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Lenny Dykstra, The Biggest Fraud in Sports
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[@jmuduke99]

Hung out with him for about 6 hours one night. Drank at the Beverly Hills Hotel for a couple hours, then went back to his place (studio apartment above his buddy’s garage) where we drank for another four hours. He told stories and called hookers the whole time. Craziest night of my life. He’s still in my phone contacts, but haven’t talked to him in awhile. Last time I heard from him he texted me to ask for 10k

[@jmuduke99]

Here’s the story of me hanging out with Lenny Dykstra. I was with my buddy who has a sports radio show in DC. He was out in LA for vacation. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWjHnmRqpLKZfbs. I’m “Ryan The Bellman” that they refer to. Story starts at around 1:30

[@braulioreynoso8139]

Lol. did u lend it to him?

[@jmuduke99]

@@braulioreynoso8139 Yeah right. He promised me that I would get 15k in return. Still passed.

[@kimnora53]

@@jmuduke99 lol

[@LudaChez]

What a great youtube comment. "I hung out with said celebrity" and before anyone could say yeah right sure mr internet guy you throw out evidence. Also told a story that made perfect sense with no hyperbole and exaggeration. This is a monumentus occasion.

[@MrEazyE357]

"had an extremely close relationship with Charlie Sheen." Oh no.

[@Kilz78]

@D'Mario Landrum from boys!!

[@jackmehoffer4976]

"I go tiger blood"!

[@jerrylcoomer4908]

Winning ! Lol

[@toddrichardson8595]

Ball Banging

[@alexhoy2272]

I mean it makes sense

[@Djarra]

He once started a fight with Darryl Strawberry when the Straw tried to tell him WWF wrestling was fake.

[@CmonstoleCmonstole]

John stossel got knocked out for asking the same question

[@bkr1895]

“It’s still real to me damnit”

[@CmonstoleCmonstole]

@@bkr1895 look up John stossel ask a wrestler if it's fake.......you will LOVE the responce

[@lordofthemound3890]

@@CmonstoleCmonstole You mean he got knocked DOWN.

[@greggonzalez859]

It’s fake ?

[@jamesgarcia5268]

Played with his nephew for a solid 10 years when we were younger, knew the entire family and they treated me like one of their own. Honestly I remember asking them about him and they just said, and I quote, “we just try to ignore him as much as possible”

[@crkmt]

There are people you never hear anyone say anything nice about. Dykstra is one of them.

[@andymullarx6365]

That year that his hand got broke in his first at bat was because he got hit by Greg Maddux and if Maddux hit you he intended to. I think it was his way to deal with a guy that he and the other pitchers thought was cheating with steroids.

[@jeffreyval9665]

@@andymullarx6365 steroids or not he was always a great hitter.

[@jamesgarcia5268]

@@markloper5400 definitely not. Lol. I remember sending a screenshot to his nephew of one of the recent prison/jail sentences from ESPN when he got in trouble for money laundering or something with his car washes

[@standback5806]

What a great family to ignore you. Michael Jackson’s got the same help from his family and looked what happened.

[@coryk7859]

“Car washes” sounds like a whole lot of money laundering

[@timmylong833]

Bingo.

[@angeltobar4632]

Oh sh*t that didn't even cross my mind

[@murray1978]

Like Walter White from Breaking Bad.

[@ltigre7118]

I think it's closer to car laundering

[@Qtoyghs]

@@ltigre7118 Goddammit, you beat me to it! 😂

[@KingBueno619]

“Real German Shepard from Germany”

[@f.b.i7408]

But it was a real 🤷🏻

[@vicvinegar1194]

Fucking intellectually challenged

[@floridagrown772]

75 gs baby

[@Nijasan]

Fuckin’ dog has fuckin’ papers!

[@johnoxenreider9094]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Horzzo]

He's one hell of a character in baseball history. My favorite memory was watching the Phillies vs the Cubs at Wrigley. He ran down a high drive to the ivy covered wall. He hit the wall and was showered with several beers by Cubs fans. He dropped the ball and ejected what looked like a pound of tobacco from his mouth. Harry Caray seemed to be drunk as usual and just made loud muttering noises. I was 12, I loved 90's baseball and Mr Caray.

[@Golfing422]

Wow, he missed his calling, should have been a politician. Washington is full of people like this. Most of the members of Congress.

[@kevin6293]

He’s too dumb.

