The Duke
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Just curious Nero - but how difficult would it be in Spain to go to a store and buy a (American) football?
Does anyone play baseball in Spain? I'd love to see baseball spread in Europe too.
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Just curious Nero - but how difficult would it be in Spain to go to a store and buy a (American) football?
Does anyone play baseball in Spain? I'd love to see baseball spread in Europe too.
Just curious Nero - but how difficult would it be in Spain to go to a store and buy a (American) football?
Does anyone play baseball in Spain? I'd love to see baseball spread in Europe too.
**Baseball is more popular than american football, or at least more people know about it and play it (maybe more people watch NFL than play baseball, though) **EDITED In Pamplona there are 2 teams that I know of, and a friend of mine helped instauring kind of a farm system in one of them, which belongs to a highschool (but has a professional team).
I have never tried buying an american football. I have an aunt in Austin who sent that ball as a present to my brother. In big cities it shouldn't be a problem, though. And there are many rugby teams everywhere so a rugby ball is easily found (idk how similar they really are, I'm not into rugby).
Anyway, either sports are minor in Spain. Football, basketball, hand ball, tennis or even motor sports could be considered in the top of the charts.
EDIT: I would add that both american football and baseball have a huge turnoff for the european viewers: the lenght of the matches. Only tennis takes longer but it could be said that it has a bigger "playing time". In America all that time is filled with replays, commercials, kisscams, hot dogs and whatsoever, whereas here we have a different mindset, and there's always something happening, although it might not be as explosive or important in the end of the game.
Being both an american and european football fan, I understand both sides: I have to change my mindset whenever I switch from one sport to the other because of difference on the timing in the actions.
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Just curious Nero - but how difficult would it be in Spain to go to a store and buy a (American) football?
Does anyone play baseball in Spain? I'd love to see baseball spread in Europe too.
**Baseball is more popular than american football, or at least more people know about it and play it (maybe more people watch NFL than play baseball, though) **EDITED In Pamplona there are 2 teams that I know of, and a friend of mine helped instauring kind of a farm system in one of them, which belongs to a highschool (but has a professional team).
I have never tried buying an american football. I have an aunt in Austin who sent that ball as a present to my brother. In big cities it shouldn't be a problem, though. And there are many rugby teams everywhere so a rugby ball is easily found (idk how similar they really are, I'm not into rugby).
Anyway, either sports are minor in Spain. Football, basketball, hand ball, tennis or even motor sports could be considered in the top of the charts.
EDIT: I would add that both american football and baseball have a huge turnoff for the european viewers: the lenght of the matches. Only tennis takes longer but it could be said that it has a bigger "playing time". In America all that time is filled with replays, commercials, kisscams, hot dogs and whatsoever, whereas here we have a different mindset, and there's always something happening, although it might not be as explosive or important in the end of the game.
Being both an american and european football fan, I understand both sides: I have to change my mindset whenever I switch from one sport to the other because of difference on the timing in the actions.
Baseball is more popular than american football. In Pamplona there are 2 teams that I know of, and a friend of mine helped instauring kind of a farm system in one of them, which belongs to a highschool (but has a professional team).
I have never tried buying an american football. I have an aunt in Austin who sent that ball as a present to my brother. In big cities it shouldn't be a problem, though. And there are many rugby teams everywhere so a rugby ball is easily found (idk how similar they really are, I'm not into rugby).
Anyway, either sports are minor in Spain. Football, basketball, hand ball, tennis or even motor sports could be considered in the top of the charts.
I believe a rugby ball is shorter and fatter than an American football, so throwing it around would be tougher.
American footballs 100 years ago probably resembled rugby balls now. It was streamlined to make it easier to throw.
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You have Fix-A-Flat in Spain?
The 'foam used to repair bike tyres' I mentioned is probably the same kind of product of fix-a-flat. I'll check similarities and will try it out.
The 'foam used to repair bike tyres' I mentioned is probably the same kind of product of fix-a-flat. I'll check similarities and will try it out.
