SuggestedLeadIn: The National League Champion New York Mets prepared for the opening game of their World Series match up against the American League Champion Kansas City Royals

Script: SOUNDBITE (English): Terry Collins, New York Mets Manager

(On surreal feeling of appearing in a World Series)

"I mean, you walk around and talked to the players, which I try to do, I can't tell you from some veteran guys to the rookies, they're walking around, they say, wow, it's a cool place, never been here. Man, we're in the World Series. And it strikes home. It's what it's all about. I told Michael Conforto, we can probably go back, and you guys know a lot of these younger players better than I do on other clubs, but not very often do you start out the year in A-ball and end up in the World Series. So, he's in a unique situation, and he should be very proud of how hard he worked this year, and the fact that he gets this opportunity. I told Noah (Syndergaard) the same thing. I said, 'you're starting one of the biggest games in the city of New York in years and years.' And I said 'you should be proud of the fact that you're able to do it and we think you're ready to do it.' So it was great. And then of course the veteran guys, Addison Reed and I talked before the game, and he said, you know, there was a time in Arizona I was counting the days down. Now I don't want it to end. So, it just tells you the impact of playing in the World Series, what it means to people."