One out from another inning on this, the eve of the Summer Olympics. The Mets had handed out pickleball paddles to lucky ticketholders when the night began, though I don’t think pickleball is an Olympic sport. I don’t think baseball is an Olympic sport this year, either, but that’s OK. We’re not going for the […]
 
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. |
 12 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Chris Sale, Edwin Diaz, Jeff McNeil, Jose Butto, Luis Severino, Olympics, Phil Maton, Rainbows, Ramon Laureano, Whit Merrifield Plan A, in all likelihood, was not to have Jake Diekman face Juan Soto and Aaron Judge with the Mets clinging to a smidge of a one-run lead. You could hear that judgment in Gary Cohen’s voice as WPIX went to the break before the bottom of the ninth at Yankee Stadium. You probably heard […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Aaron Judge, Adam Ottavino, Alex Young, Ben Rice, Christian Scott, Dedniel Nunez, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, J.D. Davis, Jake Diekman, Jeff McNeil, Jose Quintana, Luis Gil, Luis Severino, Luke Weaver, Michael Tonkin, Phil Maton, Relief Pitching, Subway Series, Yankees 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 You know the old baseball saying: The team that has the sixth-best record in the league, assuming it’s at least the third-best non-first place record in that same league, is a lock to go to the postseason. And if it’s not an old saying, let’s repeat it enough so it becomes one. Congratulations to our ceaselessly […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Mets, Adam Ottavino, Admirability, Brandon Nimmo, David Peterson, Grit, Jeff McNeil, Phil Maton, Rick White, Wild Card The basics of Tuesday night’s game all look good in the recapping. The Mets scored seven runs, powered by homers from Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor, All-Stars in our hearts even if they aren’t accorded that status next week. Nimmo’s homer was a summer-night special, an apparent fly ball that got high up into the humid […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Bad Relief Pitching, Dedniel Nunez, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, Jake Irvin, Jose Quintana, Nationals, Phil Maton, Reed Garrett, Relief Pitching |
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