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| Greg Reynolds took your questions when he stopped by the gostanford.com chat room on Friday |
Stanford's ace took questions from fans beginning at 11:30 am, PT.
Greg Reynolds Chat Wrap
See What Greg Had To Say
Stanford, Calif. - Stanford ace Greg Reynolds answered your questions when he visited the gostanford.com chat room for the first time Friday, March 24 (11:30 am, PT) on the eve Stanford's first Pac-10 series of the season versus Washington State this Saturday-Monday (1 pm, 1 pm, 11 am, PT).
The session continued a series of regular chats with Stanford Baseball players and coaches throughout the 2006 campaign. If you have some questions for Greg ahead of time, please feel free to post them now and we will save them for his arrival on Friday, or feel free to join the live chat session beginning at 2 pm, PT.
Reynolds has posted solid numbers in his first season as Stanford's ace with a 1-1 record and a 3.11 that is the lowest among the team's starters through his first six outings. Reynolds has lasted at least 5.1 innings in each of his first six starts and has an excellent 4.38-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio with a team-high 35 strikeouts and just eight free passes. He also boasts the team's top strikeout performance of the season with his 11 strikeouts in his lone win of the campaign at Fresno State (2/26).
The junior righthander has a 7-5 career record and a 4.66 ERA with 101 strikeouts in 116.0 innings. He is well-remembered for his effort at Baylor last season when he pitched a career-high 11.0 innings in the championship game of the 2005 Waco Regional in a tough 4-3 Stanford loss.
Stanford returns from a 12-day break for finals with its series versus Washington State this Saturday-Monday, beginning a seven-game homestand that also includes a Pac-10 series against USC (Friday-Sunday, March 31 - April 2) and a non-conference tilt with Sacramento State (Tuesday, April 4). There will be live audio broadcasts of all 2006 Stanford Baseball games on KZSU 90.1 FM with Alex Gyr handling the broadcasting duties for the upcoming Washington State series. All broadcasts will also be available from a link at gostanford.com.
Stanford has won an amazing 23 straight games over Washington State since a 6-3 Cougar victory over the Cardinal at the UC Riverside Invitational Tournament on March 28, 1978. The streak has included seven consecutive three-game sweeps over the Cougars since the teams begin playing conference games when the Pac-10 expanded to nine teams in 1999. Stanford has also won the last 10 games between the clubs at Sunken Diamond with the last Washington State win over the Cardinal at Sunken Diamond a 5-3 victory in the first game of a doubleheader on May 1, 1971. Stanford opened its 2005 conference schedule against Washington State as well, sweeping the Cougars in a three-game series in Pullman.
• Greg Reynolds Bio
• Getting To Know Greg
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Greg Reynolds: Hey everyone, i'm here and ready to answer any of your questions |
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| steve (panama): what is the hardest pitch you have ever thrown? |
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Greg Reynolds: i believe the hardest pitch i have ever thrown was during a Cape Cod game this summer. I touched 95 MPH a couple of times |
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| Matt, Suite 260, Athletic Dept.: Explain the differences between the real Cape Cod League and the one protrayed in my all time favorite movie, Summer Catch. |
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Greg Reynolds: Well, i'm not sure Freddy Prince Jr does the Cape league any justice with his sub par athletics ability. Most of what you see on the movie is not a accurate depiction. I looked for Jessica Beale everywhere, but couldn't find her. |
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| FB Recruiting Office: Is Wizard of Oz and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure still in your top 5 favorite movies of all time? Mine too! |
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Greg Reynolds: of course, they are both in my top 5. I dont think they will ever leave. But i must say that Wedding Crashers and Old School have made a move towards the top of the list |
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| John Ryan (New Hampshire): What would you attribute your success so far this season to, would it be the revelation of the down and downer? |
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Greg Reynolds: The down and downer has been key to my success this year. Coach Kunis and I have been working extremely hard on keeping the ball down, and using the ball that starts in the strike zone and ends up out... hoping that the hitter will chase a "bad Pitch" |
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| Steve Barros, Pacifica: Hi Greg. Have you ever regretted not playing football in addition to baseball at Stanford. |
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Greg Reynolds: Of course i have missed football. Some of my best memories from high school have something to do with the football team. I will always wonder how i would have faired as a QB but i think i made the better decision by playing baseball. It would be hard to compete with guys like TC Ostrander and Trent Edwards for a starting spot. Although i was once considering the thought of playing both, i think the safer decision was to play baseball. tell Danny i said hello, and i hope he is doing well |
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| Ryan (San Francisco): I heard out of the five brothers in your family you are actually the worst athlete. Was it tough growing up with four stud older brothers? |
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Greg Reynolds: My current status as a Div I college athlete would suggest otherwise |
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| Frank (San Francisco): Wow, from reading your bio you sure sound like a great athlete who came from a real athletic family. Is there any sport you just can't seem to beat any of your big brothers at, no matter how hard you try? |
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Greg Reynolds: I think i was blessed with all the physical attributes i could ask for and would then have to say i have almost every advantage over my brothers. I'm taller than all of them, especially one in particular, and i never had to deal with the tragedies of light weight high school baseketball like my oldest brother. But i must admit, i have never beat my brother jason in golf. are you happy now? |
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| pro363checkHook (pacifica): hey man-
do you ever miss the number 12 and the grid iron that came with it? |
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Greg Reynolds: Number 12 was always good to me. But during my sophmore year, a senior was wearing number 12. so i guess i had a lot to live up to throughout my junior and senior year and decided to wear #20 instead. |
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Greg Reynolds: I must say that i was never considered to be in the league of Delmon Young. But there is some truth to being a good hitter. In fact, i was first noticed for my hitting ability. It was later that i was forced to focus on being a pitcher. |
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| Ken Griffey jr. Cincinnati, Ohio: Greg,
Which side of your family did you get your baseball ablity from?
