Mark Herrmann
Herrmann has covered the Mets and Yankees since 1988, and has been Newsday’s national golf writer since 2002. Show More
If most of us went to central casting for the proverbial “athlete who can play in New York,” we probably would go looking for someone loud, hip and witty with a cocky streak. Truth is, we would be better off with someone who is quiet, honest and resilient with a clutch streak.
Someone capable of having the week Mika Zibanejad just had for the Rangers. On Monday afternoon, he was strikingly candid about his play in a series that appeared headed south fast for him and his team.