Greg Prince
@gregprince.bsky.social
Unofficial institutional memory of New York Mets baseball.
"It's different when your team isn’t in it. You can go to the movies. You can go to the diner. You can think and talk about other things as well as nothing. You can also watch the ballgames your team isn’t in. Those can be classics, too." www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/11/08/a...
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"It's different when your team isn’t in it. You can go to the movies. You can go to the diner. You can think and talk about other things as well as nothing. You can also watch the ballgames your team isn’t in. Those can be classics, too." www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/11/08/a...
Still reflecting on an incredible World Series (and wondering why Kiner-Falefa couldn’t have taken a secondary lead just two feet further). www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/11/08/a...
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Still reflecting on an incredible World Series (and wondering why Kiner-Falefa couldn’t have taken a secondary lead just two feet further). www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/11/08/a...
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Grateful to @defector.com for publishing a print version of my Replay Booth episode on a 61-year-old Mets mystery and for commissioning an illustration of Mr. Met with a pipe and magnifying glass defector.com/wilbur-huckl...
Wilbur Huckle For President: Solving A 61-Year-Old Mets Mystery | Defector
Earlier this year, on a cold Sunday in January, I walked into an antique store in a Washington D.C. suburb. When I go to a shop like this one, I’m not looking for chairs or lamps. My interests are a l...
defector.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Grateful to @defector.com for publishing a print version of my Replay Booth episode on a 61-year-old Mets mystery and for commissioning an illustration of Mr. Met with a pipe and magnifying glass defector.com/wilbur-huckl...
A truly Metsgasmic listening experience.
I'm thrilled to announce the pilot episode for a new sports history podcast called Replay Booth. The pilot, "Wilbur Huckle for President," is live now. If you liked Slow Burn and/or One Year and/or Hang Up and Listen, you'll love this www.replaybooth.show/p/replay-boo...
www.replaybooth.show
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A truly Metsgasmic listening experience.
Maybe a Game Twelve.
It's a Game Six, but in Game Three.
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Maybe a Game Twelve.
It's a Game Six, but in Game Three.
October 28, 2025 at 3:52 AM
It's a Game Six, but in Game Three.
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In honor of what would have been Johnny Carson’s 100th birthday, LateNighter revisits 100 moments that shaped his legacy as the King of Late Night and defined The Tonight Show for a generation.
The Carson 100: A Centennial Tribute to the Host Who Defined Late Night
In honor of what would have been Johnny Carson’s 100th birthday, LateNighter revisits 100 moments that shaped his legacy as the King of Late Night and defined The Tonight Show for a generation.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
In honor of what would have been Johnny Carson’s 100th birthday, LateNighter revisits 100 moments that shaped his legacy as the King of Late Night and defined The Tonight Show for a generation.
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Your Cards of the Day: Topps gave the first League Championship Series (1969) the full treatment in the 1970 set. Note that all the photos of the Mets and Orioles are at home, despite the first two NLCS games being held in Atlanta and game 3 of the ALCS in Minnesota. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Your Cards of the Day: Topps gave the first League Championship Series (1969) the full treatment in the 1970 set. Note that all the photos of the Mets and Orioles are at home, despite the first two NLCS games being held in Atlanta and game 3 of the ALCS in Minnesota. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social
Bless his heart, he's got to be the sickest man in America.
Orion Kerkering lost the grip on a soft grounder back to the mound with the bases loaded in the 11th inning and sent it over J.T. Realmuto’s head at home to score the winning run.
Dodgers oust Phillies from the playoffs with 2-1 victory in 11 innings
Orion Kerkering lost the grip on a soft grounder back to the mound with the bases loaded in the 11th inning and sent it over J.T. Realmuto’s head at home to score the winning run.
www.inquirer.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Bless his heart, he's got to be the sickest man in America.
The Mets-Jays connection that winds back decades. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/10/09/e...
October 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Mets-Jays connection that winds back decades. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/10/09/e...
Elimination Day now an international celebration. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/10/09/e...
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Elimination Day now an international celebration. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/10/09/e...
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Tomorrow is the 77th anniversary of the Steve Gromek/Larry Doby photo from the 1948 World Series. I wrote about it today--its importance in "Our Team" and how a research discovery almost sunk the climax of my book. Enjoy. substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Staging of One of Baseball’s Most Famous Images
The Steve Gromek/Larry Doby Photo Revisited
substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Tomorrow is the 77th anniversary of the Steve Gromek/Larry Doby photo from the 1948 World Series. I wrote about it today--its importance in "Our Team" and how a research discovery almost sunk the climax of my book. Enjoy. substack.com/home/post/p-...
A month that is made for coping, and a team that’s proven easy enough to move on from. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/10/06/m...
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A month that is made for coping, and a team that’s proven easy enough to move on from. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/10/06/m...
Postseason elsewhere, euphemism season in Flushing. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/10/04/s...
October 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Postseason elsewhere, euphemism season in Flushing. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/10/04/s...
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“Life is better when it’s baseball season, no matter that some baseball seasons yield nothing better than a slightly OK record, no matter that some baseball seasons crash rather than fall from grace.” #LGM www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/09/29/c...
September 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Life is better when it’s baseball season, no matter that some baseball seasons yield nothing better than a slightly OK record, no matter that some baseball seasons crash rather than fall from grace.” #LGM www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/09/29/c...
“Life is better when it’s baseball season, no matter that some baseball seasons yield nothing better than a slightly OK record, no matter that some baseball seasons crash rather than fall from grace.” #LGM www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/09/29/c...
September 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Life is better when it’s baseball season, no matter that some baseball seasons yield nothing better than a slightly OK record, no matter that some baseball seasons crash rather than fall from grace.” #LGM www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/09/29/c...
Some guys I prefer not to use in @immaculategrid.com. Tonight one guy seemed an appropriate answer.
September 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Some guys I prefer not to use in @immaculategrid.com. Tonight one guy seemed an appropriate answer.
The team with the frown is coming around to drag you down to the ground. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/09/27/n...
September 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The team with the frown is coming around to drag you down to the ground. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/09/27/n...
With their 82nd win in the books, the Mets will post the 29th winning record in their 64-year history.
September 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
With their 82nd win in the books, the Mets will post the 29th winning record in their 64-year history.
The Mets remain in playoff position, suggesting the wonders of the universe elude understanding. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/09/25/m...
September 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Mets remain in playoff position, suggesting the wonders of the universe elude understanding. www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2025/09/25/m...
September 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Luisangel Acuña has just tied the Mets single-season record for most pinch-running appearances with 23. He has 5 games to pass Rod Kanehl (1963), Leon Brown (1976), and Tim Bogar (1996). #LGM
September 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Luisangel Acuña has just tied the Mets single-season record for most pinch-running appearances with 23. He has 5 games to pass Rod Kanehl (1963), Leon Brown (1976), and Tim Bogar (1996). #LGM