I examine what it means to be a hero and how athletes are perfectly set up for the job, including one who showed the ultimate courage, leadership, strength and sacrifice on September 11, 2001.

I end with discussing an emerging Mets hero - who not only understands and appreciates the true heroes and public servants out there - but also is writing a new chapter in his own heroism arc with one clutch play after another: Francisco Lindor.

(1:00) Are athletes heroes?

(10:00) Francisco Lindor, who I compare him to among New York legends, and setting the stage for the Mets' last 16 games of the season