So, I was thinking about Mike Fiers the other day. You know, the pitcher. The whole Houston Astros thing, where he was the one who spoke up. It really got me reflecting on my own stuff, completely different field, obviously, but the core idea, right?
My Own Little World
I started looking back at times when I saw things. Little things, maybe big things, depends on how you look at it. Stuff that wasn’t quite right. And what did I do? Mostly kept my head down. Didn’t want to rock the boat, you know how it is. Got bills to pay, family to think about. Making waves isn’t usually part of the plan.
Then you see a guy like Fiers. He knew what would happen, probably. Knew he’d catch hell for it. Teammates turning on him, fans booing, maybe even impacting his career down the line. And he did it anyway. That takes something. Guts, I guess.
The What-If Game
It made me play that what-if game in my head.
- What if I had said something that one time?
- What if I hadn’t just let it slide?
- Would things be different? Better? Worse?
Hard to say. Hindsight’s always clearer, isn’t it? But watching Fiers go through that whole ordeal, the fallout and everything, it wasn’t just about baseball anymore. It was a real-life drama about choices and consequences.
Honestly, I wrestled with it for a bit. Thinking about the pressure he must have felt, both before speaking out and definitely after. It’s easy to sit back and judge, say what someone should have done. But when you’re the one in the hot seat? Different story entirely. Made me reconsider some of my own past actions, or inactions, I should say. Just putting that out there. It’s something I’ve been chewing on.
