Field of Streams: Episode 275 – Stop Saying Mike Fiers Is On Fire

Episode 275 – Stop Saying Mike Fiers Is On Fire

The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live!

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss who the White Sox All Star may be, Mark Buehrle looking good post retirement, the non-descript Jose Martinez, Mike Fiers getting it together, Eric Sogard’s recent success, Dylan’s latest favorite faceless Padre, Homer Bailey’s outrageous ratios after one start, Steven Vogt joining the Brewers, Dwight Smith the singer, and Matt calling Dylan “millennial scum.”

Contest picks for Monday, June 26: German Marquez @ SF and Jose Martinez vs. CIN (Dylan) and German Marquez @ SF and Chase Utley vs. LAA (Matt).

Contest picks for Tuesday, June 27: Mike Fiers vs. OAK and Sam Travis vs. MIN (Dylan) and Sean Newcomb @ SD and Shin-Soo Choo @ CLE (Matt).

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Contest picks for Wednesday, June 28: David Paulino vs. OAK and Tom Murphy @ SF (Dylan) and Daniel Norris vs. KC and Wilmer Flores @ MIA (Matt).

Contest picks for Thursday, June 29: Seth Lugo @ MIA and Dwight Smith Jr. vs. BAL (Dylan) and Mike Foltynewicz @ SD and Jon Jay @ WAS (Matt).

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Approximately 39 minutes of joyous analysis.





Dylan assists in producingFanGraphs Audio, Effectively Wild, and the FanGraphs Live Twitch channel. He also enjoys the Waxahachie Swap (RIP), the Air Bud principle, and the Oxford comma. You can Tweet him about any of those things @dhhiggins.

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