 
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. |
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 Present at Tuesday night’s game against the Orioles: my wife, my kid, and my father-in-law. Not present at Tuesday night’s game against the Orioles: me, AKA your recapper. Honestly I got by far the better part of the deal. Well, sort of. I had a previous commitment with my buddies in the Brooklyn Bridge Park free kayaking program — […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Brooklyn Cyclones, Gunnar Henderson, Jose Quintana, Orioles There’s a post to be written about how the rest of the season is a chance for David Peterson and Tylor Megill — your last two Mets starters down in Baltimore — to show they belong in the starting rotation, to demonstrate that they’re more than just fill-ins for now-traded Hall of Famers, to add […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Peterson, Disappointment, Orioles, Tylor Megill James McCann destroyed the team that sent him away, going 3 for 3 with 5 RBIs and even stealing a base. That’s the headline, but the punchline comes courtesy of our Metsmerized buddy Mike Mayer: Only two catchers have ever had at least 3 hits, 5 RBIs, a walk and a steal in a game against […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, David Peterson, Francisco Alvarez, James McCann, Josh Walker, Mark Vientos, Orioles, Starling Marte The Mets got their butts kicked in Baltimore on Tuesday night. Things went just fine at the outset, as Francisco Lindor walked and Pete Alonso hit a line drive into the left-field stands for a quick 2-0 lead. But David Peterson struggled through the first, gave up three in the second and was excused further duties […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bruce Zimmermann, David Peterson, Debacles, Maikel Franco, Orioles, Pete Alonso, Robert Gsellman, Young Pitching The Mets have played a fair number of snoozy low-scoring games this year, but on Tuesday they played a fun low-scoring one — a genuine pitchers’ duel, followed by a sequence of unlikely events, capped off by a satisfying cameo for one of the stranger secret weapons they’ve had in a long time. The pitchers’ duel […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Albert Almora Jr., Dom Smith, Freddy Galvis, John Means, Jonathan Villar, Kevin Pillar, Marcus Stroman, Orioles, Patrick Mazeika, Unlikely Events, Walkoffs Frank Robinson managed among us not so long ago, in 2005 and 2006, skippering the Washington Nationals upon their transfer from Montreal. As Mets fans, we mostly rolled our eyes at or rooted against Robinson when he poked his head out of the RFK or Shea dugout. […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1969 Mets, 2006 Mets, An Appreciation, Frank Robinson, Moment of Silence, Nationals, Orioles Why win by one when you can win by eleven? The Mets can win by eleven? The answer to the latter is yes, apparently. The answer to the former is never win by one when you can win by eleven. […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Deep-Dive Mets Fandom, Jack Reinheimer, Jose Reyes, Kevin Plawecki, Lou Thornton, Mets Third Basemen, Most Mets in One Season, Orioles, Romps, Routs, Team History, Todd Frazier, Zack Wheeler If the Orioles played us every day, they’d be 162-0. Seriously, this is getting to be a bit much. The Orioles need the Hubble telescope to see fourth place, let alone the top of the standings, but they’ve had no problem handling us this year. On Tuesday Jason Vargas pitched decently enough, but I still maintain there’s no […] Little is more ideal than a midweek afternoon game, a pitchers’ duel unfolding in the sun and the whole affair playing out quickly enough to not bog anybody down in the worst of a rush hour commute. Of course baseball’s ideals take a pounding when left in […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1969 Mets, Anthony Swarzak, Interleague Play, Midweek Afternoon Games, Offensive Ineptitude, Orioles, Pitchers' Duels, Weather Education Day, Zack Wheeler |
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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