[@SadMarinersFan]

@@kevin6293 if you think being smart is necessary to be an American Politician you must be new to politics.

[@kevin6293]

@@SadMarinersFan did I say politicians needed to be smart?

[@onewaymichael12]

Classic.

[@onewaymichael12]

@@kevin6293 Hes too smart!

[@shimi3065]

"Dykstra literally thought when it came to baseball, reading was worse for you than drugs."

[@kevin6293]

Replace “baseball” with anything.

[@psynquantz]

We should call it though. Staring at a radiation source is not helpful to vision. Reality reflects light.

[@cheworange2650]

People: “says steroids are banned Dykstra: * still does drugs People: :( What I would do: Run

[@ommy7672]

This is just a quote of what he said in the video doesn't deserve 320 likes I'm just saying

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

Books are bad. Don’t read books, m’kay?

[@devlinanorris]

Lenny is basically my bitlife character. Starts off real good but then just goes down the drain at the slightest kernel of success

[@annoyingkid5682]

So true

[@charleschampion4682]

That is why I don't buy lottery stuff. Can't afford the donations.

[@anthonysmall5090]

good for him

[@neonfroot]

@@charleschampion4682 A former boss of mine said the lottery is like an investment. People whom win the lottery play tickets constantly. It's not a matter of hoping for random intervals.

[@neonfroot]

I think Lenny's downfall may be due to his lack of proper worldly exposure back in his childhood. I notice that alot of worst premature burnouts/fast laners are often people whom were insulated from the world in their youth. They never had any simple gains nor losses, no parents to sit down and teach them about sex, money, death ,etc because "muh innocence". These folks often are insecure or dead inside because they're always trying to recreate the adventurous youth they never got to have. It's unfortunately being normalized with this current generation of adults under fifty nowadays.

[@ourtime-downhere6931]

When Charlie Sheen is a footnote in your life story you know you've lived one crazy life.

[@1986fritzthecat]

Who would have thought that a person who had never read a book would go on to make a life full of poor decisions

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

I rarely read the Bible, I just don't enjoy reading. But I am in love with the audio bible, I put that baby on everywhere I go 🙏🙏

[@haroldbrown6630]

Lmao

[@ColbyePresents]

*Lenny didn’t read books. He wrote them. - Michael Lewis*

[@glenncurley680]

Who would have thought?

[@joeverna5459]

Sounds like Trump.

[@ryandavis1913]

Fun fact my grandpa was heckling Lenny once when the Phillies came to Pittsburgh and Lenny tried to jump into the stands and fight him. He didn’t make it but it’s still a cool story

[@davidkiefer9875]

A great thing would have been for shitbag Lenny to jump into the stands and have your grandpa beat the jerk from inches of his life and then rip off anything he could from him as he did to so many of his victims- lenny is a punk that needs to be back in prison for life or 6 feet underground - god bless your grandpa for heckling that asshole !!!

[@Rockhound6165]

Lenny Dykstra is the prime example of an athlete with million dollar talent and a 10 cent head.

[@bill2908]

*-30 million dollar head

[@Rockhound6165]

@@bill2908 LOL. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!! Yeah, those with $30 million always file for bankruptcy and end up in prison.

[@bill2908]

@@Rockhound6165 I was saying he has a negative 30 million dollar head

[@davidross8233]

Lenny’s life is an 11 on the Wolf of Wall Street Scale.

[@blur_bigbroyt8161]

Lol

[@Vers16]

There's a podcast called Crime in Sports. It has new episodes every Tuesday. Over 250 episodes. Lenny is the only athlete to have 2 episodes

[@sentientarugula2884]

Goes to show ya lol

[@my_stomach_hurt1876]

Loved those episodes lol James and Jimmy rule

[@Swaay420]

Crime in Sports brought me here. Good stuff 👍

[@ZacoWhacko]

14:27 “dykstra said guards entered his cell and beat him while singing ‘take me out to the ball game’ until he was almost dead” Not gonna lie I nearly died laughing at that

[@JanPaul2501]

Bro I was dying I could picture in my head like a movie scene 😂😂😂

[@bluedouchemark4685]

The fellas knocked his teeth out to make his mouth feel better when they passed him around.😂

[@bullock4211]

Dykstra is a POS. They should've finished the job

[@Valientlink]

@@bluedouchemark4685 uhhh... weird flex but aight

[@humanbeing2420]

Hopefully they'll do that to Trump while singing "Hail to the Chief"

[@iam1982]

This is one of the most mercurial stories I've ever watched. From a pronounced devotion of sobriety, while dedicated in pursuit of baseball excellence to a raging lunatic of unimaginable debauchery. What I love about this channel is the delivery of details, well beyond what any anorak knows. I find each story absolutely remarkable and always find myself learning something incredibly valuable. Many thanks for all of these well-sculpted vids of the highest order. Cheers!

