 
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 story is possibly apocryphal, but it’s worth retelling. On a Friday night in 2017, the phone rang in the office of a New York-area baseball blog. The caller had a question: “How many runs did the Mets give up today?” The person working the desk reported, “None.” The caller had a followup: “Did they win?” Yes, […]  15 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1964 Mets, Addison Reed, Andrelton Simmons, Angels, Ben Revere, Cameron Maybin, Damn Yankees, Danny Espinosa, Internal Affairs, Jacob deGrom, Jerry Blevins, Jimmy Breslin, Joan Payson, Jose Reyes, Losing Streaks, Michael Conforto, Mike Scioscia, Mike Trout, Paul Sewald, Rene Rivera, Ricky Nolasco, The Americans, The Waltons, The West Wing, Welcome Back Kotter I sincerely wish R.A. Dickey had continued his recent Rad ways against the Marlins in festive San Juan instead of throwing his first indisputably Icky start. Of course I do. Still, an infinitesimal bit of me is mildly relieved to discover R.A. Dickey is essentially like the rest of us. Seriously, I was beginning to have […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Being There, R.A. Dickey, Ricky Nolasco, The Sunshine Boys If you had to choose, would you rather be hobbled by horrible starting pitching or terrible relief? Too much bad starting pitching and the air is consistently out of the fan balloon by the third or fourth inning, leaving you grousing about wasted evenings and wondering if there isn’t something else you should be doing, possibly […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bad Luck, Fernando Tatis, First Loss of the Season After a Win, John Baker, John Maine, Marlins, Ricky Nolasco |
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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