 
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. |
Some won-lost records just jump out at me. For example, the Mets losing Sunday and falling to 20-23 sparked my recognition that the Mets hit that very same mark 24 years earlier. In 1990, losing and falling to 20-23 presented a platform for firing the most successful manager in franchise history. After guiding the Mets to […]  6 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1962 Mets, 1965 Mets, 1986 Mets, 1988 Mets, 1990 Mets, 1993 Mets, 2003 Mets, 2006 Mets, 2007 Mets, 2008 Mets, 2009 Mets, 2010 Mets, 2012 Mets, 2013 Mets, Davey Johnson, Milestones, Records, Team History David Wright now stands alone atop the admittedly rather smallish peak known as All-Time Mets Hits Leaders. He got there with a third-inning tapper up the third-base line, a little excuse-me roller that was thrown away and left Wright waving — perhaps a trifle sheepishly — from second base. It was a small hit for […] Nobody can unearth a personal baseball milestone the way I can, yet other than acknowledging their existence — My 200th Win at Shea! My 500th Mets Game Anywhere! My 500th Regular Season Home Mets Game! — I don’t seem to do anything about them. Not this time, though. Not when I saw my 100th game at […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Citi Field, Commuting, Empathy, Jeremy Hefner, Milestones, Omar Quintanilla, Pitchers Hitting, R.A. Dickey, Scott Hairston, Treat Yo Self Magnetic schedules attract me. I have one from every season since the Mets have been giving them out. I was determined to not let that streak end last year. Magnetic Schedule Day was a Sunday, April 10, 2011. I’d been to the Home Opener on Friday. I’d been to the game the night before. Truth […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dana Brand, Hofstra Conference, Magnetic Schedules, Milestones, Willie Harris From the Department of Milestones You Didn’t Realize Existed: tonight — barring calamity (or rain) — will be the 1,000th consecutive Mets game recapped by Faith and Fear in Flushing. I don’t know that you can call them recaps in the traditional sense. That’s why somewhere amid our text we link you to the ESPN.com Mets […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Blogging, Internal Affairs, Mets Fans, Milestones Aaron Heilman has been thwarted in his latest attempt to make a starting rotation and will pitch in relief for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Adam Wainwright is officially on the 60-Day Disabled List. Oliver Perez is feeling his way through a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. Jeff Suppan has been released by the San […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 2006 Mets, 2006 NLCS, Aaron Heilman, Adam Wainwright, Anniversaries, Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, Gratitude, Jeff Suppan, Milestones, Oliver Perez, Regret, Team History, Yadier Molina Saluting No. 41 on the Empire level (couldn't find his statue). It’s amazing how the memory of Seaver’s greatness has faded in New York over the last 20 years. Pitchers whose accomplishments are anywhere near Seaver’s might have been expected to have gained in reputation from having pitched 12 seasons under the scrutiny of […] The 8,702nd day of my life was October 27, 1986. You will almost definitely recognize that date as the last time the Mets won a World Series — and perhaps as Jon Niese’s birthday. Back then, in the aftermath of that blessed event of which I was cognizant, I figured the next episode of the […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1969 Mets, 1986 Mets, Longing, Milestones, Patience, Team History Happy birthday to us! How old are we now? February 16, 2005 is our blue and orange-letter day, having begun this thing of ours precisely a half-decade ago today. Thus, as we blow out the candles, I’d like to share five reflections on five years of blogging […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1995 Mets, 2005 Mets, Anniversaries, Blogging, Carlos Beltran, Gilda Radner, Internal Affairs, Milestones |
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. 
Volume I of The Happiest Recap: 50+ Years of the New York Mets As Told in 500+ Amazin' Wins by Greg Prince is available in print and for Kindle on Amazon. 
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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