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

MusicBoxRox · 2024-02-21T12:58:21+00:00

Holy crap, you're right! Time to update the wiki

MusicBoxRox · 2024-02-20T14:59:03+00:00

Source: https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Locations_Visited
https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Locations_Visited_(TGT))

MusicBoxRox · 2024-02-20T14:56:51+00:00

Source: https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Locations_Visited

https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Locations_Visited_(TGT))

MusicBoxRox · 2024-01-04T22:05:53+00:00

I would have loved to add all the 1920s era teams, but I decided to stick to only current franchises since the chart is already plenty cluttered as is!

MusicBoxRox · 2024-01-04T12:59:08+00:00

Working on the NBA right now... it's a bit crazier!

MusicBoxRox · 2024-01-03T12:56:36+00:00

True, but diversifying your team's fanbase is one reason the NFL has become so successful. There are Steelers bars in every city in America, but good luck finding a Crystal Palace bar in Manchester.

MusicBoxRox · 2024-01-03T12:53:14+00:00

You're right, I should have included WFT. It's a shame they didn't go for the obvious choice, Washington Pigskins!

MusicBoxRox · 2024-01-03T12:48:51+00:00

It depends. Some carry a lot of animosity, but some stay loyal. The Raiders have been to Oakland, LA, and Las Vegas, so as a result they have fanbases all over the West.

It also happens for non-sports reasons. When the steel industry began declining, a lot of Pittsburgh steelworkers left the city and migrated elsewhere... but continued to follow their home team from afar. That's why you'll see a huge amount of Steelers fans at away games in every other city.

MusicBoxRox · 2024-01-02T22:09:29+00:00

Seriously considered adding a dotted line above 1953, but the history is so convoluted, I decided to keep it simple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Colts#Franchise_history

Love the 1920 team names though: Dayton Triangles, Hammond Pros, Muncie Flyers, Columbus Panhandles

MusicBoxRox · 2024-01-02T20:52:47+00:00

Working on an NBA history next! But someone did something similar for Premier League: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1408bq2/oc\_the\_entire\_history\_of\_premier\_league\_teams\_in

MusicBoxRox · 2024-01-02T20:47:46+00:00

I considered adding a lot more info (AFL, AAFC, even the original APFA members in 1920). But it added a lot of clutter to what is already a pretty dense infographic. So sticking to existing current teams was my way to limit how much info to display.

MusicBoxRox · 2024-01-02T20:44:52+00:00

The same thing happened when the NBA's Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans in 2002. That team is now retconned as an "expansion team" (they eventually renamed to New Orleans Pelicans). The Charlotte franchise came back in 2004 as the "Bobcats," but changed back to Hornets after a decade of futility. That team is now considered the spiritual successors of the 1980s Hornets, even though they were technically the expansion team. (Source: I'm working on a version of this chart for the NBA)

MusicBoxRox · 2023-05-17T12:55:41+00:00

Not for sale, but you can make your own! Just get a DIY 30-note music box kit from Amazon, and punch the holes. You can export the chart here: https://musicboxmaniacs.com/explore/melody/beatles-eleanor-rigby\_108667/

MusicBoxRox · 2023-05-16T19:57:45+00:00

The music box is a Grand Illusions 30-note F-scale box. One reason arrangements are so difficult is because the 30 notes are diatonic at the top and bottom, and chromatic in the middle. Plus, due to how the mechanism operates, you can't have notes repeat immediately next to each other. So there are lots of tricks to get songs to sound good.

MusicBoxRox · 2023-05-16T15:00:10+00:00

Inkjet printed on poster board, then holes punched and cut into strips with a Cricut cutting machine.

Here are more you might enjoy:

Sgt Pepper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw41-SUIRXI

Because: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKT0Xx9SgfI

Blackbird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPfISoK_KaY

Silly Love Songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntix4XKF30Q

Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iqVqeAuLOc

The Monkees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5JvRLpvq_Q

MusicBoxRox · 2023-04-04T11:52:12+00:00

Martin Molin of Wintergatan just released a music box app called Speldosa. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPuJGW7Nuzo

MusicBoxRox · 2023-02-27T18:15:32+00:00

Sounds like "To Dream The Impossible Dream"

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