[@EmmettXIV]

14:26 Dykstra probably has PTSD every 7th inning stretch or when Take me out to the ball game is played.

[@KC-bg1th]

Really appreciate the grind you're putting into these videos, dude. Our business was just shut down due to new restrictions so we're basically forced into 'holidays', so having these to watch are always a great surprise. I've noticed that you've been posting these new types of videos like once a week, and the amount of research, footage, editing you do combined with the script you're writing means that you're 100% working on another video as soon as you put one out. The dedication you have, allows baseball fans to enjoy the offseason after a shortened one. You definitely deserve all the success you get with these.

[@mW-yp9gn]

Maybe the best motivational comment of the year

[@jaysterling1159]

I hope all is well with you

[@nicholasflores679]

@@mW-yp9gn and baseball doesn’t exist can’t even acknowledge him. I guess that wouldn’t really bother me but he used to engage with his followers. Now that he’s “big time” he’s too good to acknowledge anyone. I watch his videos but I refuse to re subscribe or like his videos because of that.

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

Good luck with your business bud. Maybe one day our corrupt politicians will stop this pointless shut-down and stop destroying the economy.

[@sadfun101]

​@@nicholasflores679 He literally liked the comment

[@23x31]

Today he'll personally wash your car for $10.

[@Cloak2248]

Funny you say that I literally had derek bell offer that at an advance auto in tampa

[@danhernandez8095]

Amongst a few other things

[@wolfgangescobar6905]

@@Cloak2248 please tell me that’s a joke

[@Cloak2248]

@@wolfgangescobar6905 Not a joke he has a car wash and detail business ( super small ) in the greater Tampa area.

[@wolfgangescobar6905]

@@Cloak2248 ohhhhh I thought you meant he was broke broke and he was offering to wash car for a couple bucks, I’m glad he has own business going.

[@RaiderX948]

Ran into him while checking in to the Beverly Hills Hotel, when he heard me speak he asked if I was from New York, I said yes, he said I'm Lenny Dykstra and I said, who gives a shit?

[@quintonb9908]

Im laughing my ass off

[@kohnfutner9637]

"Cheating works and lying makes you a lot of money." -what every politician has learned

[@fatnsassy99]

Politicians and judges 👍

[@jamesjeffers7270]

Right on !!! 👍

[@cyainthefunnypages6212]

His sister taught me in 2nd grade. She was super nice. Thanks Miss Dykstra!!

[@dinglbarry1275]

She was a great teacher, but her spitting was incessant.

[@baseballboi5105]

bro, how does this channel not have 100k minimum. This content is incredible

[@gilliancarman5659]

I dont understand. He's like the opposite of sub-botting. Sub-botting is obvious when there's millions of subs but no views. He's pulling 100-300k views a vid when hes got 27k subs.

[@jabnavi8178]

8

[@Dawnbreakerr]

Almost there baby

[@drstone2358]

Well 4 months later and now you have it

[@shanyoung8201]

Facts 💯

[@jnyfumare]

"He's one of the greats" - Jimmy Snake Oil Cramer

[@SteeleZack]

He apparently lost his dentures at a Jersey Mike's and spent 9 hours dumpster diving for the dentures.

[@bkr1895]

How does one lose their dentures they’re literally in your mouth

[@ourtime-downhere6931]

@@bkr1895 when you remove them to give the Jersey Mikes manager a blowie in the break room so you can score some more dope and the bus boy cleans your table. idk, sounds like a Lenny Dykstra story to me.

[@keithcarlson7267]

WTF!?!?! 🤣😂🤣😂😭

[@geddhead1971]

I'm certain all that tobacco assisted in Lenny's teeth falling out. The guards just knocked out the loose ones....

[@PYLrulz1984]

That was the exact thought that crossed my mind when I made it to that part of the video.

[@mvader7188]

Good point.

[@brendan6817]

Pretty respectable to fight someone with a metric ton of chewing tobacco in your mouth

[@JohnRamirez007]

“Metric ton”.... ?... remember how opposing players complained playing outfield in his area of the outfield? They complained that the field looked like a NUCLEAR WASTE dump... your metric ton observation is an UNDERSTATEMENT....

