I have three binders called The Holy Books, which are filled with baseball cards — one for every player in the history of the New York Mets, in chronological order based on their debuts.
Yes, it’s mildly insane. So is this annual tradition at Faith and Fear in Flushing — an occasionally barbed/baffled but ultimately affectionate look back at each year’s class of new Mets. This year there were 42 of them, a record haul. That means buckle up — there’s a lot to read.