re: People who watch MLB. How did you choose your favorite team?

I grew up here in Arizona but my parents transplanted from Santa Monica so my Dad was a Dodger fan pre-1998 before the Diamondbacks played a season. I was only 12 then and never reached die hard status and was more of a Mike Piazza fan really. We also had Giants spring training tickets right in the first row of the Giants dugout and as a little kid Will Clark was my favorite player. He tossed me a ball every game I went to so I really really liked the Giants too.

Then 1998 came and the Diamondbacks began and I officially had a team of my own. Now I hate the Dodgers the most, followed by the Rockies... used to hate the Giants when they had Bonds but I can't really hate on them much anymore.

I played baseball with Ike Davis from literally T-Ball through High School so now I have a small rooting interest in the Mets and it sucks.