Mack - Afternoon everyone. We’re talking today with
one of the projected top left handed pitchers in next June’s draft, Oregon
State’s Matthew Boyd. Afternoon Matthew (Matt?).
Getting ready for the season?
Matt - Thanks Mack, but yes I'm getting
ready for the season. Finishing up my time here with the firebirds in the Cape
League playoffs starting tomorrow but I cannot wait to get back to Corvallis
and toe it up with all my guys.
Mack – 2012 looked like a lot of
good (40-20) with a disappointing ending (Baton Rouge regional loss to LSU).
Still, tell us about a great year played by a great team.
Matt: - Well you're right it was a great
year. It ended too early on all of our standards but it was still a good year.
We really came together as a club and I don't think I've played on a team with
as much chemistry as we had. That's one of the big reasons I decided to come
back, the fact that basically our whole team is returning. We are all anxious
to pick up where we left off.
Mack: Re “coming back”… I’m not one
of those guys that throw a mike in front of your face and try and get a
response that I can make my bones on, but, since you brought it up, 13th
round money is still pretty good. Take us through the steps that led you to the
decision to some back and play with Conforto?
Matt - It had to do with the
opportunity. I've always wanted to play big league ball, and I still know that
I will one day. But after many talks with Coach Casey I could not turn down the
opportunity of coming back to a squad that returned a whole pitching staff and
virtually the whole lineup. I love playing with every one of my teammates and I
know were going to do something very special here this year. The dream of
winning a national championship will only be here for another year while the
dream of wearing a big league uniform will still be there.
Mack: That’s what I wanted to hear…
win the whole enchilada with my boys. Is there any chance we’ll see you warming
up on the mound before the start of the first inning?
Matt - Yes sir there is. That is the
plan as of now. That is one of the main things I've been working on this summer
is to approach the game as a starter
Mack – Can I get a ‘you heard it
here first…” lol. Matt, in closing, I’ve got a lot of high school freshman and
sophomores (and their parents) that read Mack’s Mets. Is there one piece of
advice you can give them to get them closer to their baseball dreams someday?
Matt - Stay passionate about the game
and enjoy it every day. Be grateful that you get to play a game every day and
play all 27 outs like they're your last 27 outs you'll ever play. "If you
think you can or think you can't, you're right."
Mack – Thank you Matt, stay strong, and God Bless.
1 comment:
Nice interview. I've had Matt Boyd on my watch list for over a year. Hope he gets a chance to take the bump. I like his reasons for staying in school.
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