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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:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 67881
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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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 ...
A Word From the Outside World June 15, 2009
Larry Underwood (Scottsdale, AZ)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a baseball historian who happens to be a St Louis Cardinals fan, this is a nice look into one of baseball's most colorful franchises; the good old New York Mets. I must confess, the reason I bought the book was I loved the bottom of the cover; no need to elaborate.
As my beloved Cardinal team of the '60s slowly aged, I went from being mildly amused at the antics of those less than amazin' Mets, to being shocked by their sudden dominace in '69.
By September of that year, the handwriting was on the wall; Cards pitcher Steve Carlton struck out 19 Mets in a single game, but somehow managed to lose it, 4-3, on the strength of two two run home runs by Ron Swoboda. The Cards wouldn't be heard from again until 1982.
In the meantime, when the World Series rolled around, I was pulling for the Mets, but didn't really give them much of a shot of actually winning it against the Amerian League champion, Baltimore Orioles; but of course, win it they did. Four years later, they nearly pulled off the impossible miracle of beating Oakland in the '73 World Series.
This is a team that has a 40 year history of being a never-say-die bunch of scrappy ballplayers, and have had their share of success. The '86 World Series victory over Boston was nothing short of miraculous.
Still, this is a team that has been dogged by ill-fortune at times, and frustrating season ending nightmares; their recent past has been beset by bitter disappointment, but each year they never seem to let the previous year bother them. I like that in a team.
Although I hated the Mets in the mid '80s, I respected them. Now that they're no longer in the same division as St Louis, I'm pulling for them each year to win their division; the Braves were getting annoying and the Phillies; well, they're the Phillies. No thanks.
The Mets history has been rich in the relatively short period of time they've been in existence. Without a doubt their fans are terrific; a combination of old Dodger blue and Giant black and gold heritage; and that spells loyalty.
The Mets are indeed an amazing franchise, and this book does a great job of capturing many memories, whether you're a diehard Mets fan or simply a fan of the game.
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