In an unusually clever bit of scheduling, Major League Baseball has sent the St. Louis Cardinals to Queens this weekend to play the New York Mets, 40 years after a player the St. Louis Cardinals sent to Queens began to play for the New York Mets, albeit in Montreal. It was on June 15, 1983, […]
 
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. |
 3 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1983 Mets, Bob Bailor, Jesse Orosco, Keith Hernandez, Mike Torres, Mookie Wilson, National League Town, Scott Holman, Team History Those wisps of smoke visible in the autumn sky remind us that this has been a busy birthday week amid the lofty heights of the Mets’ Mount Pitchmore, with Dwight Gooden turning 58 on November 16 and the 78th anniversary of Tom Seaver being born having come around on November 17. Next date to celebrate, […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Alay Soler, Bob Apodaca, Bob Moorhead, Bob Myrick, Brent Gaff, Chris Schwinden, Corey Oswalt, Craig Swan, David Peterson, Dwight Gooden, Eric Hillman, Jacob deGrom, Jason Isringhausen, Jenrry Mejia, Jeremy Hefner, Jerry Koosman, Jim McAndrew, Lifetime Mets, Loopholes, Mike Bruhert, Mount Pitchmore, PItching, Randy Tate, Scott Holman, Seth Lugo, Team History, Team Records That Are Absolutely Crazy, Tom Seaver, Tom Seaver's Birthday, Tylor Megill, William DeVaughn Adam Greenberg gets his second chance for a first impression tonight in Miami. The Marlins responded to his (and his filmmaker advocates’) “position wanted” campaign by saying, in essence, what the hell, it’s a great story, you’ve got a good cause, go put on a uniform, we’ll pinch-hit you in a game that doesn’t much […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Greenberg, Anderson Hernandez, Blaine Beatty, Bob Apodaca, Bobby Parnell, Butch Benton, Carlos Mendoza, Carlos Muniz, Charlie Greene, Charlie Puleo, Chris Jelic, Cleon Jones, David West, Dean Chance, Dillon Gee, Doc Medich, Don Rose, Duffy Dyer, Ed Kranepool, Fred Lewis, Glendon Rusch, Greg Goossen, Jeff Gardner, Jessie Hudson, Joe Hietpas, Joe Nolan, Joe Vitko, John Candelaria, John Christensen, John Mitchell, Jorge Velandia, Juan Castillo, Kenny Greer, Last-Picked Mets, Lee Mazzilli, Les Rohr, Mark Corey, Mike Fitzgerald, Mike Glavine, Nolan Ryan, Pat Strange, Phil Humber, R.A. Dickey, Randy Myers, Randy Sterling, Ray Burris, Robert Person, Ronn Reynolds, Roy Staiger, Scott Holman, September, Team History, Tobi Stoner, Todd Haney, Tom Parsons, Valentino Pascucci, Victory Faust I wish I could remember the young man’s name. I remember his age, 15. I met him last summer on an Amazin’ Tuesday at Two Boots. Big Mets fan, big fan of the blog, he said. Within a few minutes of introducing himself, he was excitedly explaining to me why the Mets would be in […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bill Laxton, Billy Baldwin, Carlos Gomez, Craig Swan, Dwight Gooden, Fernando Martinez, Fernando Nieve, Ike Davis, Jeff Bittiger, Jenrry Mejia, Joe Smith, Jon Heyman, Jon Niese, Lastings Milledge, Mickey Lolich, Mike Jacobs, Mike Pelfrey, Mike Vail, Neil Allen, Nelson Figueroa, Prospects, RIck Ownbey, Roy Staiger, Ruben Tejada, Scott Holman, Sergio Ferrer, Team History, Tim Leary |
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