 
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. |
All is fleeting, grasshopper. Even baseball teams. Especially baseball teams. Mets come, Mets go. The franchise is an ever-shifting assemblage of overlapping stints in orange and blue, some lasting years, some concluded in minutes. For a fun game, construct a chain of overlapping Met teammates back to 1962 with as few links as possible; what I […]  11 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Bullpen, Bullpen Churn, David Festa, David Stearns, Edwin Diaz, Huascar Brazoban, J.D. Martinez, Jesse Winker, Jose Butto, Mark Vientos, Paul Blackburn, Pete Alonso, Phil Maton, Ryne Stanek, Sean Manaea, Trade Deadline, Twins, Tyler Zuber 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 The first wave of excitement crested Wednesday night with the completion of the Subway Series sweep, both this week’s and this year’s. Of course it was exciting. It was Mets 12 Yankees 3, with five home runs for the visitors who made themselves at home inside the surprisingly friendly confines of Yankee Stadium. Two for […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Mets, Adam Ottavino, Alex Young, Danny Young, Emily Litella, Excitement, Fig Urine, Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Realization, Sean Manaea, Subway Series Sweep, Tyrone Taylor 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 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 In the early going Saturday, it sure looked like the Mets had reverted to the unholy mess they were throughout May. In the first inning they followed second and third and nobody out with a pop-out and a pair of Ks; in the second they wasted a leadoff single and then a one-out double. In […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dennis Santana, Derek Shelton, Edwin Diaz, Jack Suwinski, John Tumpane, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Oneil Cruz, Pete Alonso, Pirates, Reed Garrett, Umpiring 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 Since we’re Mets fans, we all knew the bullpen had issues. Since we’re adults, we all know progress isn’t always or even usually a smooth arc — it comes with fits and starts. A day after blowing a big lead because of a nightmarish inning of relief, the Mets endured a bunch of bad luck, came […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Astros, Brandon Nimmo, J.D. Martinez, Luis Severino, Mark Vientos, Matt Festa I stopped attending Subway Series games years ago because they’re like Thanksgiving dinners where every single uncle and cousin you dislike RSVPs that they’ll show up drunk and eager to talk politics. No thanks — I’ll catch these from my couch, where any woofing mookdom can be addressed as an internal affair. That part’s predictable; the […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Judge, Adam Ottavino, Brandon Nimmo, Bullpen, Carlos Mendoza, Danny Young, David Peterson, Dedniel Nunez, Francisco Alvarez, Gerrit Cole, Harrison Bader, J.D. Davis, Mark Vientos, Reed Garrett, Subway Series, Yankee, Yankees I didn’t expect a giddy stretch related to the 2024 Mets, and yet here we are. I was playing mini-golf and eating ice cream, meaning I was late to my assigned duties (sorry not sorry) and yet was only mildly surprised to find it was Forces of Good 7, Defending But Currently Not So Hot World […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andrew Knizner, Brandon Nimmo, David Peterson, DJ Stewart, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Grimace, Jon Gray, Laughers, Mark Vientos, Max Scherzer, Pete Alonso, Rangers, Steve Gelbs, Winning Streaks |
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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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