Matt Chapman ‘super impressed' by Bryce Eldridge following Giants' walk-off win
Giants third baseman Matt Chapman speaks to reporters after San Francisco's win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday at Oracle Park.
Matt Chapman 'super impressed' by Bryce Eldridge following Giants' walk-off win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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Tough.
I mean, it's hard, hard to figure out what to say after the game.
It's just, it was, unbelievable, to be able to, You know, we had two hard, hard losses the last two days.
we've been on, you know, 13 straight, grinding, and then, could have easily been down nine or 9 or 10 to one and rolled over, and we didn't, and we kept battling.
So, I mean, that was just a lot of fun and a good way to, good way to end it.
And that, Bryce talks a lot about greatness.
He even just said with us he wants to be the face of the franchise, wants to be the guy in that moment.
What do you think of what's ahead of him when you see moments like that?
Been just super impressed, with the way that he carries himself and his confidence.
But, it's, you know, it's not like an arrogance.
It's just he's, you know, he's confident.
He believes in himself.
and to see just kind of h- his growth over this season has been really impressive.
I think it's been, I mean, exceeded all expectations probably just with how good his at-bats ha- have been just every day and how consistent he is.
And, you know, two nights ago he strikes out to end the game and he's a little bummed out, and he's sitting in his chair and we're talking a little bit after the game and just talking about how he's gonna get so many more opportunities like this and, you know, to just keep, keep going and be ready, be ready for the next opportunity.
And then sure enough, he comes up today and hits a walk-off grand slam.
So, just for him to be in those moments, and you can tell that he wants to, you know, he wants to be up there and wants to be the guy to do it.
And I think it's just s- super impressive and, just excited to, you know, see what the future holds for him.
Can you, can you grasp that he's just 21?
I mean, he came out of high school.
You went through college, had a great career so far, but not at 21, did you?
Yeah.
He makes it- You get- He makes me feel old.
and also, you know, when I was his age, I, I wasn't ready, probably wasn't ready to take the kind of at-bats that he was taking, you know?
but everybody obviously takes, takes their own path.
But it's, it's really cool to see, just his maturity and his ability to make adjustments and not, you know, like let, let a bad at-bat today affect him and, you know, flush it and come back the next at-bat ready to, you know, come up big for the team.
So, really, really, you know, happy for him and, you know, proud to see, you know, how hard he works and it's paying off.
Speaking of you personally, though, it seems like there's a weight been lifted off your shoulders the last few, couple few moments today.
You've never hitting the ball well this last week.
Yeah, I mean, I, I don't know a- about weight lift off my shoulder, but, feels good to You know, I, I understand how long the season is and, you know, what, what I'm capable of doing.
and, you know, had a, had a little bit of a rough stretch there, but, you know, didn't let it get me too down.
Just kept working and, found a rhythm right now and feel really good, and I'm just, glad that, you know, like on a day like today, I'm able to come up big for the guys and, you know, really contribute and help us win the game.
