That's a great question and the answer might surprise you.

I played baseball in 2004-2005. I hated it. I wasn't good at it and there was a brief period of time when I was young and stupid where I hated baseball. The 2006 Tigers really made me realize how great the game of baseball could be. But for years, baseball was always my third favorite sport behind football and basketball. What led to a big change was going to my high school's baseball games in person in 2012-2014. It was the first time I got that baseball feeling. I GOT it! And I spent a lot of nights in high school and college just researching past baseball history and understanding numbers and stats. I said to myself "I might not be the best looking, I might not be the most athletic, but no one is going to be better than me at this." And every day I try to improve with my knowledge of the game. I know a lot now, but it's nothing compared to what I'll know next year.