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Syndergaard, Granderson workout day interview
- Updated: October 4, 2016
Q. Noah, what’s this opportunity mean to you to be able to go out there in this Wild Card game?NOAH SYNDERGAARD: It’s just a dream come true. It’s going to be really exciting and I’m looking forward to getting out there and feeling the energy from the hometown crowd. Just having an awesome time, and I’m looking forward to it.
Q. I know you guys have been through this before, but do you get nervous before games? I’m kind of curious, not in terms of fear, but just nervous energy?NOAH SYNDERGAARD: I wouldn’t really call it nerves. Really no reason to be nervous when you’re prepared. That’s my motto. I’m more anxious and just excited to get out there and compete.
CURTIS GRANDERSON: Just a little bit before. Every first thing, first time running out on the field, first at-bat, first ball hit to me, it’s always that case, whether it’s Spring Training, Opening Day or here in the postseason. It’s just another first, and once that happens, everything kind of smooths out.
Q. Question for both of you, obviously you’re playing a winner-take-all game tomorrow night, but you’ve also talked about getting back and winning the World Series. Do you allow yourselves to think beyond tomorrow night right now or not?NOAH SYNDERGAARD: I’m just taking it one step at a time for me to go out there, and I try to win every single pitch, try not to get too ahead of myself.
CURTIS GRANDERSON: You can’t focus too far past tomorrow, because if you do, you’ll lose sight of the great team that we’re playing against, and that’s the San Francisco Giants.
That’s the most important game for us right now, tomorrow, they’re going to be as excited as we are, and that’s where all the attention’s going to be.
Q. Despite all the injuries, you guys are here. That you weathered the storm and you’re here in the postseason, does that give you confidence that this team can go deep in the postseason again?CURTIS GRANDERSON: The confidence always remains high even from Spring Training until now. We came in in February, and everybody knew what the task was at hand. Everybody prepared all off-season long, even though it was a shorter off-season because of what we did the year before. We knew injuries were going to be something that could happen. We’re not the only team that had them over the course of the season. This organization did a really good job of preparing the younger guys that were going to come in and impact starting in Spring Training, so they could feel comfortable with the guys up here that opened, and we could feel comfortable with them.
So when guys like Lugo or Nimmo or …