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

@@JohnRamirez007 I don't know bro that was a pretty flipping huge amount of chew right there!

[@GeneralBuckNaked]

@Saving Souls Ministries.... Thats what he was trying to say.. That it was even MORE than a metric ton lol.. At Veterans Stadium in Philly, there was a huge tobacco stain in center field on the turf.. N they didnt cut that part of the turf out until a year or so after he left

[@freeparking301]

In some of the Phillies yearbooks on the 93 team Kruk would talk about how he’d have a big nasty spittoon in his locker and in the training room where they’d all gather after the game he have a cup in his hand just to spit in. Also the rest of the team would get wasted and smoke cigarettes. It was a different time and Lenny was just showing the boys how the Mets used to do it in 86’. That 1993 team is my favorite team of all time but I’m not naive they did massive amounts of steroids and amphetamines.

[@burstman1364]

Dude one thing after another my eyes kept getting wider. Absolute king of ALL sleazebags

[@coachleif]

This beginning of this vid reminds me of a part in the book 'Moneyball' where Billy Beane, who was a 1st round pick with the Mets that same year and roommates with Lenny, had such a different mental approach to the game that explained why he had a much more successful career. Billy was struggling with the pressure and a lot of self doubt, because he wasn't doing as well as expected, whereas Lenny was absolutely fearless and always lived for the next at bat, not the one that didn't just go well. It essentially showed him what the true make up of a major leaguer was.

[@VersaceJesus]

Billy's introspection & ability to read gave him some crucial advantages over Dykstra post-retirement. Moneyball was in theatres while Dykstra was under federal house arrest for bankruptcy fraud.

[@jimwerther]

I read "Monseyball" immediately after it was published, and it was a hell of a read, but Michael Lewis has been known to sacrifice accuracy in favor of narrative. I've read several of Lewis's books, and he's very talented, but take everything he writes with a grain of salt.

[@dmzabo3914]

We heckled Ricky Henderson in Pittsburgh out in left field to the point he turned around and gave us the finger and kept tapping on his back pocket. I guess saying that his wallet was bigger than our wallets. Well Ricky did have us there. But that’s what you do in baseball when trying to take the great players off their game. Heckle the $HIt out of them.

[@jimwerther]

@@dmzabo3914 That's what you do if you're immature and drunk

[@dmzabo3914]

@@jimwerther gee thanks Jim. But I guess hiring private investors to catch a gay umpires in the act is ok with dudes like you? Or do you prefer the ball players that beat the $H|t out of their wives and kids?

[@houastros9691]

Imagine getting punched when you have an entire cheek full of chew lmao

[@agt462]

like the zit scene in Animal House.....lol

[@echoscope4278]

Like havin a mouthpiece!

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

It would only give him a bigger buzz 🤣

[@wendyjohansen6174]

I find the guards knocking out his teeth while singing take me out to the ball game the funniest part😂

[@glenncurley680]

He's lucky that crap didn't kill him, like it did many others!

[@mst3k54]

Ah, the old RC Cola ads at 80’s Shea Stadium. Makes me hungry for Steve’s Ice Cream & Kahn’s hotdogs.

[@josepharace9771]

And a kanish

[@joemeehan9329]

And a Schaefer beer

[@lz1648]

Love Kahn's hotdogs!

[@LudaChez]

RC Cola is legit a great drink I hate it's not as common as it used to be.

[@jmad627]

Awww man...stop that!

[@AW-sh1ce]

The craziest part of all this is that when they were coming up as players, Billy Beane thought the world of him. Nice to know his "mental edge" (that allowed him to not care about failure, something that was Beane's downfall as a player.) was actually just because he was a sociopath.

[@stevenbeall9637]

Isn't sociopath Latin for Pete Rose?

[@thegoldenfool]

Not going to lie, the idea of hiring investigators to dig up dirt on umpires and blackmailing them into giving him better calls is a genius idea.

[@catdogky]

More like EVIL!!

[@mst3k54]

Ok, let’s settle on “evil genius.”

[@markfrost2707]

And untrue

[@jdells59]

Genius? Criminal is a better word

[@thegoldenfool]

@@jdells59 Stay mad. If you were a player and you gathered dirt on Angel Hernandez, you wouldn't leverage that against him, and have him give you a zone the size of a pea as a plea deal?