You spell tires with an I? As a guy from the tire making capital of the world (or used to be)....home of Goodyear/Firstone/BF Goodrich/General Tire.......Akron, Ohio that is.....I must admonish you about that spelling.
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The building just under the blimp on the right....that looks like silos...is were I spent my wedding night.
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Just curious Nero - but how difficult would it be in Spain to go to a store and buy a (American) football?
Does anyone play baseball in Spain? I'd love to see baseball spread in Europe too.
**Baseball is more popular than american football, or at least more people know about it and play it (maybe more people watch NFL than play baseball, though) **EDITED In Pamplona there are 2 teams that I know of, and a friend of mine helped instauring kind of a farm system in one of them, which belongs to a highschool (but has a professional team).
I have never tried buying an american football. I have an aunt in Austin who sent that ball as a present to my brother. In big cities it shouldn't be a problem, though. And there are many rugby teams everywhere so a rugby ball is easily found (idk how similar they really are, I'm not into rugby).
Anyway, either sports are minor in Spain. Football, basketball, hand ball, tennis or even motor sports could be considered in the top of the charts.
EDIT: I would add that both american football and baseball have a huge turnoff for the european viewers: the lenght of the matches. Only tennis takes longer but it could be said that it has a bigger "playing time". In America all that time is filled with replays, commercials, kisscams, hot dogs and whatsoever, whereas here we have a different mindset, and there's always something happening, although it might not be as explosive or important in the end of the game.
Being both an american and european football fan, I understand both sides: I have to change my mindset whenever I switch from one sport to the other because of difference on the timing in the actions.
**Baseball is more popular than american football, or at least more people know about it and play it (maybe more people watch NFL than play baseball, though) **EDITED In Pamplona there are 2 teams that I know of, and a friend of mine helped instauring kind of a farm system in one of them, which belongs to a highschool (but has a professional team).
I have never tried buying an american football. I have an aunt in Austin who sent that ball as a present to my brother. In big cities it shouldn't be a problem, though. And there are many rugby teams everywhere so a rugby ball is easily found (idk how similar they really are, I'm not into rugby).
Anyway, either sports are minor in Spain. Football, basketball, hand ball, tennis or even motor sports could be considered in the top of the charts.
You just said that Football is not big in Spain...then you say that it is in the tops....which is it?
Or did you mean Soccer? Or, as it is properly spelled "Futbol". No one with any sense....in this hemisphere calls soccer "football" Football is football...that other game is something else. Consider yourself educated.
EDIT: I would add that both american football and baseball have a huge turnoff for the european viewers: the lenght of the matches. Only tennis takes longer but it could be said that it has a bigger "playing time". In America all that time is filled with replays, commercials, kisscams, hot dogs and whatsoever, whereas here we have a different mindset, and there's always something happening, although it might not be as explosive or important in the end of the game.
Being both an american and european football fan, I understand both sides: I have to change my mindset whenever I switch from one sport to the other because of difference on the timing in the actions.
Well....the commercial ARE oppressive...but that is how the game is paid for I guess.
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Baseball is more popular than american football. In Pamplona there are 2 teams that I know of, and a friend of mine helped instauring kind of a farm system in one of them, which belongs to a highschool (but has a professional team).
I have never tried buying an american football. I have an aunt in Austin who sent that ball as a present to my brother. In big cities it shouldn't be a problem, though. And there are many rugby teams everywhere so a rugby ball is easily found (idk how similar they really are, I'm not into rugby).
Anyway, either sports are minor in Spain. Football, basketball, hand ball, tennis or even motor sports could be considered in the top of the charts.
I believe a rugby ball is shorter and fatter than an American football, so throwing it around would be tougher.
American footballs 100 years ago probably resembled rugby balls now. It was streamlined to make it easier to throw.
I believe a rugby ball is shorter and fatter than an American football, so throwing it around would be tougher.
American footballs 100 years ago probably resembled rugby balls now. It was streamlined to make it easier to throw.
