BASEBALL

more like based ball am i right LOLOLOLOLOL
but seriously i've been a fan of baseball since i was a little kid playing rec ball and sucking at it. granted i needed glasses so no wonder i couldn't hit the ball.

i chose the tigers as my favorite team despite growing up in south florida because i liked that Miguel Cabrera won the batting triple crown, which nowadays is viewed far less prestigiously since RBIs are pretty unreliable stats. and also the rays were too far away and NOBODY wants to root for the marlins.

i quickly became very autistic about the sport, watching MLB network as much as, if not more than cartoon network or nick or whatever.

despite stopping playing in 7th grade i still followed baseball religiously via stats and fantasy baseball. I stopped following the game entirely around 2017/2018 unfortunately for no real reason at all.

BUT i came back around the end of 2023 into 2024 and it has been wonderful :3

the tigers are genuinely the best team in the AL right now (may 17th 2025) and i have friends who are at least into sports generally that i can talk shop with.

UPDATE (JULY 8TH 2026) - ok so that was true up until the all-star break, but then they crashed and burned and still somehow fought the mariners to the wire for a shot at the AL pennant.

currently the tigers are simultaneously on fire and dogshit, and it's unclear which is their true form.

i cannot recommend enough getting into sports, ideally your local team in whatever sport feels right to you. see if any of your friends are into any sports or individual teams, and just start watching games with them. the fever will catch on and it's great for community building.

as a plus, being a fan of your local team can really help you connect with the people in your city/state. while baseball doesn't have a presence in my state, basketball very much does, and my friends have made me fans of my local basketball team.

FOOTBALL

i'll write smtg here later dont worry :)