Today marks the nineteenth anniversary of Faith and Fear in Flushing, founded February 16, 2005. For the now twenty Spring Trainings that this blog has existed, we have set out annually in the sincere hope that the Met season ahead serves as prelude to a Met postseason. That’s really all you can ask of a […]
 
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. |
 7 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2016 Mets, 2016 Postseason, Anniversaries, Asdrubal Cabrera, Curtis Granderson, Humility, Internal Affairs, James Loney, Jeurys Familia, Jose Reyes, My Favorite Seasons, My Least Favorite Seasons, Postseason Acknowledgment, Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo, Stripes, T.J. Rivera, That Thing You Do, Yoenis Cespedes Welcome to the fifth chapter of Faith and Fear’s countdown of The Top 100 Mets of the 2010s. An introduction to the series is available here; you can read the most recent installment here. These are the more or less best Mets we rooted for as Mets fans these past ten years. Since a decade […] 1 comment - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos Torres, Eric Young Jr., James Loney, Jay Bruce, John Buck, Jordany Valdespin, Justin Wilson, Mets of the 2010s, Rod Barajas, Scott Hairston, T.J. Rivera 1. Welcome aboard the first active roster of 2019 to the eight Mets who have never been Mets before: Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, Wilson Ramos, Keon Broxton, J.D. Davis, Justin Wilson, Luis Avilan and Pete Alonso. We like each of you now because you’re Mets. Someday we’ll […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2019 Mets, Adeiny Hechavarria, Carlos Gomez, Danny Espinosa, Devin Mesoraco, Edwin Diaz, Gavin Cecchini, J.D. Davis, Justin Wilson, Keon Broxton, Luis Avilan, Mets Opening Day, Opening Day, Pete Alonso, Recidivist Mets, Rene Rivera, Robinson Cano, Ruben Tejada, T.J. Rivera, Third Base, Travis Taijeron, Uncle Floyd, Uniform Numbers, Wilson Ramos On Monday, the Mets scored many runs, gave up a few less, won a baseball game, and announced several of their players would be going in for surgery. It’s indicative of how 2017 has unraveled that the win seemed like the most surprising development of the bunch. The 2017 Mets have carved out a fistful of […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Wright, Injuries, Josh Edgin, Michael Conforto, Phillies, Surgeries, T.J. Rivera “Let’s take a look!” The big story — Mets 2017. Ten-game homestand. Friday…Oakland. Steven Matz? Michael Conforto — home run! T.J. Rivera — home run? One out, two on, T.J. up, A’s lead… Lucas […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A's, Addison Reed, Bob Melvin, Hansel Robles, Jerry Blevins, Joe Piscopo, Michael Conforto, Ryon Healy, Steven Matz, T.J. Rivera, Topical References from 1982, Yoenis Cespedes Can your blogger file his recap within the 24-hour window? Well, with an 11 am start he can. Why was the answer even close to know? Because this was the first game of the season I had no desire whatsoever to recap — which for me is usually a sign that I’ve finally accepted that the competitive part […] 15 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Wright, Hope, Nationals, Prospects, Seth Lugo, T.J. Rivera The Mets don’t lead the league in much, but they’re at least a wild-card contender in keeping us guessing, having concluded their road trip with a Rorschach record of 5-5. That’s five to go in the They Rebounded From Getting Blitzed and Got Themselves Together on the Road So There’s Hope column (you may label this one differently, of course), […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Jay Bruce, JT Riddle, Matt Reynolds, Seth Lugo, Storytelling, T.J. Rivera Even Mets fans get to have good days. Honestly, Saturday’s doubleheader with the Braves was about as stress-free as a day dealing with the confounding, confounded 2017 Mets has been. You got drama in both games, with Robert Gsellman and then Steven Matz pitching marvelously but being largely matched by Atlanta competition. But then the drama […] 22 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Braves, Jay Bruce, Matt Wisler, Steven Matz, T.J. Rivera, Yoenis Cespedes I had hoped Tyler Pill might be Grover Powell. Grover Powell’s first major league start, for the Mets in 1963, was a complete game shutout, which didn’t happen for Mets rookies every day in 1963, nor, come to think of it, today. Before long, Tyler Pill 2017, who reacted well to the lights in Flushing […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Asdrubal Cabrera, Domingo Santana, Fog, Frank Deford, Grover Powell, Jay Bruce, Joel Youngblood, Josh Smoker, Luis Castillo, Manny Gonzalez, Mike Scioscia, Moment of Silence, Rick Anderson, Shaun Marcum, T.J. Rivera, The Mets Subconscious, Tyler Pill It was supposed to be one of the seminal moments in the revival of a franchise that was taking its sweet time returning to life. Tuesday, June 18, 2013, a day-night doubleheader in Atlanta. The afternoon portion would be pitched by baseball’s hottest star, the evening’s focused on the premiere of potentially its next one. […] 21 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2013 Mets, Concern, Matt Harvey, Michael Conforto, Pathos, Rene Rivera, T.J. Rivera, The Lost Weekend, Winning, 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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