This may be entirely uninteresting to some of you, but I put to paper my love for the sport through the lens of my first heartbreaking Giants season (I wasn't as invested in the '89 season as it was my first time following Baseball), the 103-win season of 1993. Also the last time I cried because of a baseball loss - thankfully crying from baseball wins happens more frequently. Hope this brings back some memories for you too.
http://www.themidwesterner.net/writings/2012/7/23/the-long-season-1.html