Salem raised but lost in Iowa. The upside is that I can see the Sox play in K.C., Minn. and Chicago with a simple 2-5 hour drive depending...and Kaufmann is Fenway central...the red t-shirts out-number the blue two to one. Also, for all you local Red Sox fans...2 Dugout tickets, third base line (visitor's dugout) with all the extra charges included, $99.00. Parking at the door (compared to Fenway, at least) was $6.00 last year. Experiencing your teams fans yelling louder than the home teams...priceless!

In my off time....from fanaticism...I direct a child care center licensed for 155 kids...who I am training to be Red Sox fans.