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Tampa road trip photo album, Part II

Tampa road trip photo album, Part VI

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!

See that “TBT” sign above the second deck, to the left of the foul pole? That’s the sponsor of the “party deck” in left field. This will make sense two pictures from now.









Live! From Tampa!

See that catwalk in the top half of the picture? It’s the only place in the Trop where you’re safe from DeWayne Staats’s perm.









Live! From Tampa!

There it is … the party deck! Woo hoo! Who else is getting flashbacks to “Animal House”?









Live! From Tampa!

That’s me partying in the party deck. Wouldn’t it make more sense to convert this section into a de facto convalescent home and have bingo games and canasta?

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Bill Simmons is a columnist for Page 2 and ESPN The Magazine. His book “Now I Can Die In Peace” is available in paperback.

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