Getting To Know The Redbirds: Nick Greenwood

Full Name: Nicholas Richard Greenwood

Age: 26

Born: September 28, 1987 in Southington, Connecticut

School: University of Rhode Island

Nicknames: "Gwood", "Greeny", "Slick"  

Twitter: @Ngreeny23

Hometown: East Hartford, Connecticut

Favorite Music Artists/Bands:  2Pac, Drake, Jason Aldean

Favorite TV Shows: "Break Bad", "Entourage", "Dexter", "The Office", "Homeland", "Shameless"

Favorite Movies: Anything with Denzel Washington or Leonardo DiCaprio

Last Movie I Saw At The Theater: "300: Rise of an Empire"  

Favorite Actor: Denzel or Leonardo

Favorite Food: Asian

Music On My iPod: Anything

Most Embarrassing Song On My iPod: "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen

Favorite Cartoon As A Kid: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

Favorite MLB Team: Trick Question

Last Book I Read: Scar Tissue

If I Could Be Anyone Else In The World For One Day, It Would Be: Derek Jeter   

Favorite Websites: ESPN, CBS Sports, Yahoo

Person Who Taught Me The Most: Family

Most Memorable Baseball Moment: When I was 13, we won the state championship and went to regionals

My First Car Was: Nissan Altima

My Dream Car Is: Lamborghini

I currently drive a: GMC Acadia

I'm Afraid Of: Snakes and big fish

Best Dresser On The Redbirds: Boone Whiting

Funniest Person On The Redbirds: Oscar Taveras

Teammate Most Likely To Be On A Reality Show: Heath Wyatt

Teammate Who Is Always On Their Phone: Probably me

Hidden Talents: I'm a black belt (watch out)

Favorite Childhood Video Game: "Donkey Kong"     

Favorite Current Video Game: "Call of Duty: Ghosts"     

Pet Peeves: Having to repeat questions three times

Advice For Kids Who Want To Play Professional Ball: Do you best and never let go of your dreams

If you could face any batter/pitcher, it would be: Mickey Mantle/Nolan Ryan

Favorite Place To Visit In Memphis: Kooky Canuck because they've got great food

MLB Player I Model My Game After: Any lefty

Person I Would Most Like To Meet Outside Of The Baseball World: The Pope

On An Off Day, I: Relax, find a good place to eat, golf

Word/Phrase I Use Too Often: "I'm not going to lie"

Favorite Baseball Player Growing Up: Donnie Baseball (Don Mattingly)

Best Advice I've Ever Received: Be yourself, you can't control everything (Mom)

Best Part About Being A Ballplayer: Travel

Worst Part About Being A Ballplayer: Travel

Off-Season Activities To Relax: Video games, TV shows, golf

Most Underrated Baseball Skill That Kids Should Learn: Awareness

The Most Famous Person In My Cell Phone Is: I'm not that popular

Superstitions and Pregame rituals: Have many but cant' tell, sorry

Plans after baseball: College coach

This actor would portray me in a movie about my life: Kevin Costner

Who would be your dream date: Jennifer Lawrence

Biggest influence on your pitching style/batting stance: High school coach

What was your first job and how much did you get paid: TPC River Highland golf course, cutting greens and grass for $8.75 per hour