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

I was raised an Astros fan because my dad grew up as a fan. His parents were from Houston, and he would go watch them when he'd visit his grandmother there as a kid. I grew up with Bill Brown and J.D. on the tv constantly in the afternoon, and I still remember going to games from circa 2000 in the Astrodome.

As previously mentioned, we are shitty right now, but there are a few bright spots here and there, like Pence and Lyles. We are also in the process of changing owners, which is encouraging since our front office/farm system has been historically subpar.

Admittedly, Astros fans on this board are traditionally annoying as hell, but my advice is to not be a typical douche who follows a team like the Cubs with no real connections to the team or surrounding area. It's one thing if you were raised to be a fan or are a ten year old and like the team, but just picking them when you are a yuppy from NOLA so you can wear a Theriot/Fontenot/Lamahieu shirt is lame as hell IMO.