May 05, 2008

Suit: Dykstra Spending All Our Cash

Last week, news broke that former Phillies centerfielder Lenny Dykstra (at right, looking creepy as all heck, with Jim Cramer) was being sued by his publishing partner after just one issue of his magazine The Players Club, aimed at rich athletes.

Dykstra is also suing publishing partner Doubledown Media; he actually filed his lawsuit first. But let's get to the quote from the lawsuit against him:

"Over a relatively short period of time, Dykstra proved himself to be a mercurial, difficult client whose many idiosyncrasies and demanding personality imposed substantial costs on the planned publications and created excessive burdens for Doubledown," reads the suit. "At the same time, Dykstra began shirking his financial obligations to Doubledown beginning in late 2007 and continuing into 2008, repeatedly driving up expenses and increasing the overall costs of the publications at a time when he, on information and belief, lacked the cash to pay for such expenses."

What is it with athletes and carwashes, anyway? No word if The Players Club will ever be publishing a second issue, but let's just assume it's gone to that great big magazine rack in the sky.

Lenny Dykstra Sued By Publishing Partner [Mixed Media]

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December 13, 2007

Dykstra Wanted To Give You A World Series, People

This is my favorite part of the Mitchell report. The Phillies lost the World Series despite Dykstra's off-the-charts .348 average (.500 OBP! .913 slugging!) and Dykstra wanted to get better! I say good for him; that's why we liked him so much. I'd go to his Car Wash anytime.

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Phillies Lose Either Way With 'Roid Report

The Mitchell Report, a sure to be disappointing look at steroids in baseball, will be released today. Commissioned by Baseball Commish Bud Selig and headed up by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, the report is expected to name between 60 and 80 players who took 'roids.

The real question is, of course: What Phillies will be named? The biggest example of possible Phillies supplementation is Lenny Dykstra, the 1993 team's best player and runner-up for National League MVP that year. (Incidentally, Barry Bonds won.)

So will any current or former Phillies will be on the list? Doug Glanville, most definitely, but who else? All I know is, if there aren't any Phils on the list, we can be sure they just don't care enough to cheat to win.

See also: How the rest of the division's shaping up against the Phils.

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