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Getting To Know The 2011 Sounds: Pitcher Mike Fiers

July 29, 2011

Full Name: Michael Bruce Fiers

Position: Right-Handed Pitcher

Nickname: Smokey

Walk-Up Music: The Prodigy - Firestarter

Resides: Pompono Beach, Florida

Hometown: Sunrise, Florida

School: Nova Southeastern Sharks

Types Of Pitches I Throw and My Outpitch: Fastball, Cutter, Curveball, and Changeup (outpitch)

Favorite Movies: The Sandlot and The 40 Year Old Virgin

Favorite Music: Eminem and Lil Wayne

Bookmarks: AddictingGames.com

Favorite Cartoon As A Kid: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Favorite Ice Cream: Oreo

Favorite Actor: Ben Stiller

Favorite Restaurant: Panera Bread

MLB Player I Model My Game After: Fernando Valenzuela

Favorite Professional Athlete Growing Up: Chipper Jones

Most Memorable Baseball Moment: Being drafted by the Brewers in 2009

Best Dressing Teammate: Daniel Meadows

Most Intense Teammate: Taylor Green

Funniest Teammate: Erick Almonte (Justin James is a close 2nd)

My First Car was a: 1968 Ford Mustang

I Currently Drive a: 2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor

My Hidden Talent is: Dancing

I'm Afraid of: 5:00 a.m. Beach Runs

Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: German professional table tennis player Timo Boll

Favorite Nintendo Game: Tecmo Bowl

My Favorite City To Travel To: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

If I Could Face Any Batter, it would be: Mike Fiers (easy out)

Who would portray me in a movie about my life: Ben Affleck

Advice I Would Offer Kids Who Want To Play Professional Baseball: Work as hard as you can each day so you do not have regrets

Most Underrated Baseball Skill That Kids Should Learn: Pitching to contact

Favorite Place to Visit in Nashville: Anywhere with good food

Person I Would Like to Meet Outside of the Baseball World: Dwyane Wade

My First Job and How Much I was Paid: Washing Boats - $10 per hour

One Thing I Cannot Live Without: My computer

My Dream Date: Carrie Underwood

Best & Worst Aspects About Being a Ballplayer:
Best: The simple fact of playing baseball for a living
Worst: Being away from family and friends

Most Influential in Getting Me to Where I am Today: My Father

Offseason Activities To Relax: Travel down to the Florida Keys

If I Could Be Anyone Else In The World For One Day, It Would Be: LeBron James

My Welcome to Professional Baseball Moment was: Pitcher coach Elvin Nina making me sing the National Anthem to the team in Helena on my first day before practice.