[@CYMotorsport]

Also interesting now that I think about it 11:24 no taxes paid on stocks without realized gains. Buy and hold is basically a tax invisible safe harbor unless a mutual fund distributes dividends or capital gains. I’ve never heard the Cramer bit that’s genuinely fascinating

[@xeakpress2718]

Didn't even think about that. Good catch

[@CYMotorsport]

@Robo yes but if the point was about the number of customer he attracted, the value for him wasn’t the position it was the relationship with Cramer. So normal folks who aren’t liquid would have to sell and then it’s a loss but he could maintain a winning record and a full book just by buying and squatting on it. I know what you mean and you’re right but if profit from the sale is irrelevant, Then this is a genius strategy atleast for Cramer. When I genius I don’t mean it really in the best way haha

[@callingstrikes5233]

Thought he was above everybody high/drunk or sober

[@bwtracingpoint1248]

I didn’t know you liked baseball love your videos

[@goose607]

Well mate that sounds a little too complicated for me to understand so I’ll just take your word on it

[@dame2737]

I used to love this coke head back in the 80s with the Mets. You could always tell he had a few screws loose though. That collision with Mookie Wilson in the outfield is the worst I've ever seen.

[@raymondwhite8420]

Knew a waitress in Philly who worked at a restaurant where Dykstra used to frequent when he was a Phillie ,, she said she HATED him as he would just say “more bread” in a very slurred and bizarre voice..

[@kimnora53]

Maybe he made a move on her

[@gregpettis1113]

Bread helps soak up the alcohol

[@jamesjeffers7270]

Funny side note to the addict and the horrible things they do. On the field he was the man though, after the game you have proof he got ugly. Interesting.

[@mattb.4333]

I watched this guy in my little podunk hometown in Virginia, the single A minor league team for the Mets back in 1983. I was only 5 years old at the time but I do remember Lenny being the best player on the field (except for Gooden who played on that team for about a half season in '83) and my dad often called him "Scrappy Doo" from Scooby Doo because he was small but played with intensity. Unfortunately, he appears to have just been mentally unstable and easily corruptible once he developed an ego after the '86 World Series win. It is amazing that people can be so good, never be satisfied, and end up ruining your life and everyone else's life around them. Lenny really turned out to be a disgusting person that seems willing to do anything to get ahead.

[@rubenvaldivia6900]

When he was in prison in Wasco Ca. I had him sign his prison i.d. for me. I kept it and had another one made for him.

[@user-ez3hd1yt7m]

“he would pop 30 Vicodins before every game”....i seriously doubt you could walk let alone hit a 90+mph fastball after 30 vicodins lmaooo

[@skyblaze1134]

If 5mg per hydro then that's 150 mg with tolerance it's due able but very highly unlikely..kurt angle use to take up to 40-60 pills when he wrestled you can balance it out with adderall to keep you going..eminem did the same and many others.

[@Mikefantasia22]

Ohh you DEF can. Vikes are only 7mg max. When my habit was real I was so far beyond that. I was doin 25-30 30mg percs A DAY for 3 years . A functioning addict is an incredible thing

[@user-ez3hd1yt7m]

@@Mikefantasia22 you’re right, it’s amazing how the human body can adapt and how strong tolerances can get. i can’t hit a 90mph fastball sober so it’s impressive this guy could under the influence. im sure he convinced himself that the drugs helped him hit better too

[@rotex]

No problem, you build up a tolerance. That is one of the problems of opiates.

[@mikechorizo]

Yeah and pitchers can’t throw no hitters on an acid trip either lol

[@awesomeheat2569]

He sounds like a terrible person

[@anzalone138]

That's because he is

[@nicholasmichaelvlastos1571]

irk

[@patrickr1693]

Or just a really cool guy

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

@@patrickr1693 nope, definitely a terrible person. Idk about you but I don't think people who blackmail, threaten and fight people are that cool. Plus he's clearly dumb as a bag of rocks, thinking that reading would hurt his eyes and make him a worse hitter

[@Tronathon242]

He's much worse than any of the other guys this channel has mentioned. Dykstra probably cost thousands of people millions of dollars and ruined their lives financially.

[@twwtjohns]

I saw Dykstra get thrown out of a spring training game against the Blue Jay's when Clemens was pitching for them. Dykstra argued a strike call and lost his mind. It was his first at bat in the first inning.

