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Faith and Fear in Flushing: An Intense Personal History of the New York Mets |  | Author: Greg W. Prince
Creator: Gary Cohen
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 683039
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.4
ISBN: 1602396817
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.35764097471
EAN: 9781602396814
ASIN: 1602396817
Publication Date: April 1, 2009
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The New York Mets fan is an Amazin’ creature whose species finds its voice at last in Greg Prince’s Faith and Fear In Flushing, the definitive account of what it means to root for and live through the machinations of an endlessly fascinating if often frustrating baseball team. Prince, coauthor of the highly regarded blog of the same name, examines how the life of the franchise mirrors the life of its fans, particularly his own. Unabashedly and unapologetically, Prince stands up for all Mets fans and, by proxy, sports fans everywhere in exploring how we root, why we take it so seriously, and what it all means. What was it like to enter a baseball world about to be ruled by the Mets in 1969? To understand intrinsically that You Gotta Believe? To overcome the trade of an idol and the dissolution of a roster? To hope hard for a comeback and then receive it in thrilling fashion in 1986? To experience the constant ups and downs the Mets would dispense for the next two decades? To put ups with the Yankees right next door? To make the psychic journey from Shea Stadium to Citi Field? To sort the myths from the realities? Greg Prince, as he has done for thousands of loyal Faith and Fear in Flushing readers daily since 2005, puts it all in perspective as only he can.
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Required reading for Met fans September 6, 2010
R. COLLINS (Minneapols, MN USA)
This book is, pardon the use of the term, Amazin'. If you believe that you are a true Mets fan, consider this required reading. As an age peer to the author, it was very easy for me to place myself in his shoes. I found myself nodding in agreement so often that anyone watching me read it would assume that I was a human bobblehead doll. I haven't enjoyed a book this much in many many years. Recommendation? No, this is demand. Read it. You'll be a better Met fan for it.
Fantastic book! March 8, 2010
D. Murray (Michigan)
Greg does a terrific job telling us how the team intertwines with his life. He doesn't live for the Mets, but the team is like family -- with all the good and bad that family brings. Faith and Fear is a wonderful read for any baseball fan!
An absolute must for all Mets fans! January 19, 2010
Robert Mancebo (RobMan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. I highly recommend it to any Met fan (especially Met fans like myself, that followed the team from the early 70's).
aith and Fear in Flushing January 7, 2010
Bertha Marie Gaffney (NYC...USA)
I bought this Item as a gift for my grandson for Christmas. He was very pleased with it.
 You don't have to be a Mets fan to like this book ... December 23, 2009
Joseph D. Marsh (Massapequa Park, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This guy blows me away -- his recollection of dates, places, people and stats is amazing. But, somehow, he manages to tell an engaging story without over-doing the stats -- the numbers are secondary.
Of course, I'm a NY Mets fan, so I was drawn into the stories just for the stories. If you aren't a Mets fan, this book may not be for you.
(A Quick Note: the stories are artfully crafted, and are intriguing, regardless of which MLB team you root for. But, the stories are MOST interesting if / when: a) you are a Mets fan, and b) at the VERY least, you are a baseball fan. Without one, or both, of those, this book won't do a thing for you.)
I am reminded of a TV show about lawyers (as if that weren't a HUGE population), where two prosecutors are having lunch. One (a woman) makes the other (a man) give her "the speech": why do they do what they do, for little money, no recognition and with the fear or retribution from the criminals they prosecute. He gives her the ra-ra speech and she remembers why she got into this in the first place.
That's what this book is for me -- a bit of a speech, to remind me why I became a Mets fan, and why I'm *still* a Mets fan. And why I'll continue to be a fan, even in the face of their current inability to win games. And it clued me in to the fact that there are a LOT of other long-suffering Mets fans out there as well.
Wish me luck ...
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