My Dive into Mike Fiers
Okay, so I decided to spend some time looking into Mike Fiers the other day. His name popped up somewhere, and I realized I didn’t know much beyond the big headlines, you know? So, I figured, let’s make it a little project, just dig in a bit and see what’s there.
First thing I did was just a basic search. Pulled up his stats pages, like Baseball-Reference, just to get the basics down. Looked at the teams he played for – Brewers, Astros, Tigers, A’s. Saw the no-hitters, which is pretty cool. You see those achievements right away.
Then I started watching some video clips. Found some highlights on YouTube. Watched parts of his no-hitters, just to see what that looked like. His pitching motion seemed kinda standard, nothing too flashy, but obviously effective on those days. I tried to pay attention to his pitches, see what he relied on.
- Watched some A’s game footage.
- Checked out highlights from his Tigers days.
- Found clips of his Astros time too, before everything blew up.
The Big Stuff
Naturally, I got pulled into the whole Houston Astros sign-stealing thing. That’s probably what he’s most known for now, right? So I started reading articles about it. Found the original report from The Athletic where he was quoted. It was interesting to read how it all unfolded, piece by piece.
I spent a good chunk of time just reading different takes on it. Some people called him brave, a whistleblower. Others, especially maybe Astros fans, probably saw it differently. I wasn’t really trying to judge, more just understand the situation from different angles. It’s messy stuff.
I looked for interviews with Fiers himself talking about it. Wanted to hear his reasoning directly, rather than just summaries. Found a couple where he explained why he spoke out. It definitely takes guts to do something like that, knowing the potential backlash from other players or fans.
Wrapping Up the Session
After a couple of hours of reading and watching, I felt like I had a much better picture. Started with just stats, then moved to watching him play, and finally dug into the controversy that defined a big part of his career later on. It wasn’t like I was doing intense statistical analysis or anything, more like just immersing myself in his story for a bit.
So yeah, that was my little practice session on Mike Fiers. Just satisfying some curiosity and learning more about a player who had some really high points and was central to one of baseball’s biggest recent scandals. It’s always interesting to see the full arc of a player’s career.
