 
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. |
Before the Internet, original thoughts were easier to enjoy. Nowadays, thanks to all manner of instantaneous communication, you realize that clever thing that just occurred to you organically occurred simultaneously to others, perhaps many thousands of others. Gosh, you tell yourself, maybe I’m not so clever or original. But it doesn’t mean your thought wasn’t right, […]  33 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1973 Mets, Bad Relief Pitching, Dominic Smith, First Half, Jason Vargas, Jay Bruce, Jeff McNeil, Predictability, Robinson Cano, Seth Lugo, Stephen Nogosek Well, the Mets’ renaissance lasted for a grand total of one game. The team had been weirdly aggressive on the bases for a couple of days, with formerly timid runners lighting out for the next base and even a double steal secured. But the good times screeched to a halt in the sixth inning Wednesday night. […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Chris Flexen, Dallas Green, Gary DiSarcina, J.D. Davis, Mickey Callaway, Stephen Nogosek, Steven Matz Before Tuesday’s game the Mets diverted a river into the Augean stables of their bullpen, sluicing Jeurys Familia onto the IL with a vaguely defined shoulder injury and washing Drew Gagnon out to Syracuse, in favor of Daniel Zamora and newcomer Stephen Nogosek. Mickey Callaway also called a team meeting, after which his players said all […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Broadcasters, Daniel Zamora, Gary Cohen, Injuries, Jacob deGrom, Mickey Callaway, Stephen Nogosek, Team Meetings I’m not the type to carelessly leave a hat on a train, but on Sunday, I apparently carelessly left a hat on a train. I came home, realized I didn’t have it and inferred it rode the LIRR eastbound without me. If I wore hats regularly, I suppose I would have found it on my […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2015 Mets, 2015 World Series, Addison Reed, Amed Rosario, Caps, Comings, Empire State Building, Gerson Bautista, Goings, Jamie Callahan, Lena Russo, Moment of Silence, Stephen Nogosek |
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. 
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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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