the obligatory *read this first* post…

Hello, and welcome to “Tales From The Ballpark” @ fenwayfaithful dot com.

My name is Christine. I live in the Boston, Massachusetts area, and I love baseball. As much as I love the Red Sox, their tickets are just too damned expensive! But lucky for me, there is plenty of affordable live baseball in our area, in the form of minor and independent league ball.

If you’re looking for hard baseball news, you won’t find much of it here. There are a hundred thousand other sites for that! What you will find is the personal journal of a New England baseball fan. I will be writing about everything from my opinion of the Sox’ latest trade, to rants about annoying people who ruin my baseball watching experiences. You’ll also find reviews of all of the ballparks in the area that I have visited, which will come in handy to those who want to check out minor/independent league ball, and want the 411.

Pretty much anything I feel like writing here, I will write here. Most of it will be about baseball, some of it won’t. All of it will be enjoyable. I hope.

Everyone is welcome to read, and leave comments. However, due to the fact that there are asshat Y***** fans out there who enjoy trolling Sox fan’s blogs, all comments are moderated. This means that your comment will not appear until I approve it. If you are a Y***** fan and NOT an asshat (yes, I know you are out there!), you are welcome to read and comment.

But be warned…this site is an Official Y***** Hating Zone. Tread carefully!

Comment moderation is also needed so that I don’t get overrun with spammers. I have better things to do with my time than to delete 300 spam messages a day.

Anyone who doesn’t play nicey here will be banned from this site. It’s okay if you want to disagree with something I say, just PLEASE do it in a polite manner. That’s all I ask.

I hope you enjoy the site!