House of Nails LP

<p>Eclipsing the traditional sports memoir <em>House of Nails</em> is a tale of Shakespearian proportions--a relentlessly entertaining ride that careens from the heights to the abyss.</p><p>Lenny Dykstra nicknamed Nails for his hustle and grit approached the game of baseball--and life--with mythic intensity. During his decade in the majors as a legendary member of the 1980s Mets and 1990s Phillies he was named to three All-Star teams and played in two of the most memorable World Series of the modern era. </p><p>Then came a second act no novelist could plausibly conjure: After retiring Dykstra became baseball's most improbable post-career success story (The New Yorker). But when the real estate bubble burst in 2008 Lenny lost everything. Then the feds moved in: convicted of bankruptcy fraud (unjustly he contends) Lenny served two and a half harrowing years in prison.</p>Now for the first time Dykstra tells all about his tumultuous career on and off the field. House of Nails asks no apologies and leaves nothing left unsaid.