[@dumbbuff]

This was said about Billy Martin but it applies to Lenny: "He understands baseball, he just doesn't understand life"

[@JSBaseballFan7512]

I actually met Lenny Dykstra in 2014 at a Mets reunion event and then again a year later at a different event but within that year, his look completely changed. I almost didn’t recognize him. In 2014, he looked good and somewhat reformed. Then a year later I just had a feeling he had fallen back into his old habits and what not. Then of course, the Uber driver thing and all the other shit came, and it was clear that it was the same old Lenny.

[@franklingordon3354]

Loved "the guards would beat him up in his cell while singing "take me out to the ballgame" 😆😅😂

[@dvhughesdesign]

I was a devastated Mets fan when the they traded away Lenny AND Roger McDowell for Juan Samuel. Still perhaps the worst trade in Mets history.

[@dvhughesdesign]

@Lighthouse in the Storm What about him? The Mets got BB as a free agent initially and then later traded a bad pitcher and a bag of balls to the Dodgers to get him back.

[@jimwerther]

@@dvhughesdesign And the Mets also threw in a prospect who never made it - two stars and a prospect for a has-been (or never-was, really). I remember where I was when I heard about the deal - I kicked the clock radio in my dorm room, shattering a tape cover (1980s!). That deal was an example of stunning stupidity. Literally every Met fan was infuriated, and every Phillie fan elated. What Joe McIlvaine was thinking about remains a mystery. At the time he made it sound like Davey was totally in favor of trading for "impact player" Juan Samuel, while later Davey blamed McIlvaine, clearly implying that he, Davey, opposed the deal. Davey was probably lying. It is true that Davey and Lenny were not exactly each other's biggest fans. As it happens, I agree with Lenny here about Davey being a lousy manager. Met fans treat him like a hero, but Frank Cashen handed him an absurdly talented team, and Davey ran a frat club that won a single pennant, and came within a hair of losing the WS to a vastly inferior team.

[@jimwerther]

@@dvhughesdesign .....Incidentally, I rated the Kellenic trade as worse than this disaster. Right now Kellenic has been a tremendous bust, but Brodie's hubris and idiocy is still stunning to me. I agree with you that this deal is worse than any of the infamous 1970s deals.

[@dvhughesdesign]

@@jimwerther Enjoyable reads! The clock radio part especially. I too remember where I was and I also remember feeling absolutely lousy about it for weeks. So lousy in fact, I remember pondering the idea that perhaps I need to start rooting for a different team. Yeah.... decades later.... still a Met fan. :)

[@jimwerther]

@@dvhughesdesign Lol! I just turned 50. I can't believe I just wrots that. How old are you?

[@jimwerther]

Some of the claims here are exaggerated, such as the blackmailing umpires part. Lenny made some wild assertions, but the evidence shows that many are false, the ump story included.

[@MichaelDavis-zf6nt]

Sounds like a shoe in for the hall of fame to me

[@wildnites558]

Hall of Shane.

[@1972mrkleen]

Where he really went wrong is missing out on that chewing tobacco endorsement... LOL

[@nja3224]

I loved Dykstra when he came up with the Mets. He and Backman were the tablsetters and drove opposing teams and pitchers nuts when on base. Always the dirtiest uniform, was a hard out, and found ways to beat you with the bat or glove. Loved his style of play and was a huge part of the Mets collective persona. I happened to have been at the same hotel where the Mets were staying in Montreal back in 1987. Our paths crossed in the hotel bar, and it didn’t take long before I realized what an arrogant asshole this guy was. He left the bar, came back 45 minutes later, and demanded his seat back from one of the girls that we were traveling with. He didn’t get his seat back, but just listening to him and witnessing his behavior was not only disappointing, but embarrassing. I learned he was a jackass and truth be told, glad he was gone from the Mets, my team since 1969. None of this surprises me.

[@pgroove163]

theat team was a bunch of dope fiends..

[@YoungBideo]

Ran into his son, brought up his last name, not knowing Dykstra was a straight up menace. Holy shit. His son's reaction was pretty priceless. Wishing the best for him and his family

[@lliamclifton5773]

This needs to be a MOVIE NOW

[@musiew683]

Damn, it would be a hell of movie but super depressing, like there’s nothing redeeming about this dude

[@heyitswesty]

when I was a kid I absolutely adored Nails. He turned out to be a real iffy dude tho

[@MightyQuinnj]

Sad to see our heroes fall so far. Let's take a moment and respect his focus and dedication to get to the big leagues in the first place.

