We don’t blame him, of course, given that Nails’ run of bad luck is all his fault, but this seems a bit shady. A tipster informs us that an article on TheStreet.com entitled “Lenny ‘Nails’ Dykstra, the Next Meriwether?”–posted yesterday–is no longer available. It’s behind a subscription wall so it’s never been available to us (the only thing over at that joint we’d pay for is the opportunity to outsmart the markets alongside Ron Insana) but now it appears as though the story has been removed entirely. Surely there’s an explanation for this. Whether it’s “technical difficulties” or an attempt by the TSC founder to minimize the fallout from another failed bold call is the question. If anyone has anything to get off his chest, please do so at this time (and yes, LD, you can call us collect).
Update: No word from TSC or JC but the following was apparently the post in question, which we’re reprinting without permission. Doesn’t really seem that offensive to us, though the “position” is a nice burn.
Timothy Collins
Lenny ‘Nails’ Dykstra, the Next Meriwether?
7/8/2009 5:15 PM EDT
A blast from the past, but I saw this today after reading speculation about past claims — according to ESPN:
“Lenny Dykstra, the former star center fielder for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
“The 46-year-old has no more than $50,000 of assets and between $10 million and $50 million of liabilities, according to a petition filed Tuesday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Central District of California…”
I wonder if he’ll come back to us with more deep in the money LEAP plays that go 64 for 64 or if we should split our checks between him and Meriwether?
Position: Short Dykstra rookie card
The Mets could use Lenny right now.
MCC’s looking conservative today.
I plead the fifth
-JC
Ssshhhh…its a secret. Don’t tell anyone.
The rumor at TSCM is that Morrow may resign over the controversy following his decision to fire James Altucher.
Bananas!
Bear is fine! Your money is fine!
-JC
The next Meriwether? Destroying capital through 3 entities? I think Dystra did it though many more than three and should feel insulted.
Sure. Go ahead and make fun of someone better than you. The plebians always pick on the great ones. It happened to us all the time at Enron.
I think the N. Koreans had something to do with the problems on thestreet.com
Baseball players always have and always will be smarter than you finance fucks. Shit, half the team thinks a CDS is a venereal disease and they make more than $8 million a year even with shitty stats.
~Kenny Powers
@9 jim cramer is better than no one.
9 = jim cramer
Thank god this article – from December 2008 – is still available on The Street’s web site. And God you should read it:
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10450812/1/private-jets-take-hassle-out-of-flying.html
I would try to pull out the best quote, but it’s all so wonderful I don’t know where to start.
Dykstra had email on the Street.com a few years back pushing Refco (RFX) before the scandal hit. After the company went under, I went back and the article was taken down. I sent Dykstra an email inquiring about the disappearance of the article and he sent back a nasty email telling me to check my facts. Guy is a joke
@14 That was amazing. I feel like I need to reprint it in full. It’s what Nails would’ve wanted.
@5 – details? altucher controversy?
@14 – Fuck off!!
LD
@15 – Fuck off!!
LD
The worst part is I have a very small penis!
LD
“MAdoff is one of the greats in this business”-Jim Cramer
@14 – I nominate this line for title of best quote:
“I loved it and swear that I will never go back to flying a commercial tube.” -Lenny “Nails” Dykstra Dec. ’08.
Hope you enjoy the tube again dickhead!
TSCM pulled the post above from the site…yet the never fly commercial lives on.
Lenny who?
- Jim Cramer
@23 here – I’ve got the story copy ‘n pasted into a Word doc. Think it’ll come in handy to selectively pull bonehead quotes from time to time. Like this gem at the end:
“But you never know. Maybe I’ll see you on a private jet sometime. (I’ll be the guy in the suit and baseball cap.)” -Lenny “Dumb As A Sack Full Of Nails” Dykstra, December 2008
But you never know, Lenny. Maybe I’ll put a fiver in your change cup sometime. (I’ll be the guy with a job!)
Lenny you should send Bess an angry email. It worked for me.
CA
@5 it was announced 6/18 that Morrow was leaving.
@#14 — Just read the article and it is fricking hilarious. He should have added a comment about making your mom pay for your jet fuel bill as part of the justification for flying a private jet vs. going commercial first class.