CHICAGO (WGN) — After another 162-game marathon concluded for the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, Monday's press conferences at Wrigley Field showed why baseball is so much more than just a game.

Especially in the case of Matthew Boyd.

Boyd, slated to be the Cubs' Game 1 starter against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday as the clubs face off in the National League Wildcard Series, was a self-described "bull in a China shop" for most of his time in front of the microphone.

"[I'm] Grateful. It's something you dream of," Boyd said of his emotions after finding out he was going to start Game 1. "Getting to do it at Wrigley, that I get to do it for the Cubs organization, it's something I don't take lightly. It's an amazing honor. I'm extremely grateful."

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