[@heyitswesty]

@Andrew Vidito oh yeah hard same on Rose. I was gutted. I think I was 13 or 14 when he got banned for life.

[@jamesjeffers7270]

The long term effects of drugs and alcohol I feel. Too bad he went down that way.

[@rickyrickardo8347]

I never knew Lenny was so rattled. He always reminded me of Pete Rose the way he played.

[@LarrySalamander]

Except Pete Rose didn’t need steroids to be a great player

[@FiendishDr_Wu]

Found this channel a few days ago...I’m addicted. I love that hectic, quick fire delivery. It really drives home how much shit these guys have done.

[@thelastmanonearth2631]

That dude's shirt at 15:46, glad I went back and paused it lol

[@samiam619]

I can’t read the bottom two lines...

[@thelastmanonearth2631]

@@samiam619 - "You read that wrong too."

[@stephenkaake7016]

'he found out lying cheating and stealing was the best way to win'

[@jepoyburner]

Not gonna lie. The blackmail the umpire thing is genius. Totally nefarious but genius.

[@jamesgordon7040]

I just became a baseball fan very recently & my buddy who’s been a lifetime fan told me “as long as there’s been baseball, there’s been dudes trying to cheat at baseball” upon more learning, he’s so correct. I thought football was bad with all the “gates” but baseball is insane with the cheating.

[@melomaniacspodcast1105]

Fun fact. My mom worked at a Philly hospital that he was permanently banned from due to berating every person he came into contact with. Regardless, he was my favorite player growing up. Just an absolute savage on the field.

[@harleybowen2908]

I don’t see how you only have 21000 subs. This channel is amazing

[@AlmostLakai94]

Seriously 🙏🏽 this channel and Jomboy have been so helpful with learning about baseball

[@sadfun101]

Agreed

[@colin6603]

He’s gained over 100,000 subs since you commented this. Nice.

[@RealFrankZappa]

The guy who buys a "real German shepherd from Germany" would definitely team up with Jim Kramer 😂😂😂😂

[@dougmedina4619]

Grew up with him in Garden Grove. His older brother was one of my best friends. That was back in late 70's early 80's. We would be drinking and smoking weed at their house. The boys all shared a large bedroom off the garage. He would come home in the off season after playing in Clearwater. He'd walk in and call all of us a bunch of losers. 😂 Good times.

[@sandrasanders706]

I thought Denny McClein and Pete Rose were bad...this one tops them all!!

[@rooseveltbrentwood9654]

Got to love that he was the subject of two episodes of “crime in sports” and them was a call in guest on another episode.

[@steck1gg]

Great video! Thanks for making these. Love the channel

[@christopherpumphrey7023]

Your introduction to these videos get my blood pumping too fast! I really love this style of short story docu-dramas. Very fun watches

[@dangsxgomez]

Waitwaitwait... Blackmailing UMPIRES?? I need more on this. This is insane and I'm only 7:30 in

[@Chasstful]

Its hard to believe but apparently it really happened

[@itsNRC]

it’s the special vitamins part that did it for me

[@chadrides914]

In his youth “He reportedly Only had 1 friend and that was to play catch with”. This hit me hard. I felt this. It’s so freaking hard to find someone to play catch anymore 😢

[@jackalmighty3640]

these videos are amazing, perfect summaries of players. you’re the best

[@alexk1682]

That’s was incredibly entertaining, awesome video

[@lukereiss8607]

Baseball doesn’t exist should post more often like this if you agree

[@shrekimations957]

No

[@staciemohler4624]

@@shrekimations957 explain?

[@awesomeheat2569]

@@shrekimations957 if u don’t like it here leave bruh

[@1onlypatch]

@@awesomeheat2569 I think he wants him to make quality vids over the quantity of videos he has.

[@MrEvanNoyes]

HiImPatch He doesn’t like people asking for likes. If people wanna obsess over imaginary internet points they should be able to. Doesn’t stop them from being retarded though.

[@rgs4x]

Went to school with a guy just like him. The problem was because of his celebrity status no one ever told him NO.

[@USGovsOwnersRtheRealEnemy]

Lenny was one of my favorite players growing up. I had no clue about the depths of everything. Wild video

[@jamesjeffers7270]

He was for me too. I was in high school and college during his career. The next I saw him was on real sports with Bryant Gumbel trading stocks. I knew he was winging it. I don't recall the spiral downward after that. But I pretty much knew it was inevitable. I didn't know it went as bad as wolf of wall street though. Really cool video!

