Where Have All The Dicks Gone?

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Dicks in the NHL
Published 7/15/2008 by James Mirtle (noreply@blogger.com) at james mirtle
Funny post by Japers' Rink today on the sudden lack of players named Dick in the league these days: The NHL now faces a similar Dick shortage. But that wasn't always the case. In the NHL's early days, there were plenty of Dicks to be found. ...

Puck Headlines: Rejoice, for the new Dallas Ice Girls are here
Published 7/15/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... also believes that with this hiring, Bob Hartley will be on the short list to coach the New York Islanders. • Japers' Rink saw the "Where have all the Dicks gone?" baseball post over on Bugs and Cranks today, and did a rather heroic and hilarious thing: Examining hockey's own Dick shortage. Turns out before he left for Sweden, Tarnstrom was the League's only Dick. If only Dick Park wasn't such a Richard snob. Same goes for you, Brad Dicks. [Japers' Rink] • "Blake Comeau and Kyle Okposo were in full force at the ...

The Roundup: The Tame All-Star Game Parties
Published 7/16/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... wants Kim K to lose weight, and you have to wonder if it is because of this photo. (NY Post) Someone’s eager to cover the Olympics! (Philly Daily News) Even the AP was clowning Dan Uggla’s uggly errors. (Red Sox Monster) Bit surprised to see this: An anti-Favre editorial. In Milwaukee! (Journal-Sentinel) Will Carroll talks about he clams up around Ryne Sandberg. (City of Champs) Dicks in the NHL! (Japers’ Rink) Germany’s Michael Ballack got hitched. ( ...

Mini Pony of the Day 7-16-08
Published 7/16/2008 by tecmo (noreply@blogger.com) at Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies
... Five Hole ] How will our roster shape out? [ The Sweater Ted ] Jonathan Papelbon...F***k you! Might be one of the best things I've ever read. [ The Sports Hernia ] That MMA chick murdered Robin Yount's niece on American Gladiators. Don't worry, we've all typed that sentence before. Semi-NSFW. [ On 205th ] A bit older, but probably the definitive piece of photographic evidence of A-Rod and Madonna. [ LOLjocks ] You've forsaken us, Dick Tarnstrom. [ Jasper's Rink ]

Are There Enough Dicks in the NHL?
Published 7/16/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (kanadienkyle) at IllegalCurve.com
From Japers Rink, as found on Taking Note: Once upon a time, Dick was a common name. In fact, it was so common that when "Bewitched" needed to replace Dick York in 1969, it replaced him with Dick Sargent. Back in the 60s, Dicks were everywhere, including Major League Baseball. From Dick Allen to Dick Groat, Dick Brown to Dick Green, you couldn’t watch a ...