Jumper_Dad 8,946 Posted March 28, 2020 Which was better? These are both in the conversation for GOAT of sports "toys", which did you love more. Give us your favorite NERF Football or Whiffle Ball memories also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumper_Dad 8,946 Posted March 28, 2020 One summer we actually kept Whiffle Ball Stats and everyone had to wear those cheap plastic replica batting helmets. It was a glorious summer. Left field had the Red Monster, a neighbors out building that had to be cleared for a ball to be considered a homerun. Centerfield went uphill and had a Bradford pear tree half way between second base and the centerfield fence. We would play 50 inning games of 2 on 2 whiffle ball, sometimes lasting for days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDeuce 15,290 Posted March 28, 2020 Definitely the NERF football with the tail and whistles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumper_Dad 8,946 Posted March 28, 2020 Our NERF gridiron was 1/2 asphalt and 1/2 grass, as we played on a side street that had little traffic and no sidewalks. We had about 40 yards between driveways to fit in our field. Smashed flat Coke cans would mark the ball and the line to gain for a first downs. I can drive down that street today and my knee just starts bleeding...:lol2: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumper_Dad 8,946 Posted March 28, 2020 Definitely the NERF football with the tail and whistles We never had the fancy ball like that...I don't think it had been invented yet. :lol2: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kentucky Windage 393 Posted March 28, 2020 Definitely the NERF football with the tail and whistles Still love tossing the whistling football while on the beach. I make sure we have a new one to take every year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CincySportsFan 1,852 Posted March 28, 2020 Whiffle ball for me. But we substituted that skinny yellow bat for a big old fat one that we nicknamed Bam Bam. Hit the ball so hard with that, that we had to wrap the sweet spot with duct tape to keep the seam from splitting apart. You could hit some prodigious shots with that. But playing defense was almost as fun, trying to rob home runs before they cleared the pine tree "wall". Ahhh, good times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MJAlltheWay24 5,443 Posted March 29, 2020 This one almost feels generational. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randy Parker 235 Posted March 29, 2020 Whiffle Ball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandman 10 Posted March 29, 2020 Had some great whiffle ball games back in the day, but for me it was a nerf football by a wide margin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumoroyal 1,939 Posted March 29, 2020 Don't think I ever had a Nerf football but had many Wiffle ball bats and balls. Yes, you had to tape up the balls or they explode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Scribe 376 Posted March 30, 2020 One summer we actually kept Whiffle Ball Stats and everyone had to wear those cheap plastic replica batting helmets. It was a glorious summer. Left field had the Red Monster, a neighbors out building that had to be cleared for a ball to be considered a homerun. Centerfield went uphill and had a Bradford pear tree half way between second base and the centerfield fence. We would play 50 inning games of 2 on 2 whiffle ball, sometimes lasting for days. I didn't realize we were neighbors. I did the same thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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