TalkSox Hall Of Name Thread

[Cocos Disciples]

^ The latter. In what universe is Dick Pole not a funny name?

[rhet]

Dick used to be a popular name. My father and grandfather were both named Dick. They called my grandfather big Dick and my father little Dick.

[james22]

Dick used to be a popular name. My father and grandfather were both named Dick. They called my grandfather big Dick and my father little Dick.

I bet u were tiny dick. considering you name players whos name resembles a dick im guessing yours is small.

[ms_sox]

I know Dick can be a name unto its own, but I'll still never understand how people can get "Dick" as a nickname out of "Richard."

 

or chronic juvenile mindset?

Maturity....it's all a sham.

Please pass the tinker toys.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I don't know about you guys, but I refuse to dignify this childish behavior any further.

 

Haha, okay, Rusty Kuntz is pretty f***ing funny.

[rhet]

I don't know about you guys, but I refuse to dignify this childish behavior any further.

 

Haha, okay, Rusty Kuntz is pretty f***ing funny.

 

Imagine growing up with that handle?

I tell ya, it's child abuse...

[Dojji]

Was searching for something else entirely and stumbled across one of those vast number of 19th century players who get a brief cameo in the history books:

 

Charlie Manlove, catcher

 

His nickname was Chick. As in, Chick Manlove. They weren't above ribald humor in the 19th century so I can just imagine why this guy didn't last long in the fledgling MLB.

[TheKilo]

You were searching for man love?

[BoSox21]

*giggle*

[Dojji]

I was searching for Rickie Weeks actually, seeing how one of my Anti-Fantasy picks was doing. But I guess that's funny enough that I can let you get away with it.

[TheKilo]

Isn't Weeks out for the year?

[Dojji]

That was one of the reasons I was searching -- I wasn't sure.

[Dojji]

the starter for the Blue Jays tonight has a name that belongs in the Yastrzemski File. along with Mientkiewicz

 

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/Marc-Rzepczynski.shtml

 

mark Rzepcynski. I swear I'm not making this up.

[The_Destroyah]

Best baseball name ever:

 

Johnny Dickshot

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dicksjo01.shtml

 

hahaha thats one of the funniest names ever haha, i wonder if he ever hit a HR off of Dickpole, imagine Gym class roll call for those two

[pedroia_the_destroyah53]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/glassja01.shtml?redir

 

Jack Glasscock

[Spudboy]

As the thread starter, I want to explain where I got the idea of "Hall of Name". I have to credit my Father. He was a Biology Professor at Boston College until he died in 1975.

 

At one point, he had a female student from S. Korea. Her name was "Yu Bin Fuk".

 

I just thought I'd explain this. I hope I haven't opened the door to names outside MLB. That was not my intent.

 

So far, I like Rusty Kuntz the best.

[The_Destroyah]

Rusty Kuntz is the most unfortunate name by far ha, but i remember the first time i read Fukudome in a news paper i giggled, probably because my adolescent mind read it like this Fuk-U-Do-Me.

[schillingouttheks]

As the thread starter, I want to explain where I got the idea of "Hall of Name". I have to credit my Father. He was a Biology Professor at Boston College until he died in 1975.

 

At one point, he had a female student from S. Korea. Her name was "Yu Bin Fuk".

 

I just thought I'd explain this. I hope I haven't opened the door to names outside MLB. That was not my intent.

 

So far, I like Rusty Kuntz the best.

 

Not to hijack the thread, but I'm a bio major at BC. Interesting.

[Jasonbay44]

Mark Teahen, he's just that awesome.