s bad you spend a lot of time fuming about how it should be made good. This guy who’s failed too often needs to lose his job to this guy who hasn’t failed yet, any fool can see the lineup should be revamped so it works like this, etc. I’m not generally one for […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bobby Witt Jr., Brett Baty, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, Jeff McNeil, Luis Severino, Michael Wacha, Out, Pete Alonso, Royals, The Baseball Gods As soon as you understand that a manager is going to try to “stay away” from using the relievers he relies on most, you also understand you’re going to need either a spit-ton of runs from your lineup or a comparable amount of innings from your starting pitcher. By the middle of the sixth inning […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Jake Diekman, Luis Severino, Moment of Silence, Pat Zachry, Reds, Relief Pitching, Unease, Yohan Ramirez Years ago, after too many not-yet-spring days spent at Shea watching it rain, waiting in horrible lines for bad coffee or both, my wife instituted a rule: No ballpark visits before May. In recent years, as I’ve become older and grumpier and more fragile, I’ve made her rule my own. I hope Opening Day is […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Brett Baty, Brewers, Carlos Mendoza, Citi Field, Discontent, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Jeff McNeil, Luis Severino, Pete Alonso, Piano Man, Rhys Hoskins, Yoan Lopez, Yohan Ramirez “What a break,” the player said. “Wow! This is great. I can hardly believe it. Imagine going to a club like the Phillies. I feel like I’ve been born again.” The player was Buddy Harrelson, on the occasion of his trade from the Mets in Spring Training 1978. The Mets were founded in 1962 and were […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Mets, Adrian Gonzalez, Adrian Houser, Bud Harrelson, Buddy Harrelson, Dom Smith, Harrison Bader, Home, J.D. Martinez, Jake Diekman, Joey Wendle, Jorge Lopez, Luis Severino, Mark Vientos, Mets Home Opener, Mets Opening Day, Michael Tonkin, Opening Day, Patches, Sean Manaea, Tyrone Taylor, Yohan Ramirez, Zack Short I count fourteen players with major league experience the Mets have picked up in the past month or so. I feel I recognize five, maybe six of the names. I’ve probably seen a few others as Met opponents but forgotten them. A generous portrayal of their collective appeal would be they provide our team with […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Mets, Depth, Free Agents, Joey Wendle, Jorge Lopez, Jose Iglesias, Luis Severino, Museum Gift Shops, Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Heineman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Zack Short |
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