As most of you should know, Lenny “Nails” Dykstra won a World Series ring with the Mets in 1986. Some of you might not know that Dykstra has faced financial difficulties in recent years after a failed (and bizarre) business venture that involved a financial/lifestyle magazine intended just for pro athletes with lots of money. Dykstra, who just a year ago wanted to be the go-to guy for athletes looking for financial advice, is now hocking his World Series ring at a Heritage auction in October.

Dykstra filed for bankruptcy last month and a court order since them has stripped him of control of his own finances. Basically, it means the repo men come and take all his stuff and sell it so Nails can repay some of the people he owes money to. Perhaps Dykstra should have spent less time trying to give other athletes financial advice through his idiotic “The Players Club” magazine venture and more time hitting the grind on the autograph circuit like every other good-but-not-great retired baseball player.

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