This is the time of firsts, of course. First appearances for Mets old and new. First hits, home runs, stolen bases and, alas, first errors and strikeouts and big chances not converted. First wins — the Mets took care of that category Thursday afternoon — and, nowadays, new additions to the menagerie such as first […]
 
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. |
 2 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  David Peterson, Garrett Cooper, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jeff McNeil, John Curtiss, Jorge Soler, Marlins, Pete Alonso, Starling Marte Spring is here … oh wait it totally isn’t, it’s cold and barren and horrible out there. But spring will be here soon enough, believe it or not. Which means we’d better welcome 2022’s matriculating Mets, now proud members of The Holy Books! (Background: I have three binders, long ago dubbed The Holy Books by Greg, […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2022 Mets, Adam Ottavino, Adonis Medina, Alex Claudio, Baseball Cards, Brett Baty, Bryce Montes de Oca, Chris Bassitt, Colin Holderman, Connor Grey, Daniel Vogelbach, Darin Ruf, Deven Marrero, Eduardo Escobar, Ender Inciarte, Francisco Alvarez, Ghosts, Gosuke Katoh, Joely Rodriguez, Jose Butto, Kramer Robertson, Mark Canha, Mark Vientos, Max Scherzer, Michael Perez, Mychal Givens, Nate Fisher, Nick Plummer, R.J. Alvarez, Rob Zastryzny, Sam Clay, Starling Marte, Terrance Gore, The Holy Books, Travis Jankowski, Tyler Naquin, Yoan Lopez, Yolmer Sanchez Starling Marte needed five pitches to start the Mets’ season. On the fifth pitch he saw from Patrick Corbin, the leadoff hitter singled to right off at Nationals Park. It was April 7, 2022, Opening Night. The Mets had yet to accomplish anything, but they were revved and running. They’d win that night and win […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Cecil Wiggins, Duaner Sanchez, George Stone, Mitch Keller, Most Valuable Met, Rusty Staub, Starling Marte, Tommy Davis, Xavier Nady The good part is that Citi Field still knows how to bring the noise for a postseason game. I was there Friday night for Game 1 of the Wild Card Series (or whatever it’s called, I don’t really care), and the stadium was loud bordering on deafening — not just the A/V system, though that […] 21 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2022 Postseason, Bad Fans, Booing, Disappointment, Josh Bell, Jurickson Profar, Max Scherzer, Padres, Starling Marte, Wild Card, Yu Darvish At 2:37 PM Thursday, 29½ hours before first pitch of Game One, I felt it. I was thinking about Sunday, potential Game Three, and how its start time is up to the dictates of television, reportedly fluctuating between its penciled-in 7:37 PM and its apparently ESPN-desired 4:07 PM, a slot that would become available if […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2022 Postseason, Anxiety, Buck Showalter, Buck Showalter’s Windbreaker, Dread, Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer, Starling Marte It’s a measure of how spoiled we’ve been: Jacob deGrom looks mortal (and for a second start in a row, no less) and we’re all scratching our heads as if God has repealed physics and things are falling up and sticking to ceilings. DeGrom was better than he was in his confoundingly disastrous Oakland start, and […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Austin Riley, Braves, Brooklyn Cyclones, Dansby Swanson, Debuts, Francisco Alvarez, Jacob deGrom, Kenley Jansen, Matt Olson, Max Fried, Max Scherzer, Pennant Race, Starling Marte Not by the Mets — I was at least a reasonably well-behaved guest up in section 339 with my work colleagues, a long way from home plate and the pitches David Peterson didn’t throw in sufficient proximity to it. Rather, I’ve been banned by my kid on suspicion of being a jinx. I’m 0-for-4 in outings […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Braves, Citi Field, Cubs, David Peterson, Frustration, Losing Streaks, Starling Marte, Superstition, Sweeps MISSING: Sole proprietorship of first place in the National League East. AGE: Approximately 5 months. ANSWERS TO: Let’s Go Mets, LFGM or “Not Again”. LAST SEEN: Leaving PNC Park following a third consecutive barely competitive loss to a last-place team. RECOGNIZABLE MARKINGS: World-class starting pitching, unrelenting middle-of-the-order production, indestructible right fielder, preternatural ability to quash lesser opponents. ***PLEASE LOOK HARD […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bad Timing, Braves, Injuries, Losing Streak, Pirates, September, Starling Marte, Taijuan Walker Some things don’t change even as the calendar pages do. Back in April, emphasis placed on winning series was emphasis well-directed We have now entered September. Winning series is still a very good thing. A very good goal, too, though I wouldn’t want to get too far ahead of myself. Take every day, even the […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Brandon Nimmo, Chris Bassitt, Clayton Kershaw, Darin Ruf, Dodgers, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, James McCann, Justin Turner, Pinch-Running, Series Win, Starling Marte, Terrance Gore, Trevor May So said Buck Showalter, engaging the media after the Mets’ 2-1 win over the Dodgers, and as usual Buck was right. It was fun, wasn’t it? Fun with a side of heart-stopping terror, or at least severe spikes of anxiety, but then that’s baseball. Fun was Jacob deGrom looking every inch the debonair assassin, carving up baseball’s […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Brandon Nimmo, Buck Showalter, Defense, Dodgers, Edwin Diaz, Ender Inciarte, Endy Chavez, Justin Turner, Mookie Betts, Narco, Starling Marte, Timmy Trumpet, Tyler Anderson |
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