I think all parents are like that! I do like caramels, but that's 'cause they let me use my psychic abilities for longer. I HAVE NO CLUE WHY. Jeff did all sorts of experiments to figure it out, but he never came up with anything.
I think the baseball team just has to notice how awesome you are, and then they tell you "oh, hey, when you're legal and graduated and stuff, we're gonna ask you to join". When I first got here, I got a call from the Yankees, and they want me. So, yeah. I'm pretty lucky!