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Tampa road trip photo album, Part VII

Bill Simmons traveled to Tampa for a pair of Red Sox “home” games — and he brought his camera.

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









Live! From Tampa!

If you spent more than 20 minutes of your life working on a “REM DAWG FOR PRESIDENT” sign, it’s really time to re-evaluate things.









Live! From Tampa!

Things you rarely saw before October 2004: (A) Blondes wearing Red Sox jerseys …









Live! From Tampa!

And (B) Cute girls wearing green J-shirts of Boston center fielders. The bottom line is this: You don’t need to drink between 8-12 beers during a game to talk yourself into making out with a female Red Sox fan anymore.









Live! From Tampa!

Right behind home plate, the D-Rays have a luxury section with leather chairs. The seats were maybe one-fifth full. Some nice-looking chairs though.

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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.