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Tampa road trip photo album, Part II

Tampa road trip photo album, Part IV

Bill Simmons traveled to Tampa for a pair of Red Sox "home" games -- and he brought his camera. Story

PART I | PART II | PART III |
PART IV | PART V | PART VI |
PART VII | PART VIII | PART IX | PART X









Live! From Tampa!

What’s more astounding – that Ty Wigginton’s T-shirt jersey was on the discount rack, that Rocco Baldelli’s was not, or that they made a Ty Wigginton T-shirt jersey in the first place? I vote for a three-way tie. I also vote that we start calling T-shirt jerseys “J-shirts.”









Live! From Tampa!

“Please, everybody, feel free to wear the colors of opposing teams during our home games! We don’t care! We’re just glad you’re here! Hey, how ’bout that free parking?”









Live! From Tampa!

I was bitterly disappointed that Elijah Dukes’ J-shirt wasn’t for sale. There goes my idea for Halloween.









Live! From Tampa!

Closeup shot of the roof inside the Trop. I felt like Dick Dreyfuss in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” staring at that thing.

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