Your Mothers or your fathers? |
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Greg Reynolds: thats tough to say. Neither of parents played sports past high school. My mom and my sister are both left handed which would have been nice to inherit but i guess being right handed isn't that bad. |
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| Brendon (Sunnyvale): What has been the key this past off-season and during 2006 preseason games that has enabled you to jump from a pitcher who struggled to find innings his 1st 2 years to now, the number 1 starter for this years Stanford team? |
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Greg Reynolds: With me it has always been a matter of consistency. My first two years i struggled to put consistent outings together on a regular basis. I think the biggest change occurred when i went to Cape Cod for my first summer. Facing the wood bats was a huge confidence boost because i showed myself that i could pitch with my fastball. Facing those wooden bats was more forgiving than the aluminum bats i face at school. If anything, i have worked hard in the offseason which has helped with the consistency aspect, but most of all, i have gained confidence through the successes of my past summers, and used any failures to learn from my mistakes |
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| Tim-Denver: Greg, great start to your season. Do you change your approach during the game as it relates to your teams offensive out put? |
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Greg Reynolds: My main goal going into every outting has been to give my team a chance to win. Whether that means i have to throw a shutout because my team is going to score one run, or i have to limit the opponent to 5 runs when my team scores 6 runs, the goal does not change. Winning is the most important thing and if i have to change my game plan to compensate for something that has happened during the game, so be it... as long as we win |
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| Timmy & Terri, SF: Do chicks really dig the long ball? If so, why are you a pitcher? |
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Greg Reynolds: chicks surely dig the long ball. That's why i take a mean batting practice |
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| Stanford Fan, Bay Area: Who will the toughest competion in the PAC be this year?
And who is the greatest Stanford Player to ever wear your number? |
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Greg Reynolds: I think the toughest competition will be Oregon State. They are very experienced and have proved themselves thus far. But anyone can beat anyone on a given day, thats what makes the Pac 10 so special this year. There doesn't seem to be a front runner. Its going to be a dog fight till the end |
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| Mike (palo alto): What can we expect from WSU hitters this weekend? They have some pretty gaudy numbers to date. Do they play small ball or are they more of a power team? |
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Greg Reynolds: They are not a team that is going to beat you with the long ball. They will force long at bats, while still staying very aggressive. They will look to steal a lot of bases, and will definitely do their share of small ball with bunts and drags. The key will be to limit base runners, and get the lead off guy out in every inning |
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| Bored at work in San Francisco: Are you hoping to remain a starting pitcher in professional baseball, or have you given thought to becoming a closer/relief pitcher? At least as a starter you can work on your golf game, which I hear needs A LOT of help. |
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Greg Reynolds: of course i am looking to remain a starter in professional baseball. And yes my golf game does need a lot of help, but that will all change soon. Don't you have anything better to do at work? |
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| Jeremiah (Wyoming): Being ranked 17th, the Cardinal is playing pretty good ball, but what is it going to take to get back to the CWS? |
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Greg Reynolds: We are going to have to play well at the end of the season. Everyone on this team knows we have the talent to get there, its just a matter of staying healthy and playing up to our ability. So far so good. If we pitch and play good defense, we will be there. |
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| Huung, San Francisco: Greg, I was at your CCS high school game when you hit a home-run over the freeway at PAL stadium, is that your greatest moment in your athletic career? |
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Greg Reynolds: that was one of my fondest memories in high school. It was said to be one of the longest balls ever hit at that stadium. I think i caught it a little off the end too |
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| manoj-cleveland: what goals do you expect from this years team |
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Greg Reynolds: Ovbiously, the main goal is to get to Omaha, and win the whole thing. But, thinking more short term, we need to win the pac 10. If we take it one game at a time, i like our chances of doing all of those things |
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| Ron Krieger, Pacifica: Hey, wasn't that Tim Reynolds, your older brother who hit that ball over the freeway at PAL stadium? |
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Greg Reynolds: nope, i think that was me |
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| Barb (Hillsborough): Do you have any Tatoos? If not, what would you get if you were going to have one? |
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Greg Reynolds: i'd get a heart that would read "i love mom" in the middle |
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Greg Reynolds: Ok, thats all the time i have today, thanks to all the true fans out there. And a special thanks to all my family that made this a fun experience that i will never do again. See you all tomorrow |
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