How did you get into baseball?
I got into American Football in about 2004 after watching the Superbowl with my old man, and some friends of the family headed to Florida in 2006 or 7 so I asked them not for a Bucs jersey, but instead a baseball top (because in my 12 year old eyes they looked cooler and I also already have at this point a Brady 12 Pats top). They got me a Marlins (I know, I know.) top with 24 Cabrera on the back, who was traded literally about 6 weeks or so later. One thing led to another and I ended up watching via insomnia the entirety of the Phils/Rays WS on Channel 5. I then bought MLB The Show given the PS3 is region-free, and have bought every iteration since. My body has suffered massively for it, although real life has gotten in the way since the West Coast series I've not watched nearly as many games as I'd have liked.
Also, I bloody love a stat, hence the playing of cricket and the watching of baseball.