Getting To Know The Redbirds: Marco Gonzales
Full Name: Marco Elias Gonzales
Nicknames: Gonzo
Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
Favorite Music Artists/Bands: Brantley Gilbert, Sam Hunt, Florida Georgia Line
Favorite TV Shows: Friends, How I Met Your Mother, The Walking Dead
Favorite Movies: Hot Rod, Step Brothers, The Dark Knight, Fast Five
Last Movie You Saw at the Theater: Fifty Shades of Grey
Favorite Actor: Will Ferrell
Favorite Food: Lasagna
Favorite Restaurant: Brazilian Steakhouses
Music on my iPod: Country
Most embarrassing song on my iPod: Incomplete - Backstreet Boys
Favorite cartoon as a kid: Tom and Jerry
Last book you read: Hunger Games Trilogy
If I could be anyone else in the world for one day, it would be: Derek Jeter
Funniest Heckler: Greg Garcia
Person who taught me the most: My Parents
Favorite Websites: The Chive
Most Memorable Baseball Moment: Throwing 11 innings against LMU my sophomore year of college. The game was on ESPN-U (the first time for Gonzaga)
I'm afraid of: Spiders, snakes, heights, the dark
My Welcome to Professional Baseball Moment was: My signing day at Busch Stadium
My Dream car is: Dodge Challenger
I currently drive a: Ford F-150 Platinum
Best dresser on the Redbirds: Marcus Hatley
Funniest person on the Redbirds: Matt Williams
Most Active Tweeter on the Redbirds: Sam Tuivailala
Teammate Most Likely to Be on a Reality Show: Tommy Pham
Teammate Who Is Always On Their Phone: Sam Tuivailala
Most Intense person on the Redbirds: Stephen Piscotty
If You Had To Be Stranded On A Deserted Island With A Teammate, Who Would You Choose & Why: Mitch Harris - he was pretty much a Navy Seal so we would be alright
Your Hidden Talents: Ping Pong, Dancing
Favorite childhood videogame: Super Smash Brothers
Favorite current videogame: FIFA
Favorite team city to travel to on a road trip: New Orleans
What is one thing you can't live without: Chips
Pet Peeves: Bad Drivers, Loud Chewers
What is the best prank you've played on someone: Stole their keys and parked their car in the football stadium in high school
Best prankster on the team and why: Cody Stanley, he's very cunning and always looking to prank someone
What advice would you offer to kids who want to play professional ball: Go to college first!
If you could face any batter/pitcher, it would it be: Lou Gehrig
Something the fans already don't know about me: I was cut from my high school basketball team my freshman year
Favorite current athlete in another sport: Russell Wilson
Favorite Place to visit in Memphis: Flight Restaurant
MLB Player you model your game after: Johan Santana
Moment In History You Wish You Could Witness: 1980 USA Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Win
What was your first job and how much did you get paid: Catcher for my dad's pitching lessons - $10/hour
On an off day, I: Golf or hang by the pool
Word/Phrase You Use Too Often: "Do it"
Who would be your dream date? Jessica Alba
Favorite baseball player growing up: Derek Jeter
This actor would portray me in a movie about my life: Robert Downey Jr.
Best advice I've ever received: "You're never as good as you are when you're playing good, and never as bad as you are when you're playing bad"
Best/worst part about being a ballplayer?
Best: Playing the game I love
Worst: Being away from friends and family
Off-season activities to relax: Vacation, beach, lake, boating, hiking, golf
Most underrated baseball skill that kids should learn: PFPs (Pitcher's Fielding Practice)
Superstitions and Pregame rituals: Get dressed the same way, same music, etc.
The most famous person in my cell phone is: Adam Wainwright
Plans after Baseball: Athletic Director
If I wasn't playing baseball, I would be: Athletic Director
What charities do you support? CHAMP - a character program in my hometown that gives out scholarships to high