Footballs 100 years ago were not appreciably different than now:
Maybe 120 years ago or more they were...but not when the NFL/APFA began.
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I believe a rugby ball is shorter and fatter than an American football, so throwing it around would be tougher.
American footballs 100 years ago probably resembled rugby balls now. It was streamlined to make it easier to throw.
Footballs 100 years ago were not appreciably different than now:
Maybe 120 years ago or more they were...but not when the NFL/APFA began.
Footballs 100 years ago were not appreciably different than now:
Maybe 120 years ago or more they were...but not when the NFL/APFA began.
The present dimensions of a football did not come about until 1935... Had changed throughout the 1910s and 20s too....
https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/sports/a240/1283226/
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Just buy another one. Or is this special in some way? Did I miss something?
If it's from an actual game, just know that many people keep decorative footballs flat.
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Just buy another one. Or is this special in some way? Did I miss something?
If it's from an actual game, just know that many people keep decorative footballs flat.
Just buy another one. Or is this special in some way? Did I miss something?
If it's from an actual game, just know that many people keep decorative footballs flat.
1. I don't want to spend any money. My economy is veeeery limited at the moment.
2. I live in Spain, and in a not so big city. I don't know if I'll be able to buy anywhere in my city, plus I almost exclusively use it when I watch the SB.
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Yes a shot of fix-a-flat will do the job....but the bikini fix sounds better and leave the football on the shelf at home with the official NFL Tom Brady deflated model.
... the bikini fix sounds better...
I cannot believe you failed to ask for pics for the cheerleader thread...
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Just buy another one. Or is this special in some way? Did I miss something?
If it's from an actual game, just know that many people keep decorative footballs flat.
1. I don't want to spend any money. My economy is veeeery limited at the moment.
2. I live in Spain, and in a not so big city. I don't know if I'll be able to buy anywhere in my city, plus I almost exclusively use it when I watch the SB.
1. I don't want to spend any money. My economy is veeeery limited at the moment.
2. I live in Spain, and in a not so big city. I don't know if I'll be able to buy anywhere in my city, plus I almost exclusively use it when I watch the SB.
a......they have this thing called the internet. And try ebay. You do also have the equivalent of like Fedex or UPS there, no?
B. Why would you need this football when you are watching the game? Do you just toss it around?
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Footballs 100 years ago were not appreciably different than now:
Maybe 120 years ago or more they were...but not when the NFL/APFA began.
The present dimensions of a football did not come about until 1935... Had changed throughout the 1910s and 20s too....
https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/sports/a240/1283226/
The present dimensions of a football did not come about until 1935... Had changed throughout the 1910s and 20s too....
https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/sports/a240/1283226/
Still...not a huge difference.....not like it said the "Watermelon" that was in use in earlier years.
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Just buy another one. Or is this special in some way? Did I miss something?
If it's from an actual game, just know that many people keep decorative footballs flat.
1. I don't want to spend any money. My economy is veeeery limited at the moment.
2. I live in Spain, and in a not so big city. I don't know if I'll be able to buy anywhere in my city, plus I almost exclusively use it when I watch the SB.
1. I don't want to spend any money. My economy is veeeery limited at the moment.
2. I live in Spain, and in a not so big city. I don't know if I'll be able to buy anywhere in my city, plus I almost exclusively use it when I watch the SB.
Can't be that much more than repairing the one you have.
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1. I don't want to spend any money. My economy is veeeery limited at the moment.
2. I live in Spain, and in a not so big city. I don't know if I'll be able to buy anywhere in my city, plus I almost exclusively use it when I watch the SB.
Can't be that much more than repairing the one you have.
Can't be that much more than repairing the one you have.
The Ball he is talking about: The Duke, is, I believe, a rare old football. So, though while I have not researchrd it...it may be quite valuable.
Once upon a time we used to have a couple of Collectible nerds on here who may have known (I am not one). But I don't think those are around now.
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