I was driving through my hometown
I was just kinda killin’ time
When I seen a face staring out of a black velvet painting
From the window of the five and dime
I couldn’t quite recall the name
But the pose looked familiar to me
So I asked the salesgirl,
“Who was that man […]
 
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. |
 6 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Bruce Springsteen, Matt Harvey, Paul Sewald, Safe Words, Winning Streaks Halted Should this have been written in 2017? Perhaps. But in an off-season as exciting as this one, it’s hard to find a place for evergreen features. (First of many sighs.) Background: I have a trio of binders, long ago dubbed The Holy Books (THB) by Greg, that contain a baseball card for every Met on the all-time […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2017 Mets, A.J. Ramos, Adam Wilk, Amed Rosario, Baseball Cards, Chase Bradford, Chasen Bradford, Chris Flexen, Dominic Smith, Jacob Rhame, Jamie Callahan, Kevin McGowan, Neil Ramirez, Nori Aoki, Paul Sewald, Phillip Evans, The Holy Books, Tomas Nido, Tommy Milone, Travis Taijeron, Tyler Pill We’ve rooted for good Mets teams in Septembers when they’ve lost ballgames badly. When every game matters in pursuit of the playoffs, every loss stings deeply. One loss can be all it takes to end the chase for which we as fans live, so of course we’re gonna take it hard when it lands on […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dominic Smith, Hansel Robles, Jacob deGrom, Jose Reyes, Mad Men, Paul Sewald, Reds, Replay Review, Sal Romano, Scott Schebler, Sundays, Travis d'Arnaud In the summer of 1977, with Tom Seaver exiled to Cincinnati, the Mets tried to lure fans back to Shea Stadium with the cheery come-on “bring your kids to see our kids.” It didn’t work — nothing short of M. Donald Grant’s public execution would have worked under the circumstances — but this month I keep […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Amed Rosario, Brandon Nimmo, Chris Flexen, Dominic Smith, Hope, Michael Conforto, Paul Sewald, Youth In case you didn’t stay up Thursday night, the Mets stayed down again in Los Angeles. They lost all four games they played there this week. They lost in such numbing fashion that when they appeared on the verge of losing in a fairly professional manner, it felt like victory. Then the professionalism seeped away […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Cody Bellinger, Dale Murray, George Bamberger, Jerry Blevins, Justin Turner, Paul Sewald, Pedro Baez, Steven Matz, Terry Collins Gladys Knight wasn’t wrong when she concluded, over radios everywhere as 1973 became 1974, that she really had to use her imagination to keep on keepin’ on. Yet her compadres the Pips couldn’t have been more right when they offered her this message of positive reinforcement: You’re too strong not to keep on keepin’ on. If you’ve […] 25 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Addison Reed, Comebacks, Cubs, Curtis Granderson, Gerry Goffin, Gladys Knight, Injuries, Jerry Blevins, Jose Reyes, Josh Smoker, Juan Lagares, Kyle Schwarber, Lucas Duda, Matt Harvey, Neil Walker, Paul Sewald, Pinch-Hitting, Pitchers Hitting, Rafael Montero, Steven Matz, The Pips What an impressive young man, that Dansby Swanson. The cut of his jib is first-rate, tip-top, simply splendid. Let me show you a few choice selections from his defensive portfolio Friday night… Hmm, I can’t seem to find any of them. Why, that Dansby Swanson seems to have leapt as from out of nowhere and snatched […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Braves, Curtis Granderson, Dansby Swanson, Impressive, Matt Harvey, Michael Conforto, Paul Sewald, Young Lucas Duda’s second home run had just left the building and perhaps the solar system. The Mets’ seventh run of the evening was crossing the plate, their lead over the Pirates was reaching three and it was only the fifth inning. My good friend Jeff, once he was done jumping up and down like the […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dreamy Offensive Onslaughts, Hideous T-Shirts, Lucas Duda, Matt Harvey, Nightmarish Pitching Performances, Paul Sewald A couple of times in my life, I’ve witnessed someone forget to engage the parking brake while on a slight incline. (OK, once I was that person.) The car doesn’t move all that swiftly at first on its journey to where it’s not supposed to be, but its momentum builds steadily and pretty soon the slow-motion disaster has become inevitable, […] “Rock bottom” gets thrown around a lot in sports, and is invoked as a good thing. No, rock bottom isn’t a place you want to visit, but if you do find yourself there, at least you can’t go any lower. The only possible direction is up. Throw in a pinch of resilience, a sprinkle of rosy memories and […] 28 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dinelson Lamet, Horribleness, Josh Edgin, Paul Sewald, Rafael Montero |
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