David Lennon
David Lennon is an award-winning columnist and author who has been a staff writer at Newsday since 1991.
Terry Collins, at 66, is an analog manager in a digital sport. And however long he continues to hold that position for the Mets, who are expected to give him a contract extension in the coming days, that won't change much.
But in showing us his human side, nearly every day, for the past eight months, Collins reminds everyone there is a risk involved in doing that. Ditching the plan and putting your faith in a player, as Collins did Sunday night for Matt Harvey, is a creaky limb that many managers would rather not climb out on.