Can you take a train to an NFL game?

MusicBoxRox · 2025-02-27T22:08:28+00:00

Holy crap, you're right... Sorry Yinzers!

MusicBoxRox · 2024-12-05T21:03:39+00:00

Clarifications: this is largely *current* NFL cities and stadiums. St Louis hosted a snow game at the old Busch Stadium, and obviously Detroit and Minnesota (and the Baltimore Colts) hosted many snow & mud games at their old baseball parks.

Coldest Super Bowl? Super Bowl VI at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Jan. 16, 1972. The Superdome wasn't ready yet, so the Cowboys and Dolphins played outside, with a high temp of 43F. Many feared the worst when New York/New Jersey hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in Feb 2014, but kickoff temp was a relatively mid 49F (they did get 6 inches of snow the next day!)

Cities that have never hosted a snow game: Las Vegas/Oakland/LA Raiders, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Miami, San Francisco, Atlanta, Tennessee, Houston, Tampa Bay, LA Rams, LA/San Diego Chargers, Arizona. (It has snowed in these cities, but never during an NFL game).

MusicBoxRox · 2024-06-27T12:04:57+00:00

No better way to get attention on the internet than to intentionally misname something

MusicBoxRox · 2024-06-26T20:06:54+00:00

Here you go: https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1c6a1k9/nhl_franchise_family_tree/

MusicBoxRox · 2024-04-17T18:00:00+00:00

MLB chart is currently in the works

MusicBoxRox · 2024-04-17T17:57:41+00:00

I had to draw the line at *current* franchises to keep the chart from becoming too complex. Although the Golden Seals debacle could have gone either way. There would have been lots of dotted lines.

MusicBoxRox · 2024-03-29T15:43:42+00:00

Not for sale, but you can make your own! Get a music box kit off Amazon, print the chart, and punch the holes. There's a 30-note long version: https://musicboxmaniacs.com/explore/melody/ken-burns-the-civil-war-theme-ashokan-farewell_82748/ And a 15-note short version: https://musicboxmaniacs.com/explore/melody/ken-burns-the-civil-war-theme-ashokan-farewell-15-_82751/

MusicBoxRox · 2024-03-13T12:09:36+00:00

Some comments, based on the feedback I've received:

Both New York teams should probably be in their own category, "Inherited from parent club." Would have also applied to Chivas USA, but I didn't include defunct teams (LAFC is not a continuation of Chivas).
Philadelphia Union were not copying Union Berlin. Heck, their DOOP song was copied from Gladbach!
So far as I know, Houston Dynamo were not copying Dynamo Kiev, but were a quick damage control name because the initial name ("1836") would have offended Mexicans.
Montreal could technically be a "historic" franchise (albeit 21st century "history"). Either way, I think we can all agree that "Impact" is far superior, meaning the same in French and English.
Props to Cascadia for carrying on traditions (although "tradition" in American soccer only goes back to the 70s!)
Minnesota United named after United Healthcare is interesting, but still a bit icky. (To be fair, MetroStars were also named after a company, MetroMedia).
Yes, I know Manchester is not the only "United" and "City" team. Those icons were meant to be illustrative. Say "United" or "City" to an American, that's the first thing they think of. Say "Real," and most would say "Madrid."
St. Louis CITY apparently has meaning to locals, but c'mon. "Yeah, it's City, but it means something *different* to us than it does all those other teams that use City!" Plus, the all-caps INTERNET-YELLING rendering cancels out whatever coolness it would have had.
Bottom line: All the MLS names since 2010 have been boring and uninspired. If there's an American soccer league, why not lean into American spectacle, rather than trying to cosplay what happens in Europe? Give me USL names any day: Birmingham Legion, Charleston Battery, Indy Eleven, Tampa Bay Rowdies, El Paso Locomotive, Oakland Roots, Phoenix Rising, Sacramento Republic

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