 
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. |
If a team starts the season 1-1, the third game is a Rorschach test. It usually determines whether you’ve won or lost your first series. It always determines whether you’re 2-1 or 1-2. It’s undeniably true that the third game also determines whether your winning percentage will be .667, which is the stuff of awestruck recollections […]  5 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  David Peterson, Dellin Betances, Jacob Barnes, Jeff McNeil, Joey Lucchesi, Michael Conforto, Small Sample Sizes As of tonight’s off night, per the current non-operative schedule, the 2020 Mets would have played eight games already. They were slated for nine, but the second of them, on Saturday, March 28, would have been rained out. I can’t prove that — I can’t prove anything where the 2020 Mets are concerned — but […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2020 Mets, Familiar Fan Instincts, Small Sample Sizes Tom Seaver returned from M. Donald Exile (a.k.a. Cincinnati) on April 5, 1983, and though it was as if order had been restored to Shea Stadium, one element of the Metsian universe had been disturbed. The home uniform Tom donned for his triumphant restoration as king of our hill had been notably altered. The emperor’s […] 2 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1983 Mets, 1986 Mets, 1992 Mets, 2-3 Starts, Darryl Strawberry, Jim Henderson, Ken Henderson, Racing Stripes, Rickey Henderson, Ron Darling, Small Sample Sizes, Sports Illustrated, Steve Henderson, Team History, The Simpsons, Tom Seaver, Uniforms, Willie Randolph, Yoenis Cespedes “Never once in his eight seasons of cheering for the Mets has he felt so good. For the first time, he doesn’t miss Willie Mays quite so much.” You couldn’t miss the chip on Megan Draper’s scantily clad shoulder as she briefly took her […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos Beltran, Giants, Mad Men, Marlon Byrd, Small Sample Sizes, Trades, 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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