[@USGovsOwnersRtheRealEnemy]

@@jamesjeffers7270 He was one hell of a ball player. As a Braves fan growing up, when philly came to town he was fun to watch play.

[@tuxedotwins6349]

Love these crime story's. Do Milton Bradley next please.

[@Karmy.]

Yes!

[@Tronathon242]

Was Bradley a criminal? I just remember him being a psycho that accused Cubs fans and said organization of being massive racists.

[@Karmy.]

@@Tronathon242 idk but I just would like to see a video about the dude, always fascinates me that he was a decent enough player to make the all star game despite being one of the most hot headed players

[@orbyfan]

@@Tronathon242 And he couldn't keep track of the number of outs when playing right field.

[@TheGodYouWishYouKnew]

@@Karmy. There were plenty of players like that. Albert Belle for example.

[@Mikefantasia22]

You are a GREAT story teller my friend . I dont care all that much for baseball, but your story telling has roped me in

[@johnf2539]

What an amazing story! Thanks for publishing this.

[@joesfrommendham9271]

"He only had one friend in his life because he needed someone to play catch with!" Lol! Classic!

[@ryanjones7681]

I mean. Over 10 years of partying and the best life ever... 3 years is nothing. Where do I sign up?

[@masteryoda3696]

His son Cutter Dykstra used to play for my hometown Double AA team the Harrisburg Senators in Pennsylvania

[@exin4]

Your channel is flat out amazing.Great work.

[@justinroark88]

I wish this documentary lasted longer. Lenny Dykstra is a very fascinating character.

[@hoffthegreat5055]

Moral of the story in the 1990's MLB.... steroids good!

[@jamesjeffers7270]

He knew it would lead him to that big contract, and he got it. Shame he wasted it all on drugs and alcohol which fueled more wastefulness. Too bad he couldn't stop himself.

[@chriszambataro7403]

Wow. I used to love that guy. Crazy when you find out some truth

[@RealRockNRolla420]

“It was a real German Shepard from Germany” lol 😂😂😂😂

[@jimmynorton1001]

Great video sir. Thank you for the hard work you put into it.

[@norcalrallyx]

RIP Lenny. I will always remember that time getting drunk in Valentine with him. Lenny! Lemmy! Lemny! Gret!

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

Lol one of the best yet worst missions in RDR2

[@mW-yp9gn]

I remember when I was being taught by Mike Bertotti (Chicago White Sox) Pitcher

[@harrynicholes3166]

He's still alive and kicking

[@ColbyePresents]

*Sitting next to Billy Beane: “Who’s that big dumbass on the mound?”* Beane - “Lenny. That’s Carl so-and-so. One of the best pitchers ever.” *Lenny - Spits. “Shit, I’ll stick ‘em.”*

[@jeffmckay4265]

Love hearing him on the Howard Stern show!! his phrase that he says, "The slot, how's the slot" cracks me up every time!!

[@evenflow2057]

I just stumbled upon your channel and I'm glad I did I've shared that Trevor Bauer video with many of my friends. Great stuff keep up the good work!

[@bradleyr.6385]

Best video I’ve seen in a long time! Didn’t know any of this about that sociopath!

[@brianwalsh1401]

Was just thinking what his psych diagnosis would be and I was thinking narcissist or sociopath but I'm thinking their has to be a few others as well. Throwing steroids and other drugs and alcohol into the mix didn't help.

[@Chasstful]

Hey, they can only send you to hell once!

[@Chasstful]

@@brianwalsh1401 Sociopath for sure, probably narcissist personality disorder as well. I would add manic depressive

[@LudaChez]

Nails!!! I had no idea he was that big of a headcase. I was very young during his prominence.

[@LIE11Bldg7]

Bill Murray says... "Lee Harvey, I wanna party with you

[@biglakewheeler]

Awesome video. I’ve watched it 3 times now because there’s so much going on.

[@generalpictures]

I feel like the story of his career, especially post MLB deserves the Martin Scorsese film treatment

[@jacobdzado5189]

Yooo love the vids

[@robintaylor485]

I don’t believe he was popping 30 Vicodin before each game that’s a Lotta Vicodin I mean a lot of Vicodin

[@jamesbillingsby8043]

That intro was such a solid hook, great work man.