Table of Contents
Prologue 1
1 Freedom 5
2 In the Shadow of Angels 13
3 Climbing the Ladder 27
4 Breaking into the Bigs 45
5 Chasing the Pennant, 1986 NLCS: New York Mets vs. Houston Astros 53
6 1986 World Series: New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox 67
7 Rednecks & Rifles 81
8 1988 NLCS: New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 85
9 Play Me or Trade Me 93
10 A Shot in the Butt 97
11 The Politics of Steroids 105
12 The Big Blind 115
13 Brass Balls 123
14 Charlie Sheen 131
15 1993 NLCS: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves 149
16 1993 World Series: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Toronto Blue Jays 157
17 Ambassador Lenny 167
18 Car Wash King 179
19 Robes & Room Service 185
20 1994 MLB Strike: No More Kool-Aid for Me 195
21 Promised Land 201
22 Wheels Up 217
23 Richards & Rehab 227
24 Stock Market Guru 237
25 Players Club 249
26 Baseball Gods 255
27 Beginning of the End 263
28 I Fought the Law and the Law Won 271
29 Detained 281
30 In Custody 287
31 In the Hole 295
32 Legacy 303
33 To Be or Not to Be Lenny 307
Afterword: Whale Hunting with Lenny Dykstra 315
Acknowledgments 323
Index 331