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ALCS Game 7: October 19, 2008 Rays 3 W: Matt Garza (2-0)H: Dan Wheeler (1)H: J.P. Howell (1)S: David Price (1) 4-3 Red Sox 1 L: Jon Lester (0-2) 3-4 Highlights: Garza had a kerfuffle with his own catcher, Dioner Navarro, back in June. His on-field implosion made SportsCenter and threatened to be the lasting image of his first season with Tampa Bay. But like any good modern father, Joe Maddon got his son a therapist. Ken Ravizza, a friend of Maddon’s and a professor in Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, cured Garza of his temper tantrums and enabled the pitcher to become this year’s ALCS MVP. I miss them already. I didn’t want to have to have to miss them.Tomorrow I’m flying to Maui to celebrate my Dad’s 60th birthday. For weeks I had envisioned being with my family not only for the birthday but also to watch my favorite team repeat as World Champions.My parents visited me in July 2004 during the series against the Yankees. Since then Dad has adopted the Red Sox as his own team.The people of Maui have embraced the Phillies as their team even though it is over...
Today my family and I will be on the road for about two hours to get to the “town” of Kaupo. If you explore this area, you’ll see that Pi‘ilani Highway is really a dirt road. Part of it is closed due to a 6.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Big Island in October 2006. For frame of reference, Kaupo is about as far from populated areas as Hana is, but without access via paved road. When I was seven I was so inspired by the name Kaupo after I had traversed Haleakala Crater with my parents and other adults that I named the best cat I ever befriended after the town. I remember one of hiking party, my dad’s best friend, in fact, continually doubting that I could make the hike. We had two days to take the Sliding Sands then Kaupo Gap trails. Not only did I make it, but I wore slippers (a.k.a. flip flops) for the last few miles. We sat on the steps of the Kaupo Store after the excursion and my dad bragged about me to amazed tourists. View Larger Map...
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Photo courtesy of the Boston Public Library’s Sports Temples of Boston.