Q&A with Greg Speed

1. What was the first sport that you played?
Baseball

2. At what age did you start playing baseball and at what level?
3 years old - T-ball

3. What number do you wear and is there any significance to it?
College-#27 because my favourite number is 7 and the coach wears that number

4. Day games or Night games and why?
Night because it’s cooler and usually a better atmosphere

5. What is your favourite restaurant to eat at?
Swiss Chalet

6. How do you want to be remembered when you leave the Dodgers?
A hard worker

7. If you could have dinner with three people, living or deceased, who would
they be?
Wayne Gretzky, Anna Kournikova, Pamela Anderson

8. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Hawaii

9. Do you have any phobias?
Spiders

10. What is your favourite television show?
24

11. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you
have with you?
Girlfriend, chicken, computer

12. If you could trade places with one person, who would it be and why?
Derek Jeter because he plays for the Yankees and dates a lot of girls

13. What are your pet peeves?
Video games

14. Why should fans come out and watch the Oshawa Dodgers?
We are a young team that works hard and improves every game.

15. Who is your role model/mentor?
My parents

16. Who have been the most influential people in your baseball career?
My parents, Dan Bleiwas, and Perry Keith

17. What should younger players in the game do to keep improving to get
to the next level?
Enjoy it and have a passion for the game

18 What are your baseball/career goals?
Play the game hard and get my education from the
game I enjoy playing

19. Detail three Career Highlights:
Going to the Mickey Mantle World Series as a member of the Ontario Blue Jays;
Hitting my first career homerun in the Peewee OBA's;
Hitting my first college homerun while my Dad was watching

20. How do you spend your time when you are not playing baseball?
With family and friends

21. What other sports did you play growing up or do you still play?
Hockey, golf

22. Why did you want to become an Oshawa Dodger?
The Dodgers are a young team that is building and they have a great group of
people associated with them

23. Do you enjoy going away to school, why or why not?
Yes, because it is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

24. Do you have any superstitions?
Just small baseball related ones

25. Where do you see yourself in five years?
Working in business

Greg joined the Dodgers in 2005 as the
everyday centrefielder. He batted .293 in 30
games for the Dodgers last season. Greg is
currently attending Connors State College on a
baseball scholarship.

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