Aantiks

Variable Business + Culture

Dykstra says “Nails!” to pawned World Series, Jim Cramer has a shoulder to cry on

Lenny Dykstra won a World Series with a Mets in ‘86 and almost again with Fighting Phils in ‘93. But he wasn’t done yet. After cramming fresh tobacco into his face, Dykstra started a magazine and jet charter company, Player’s Club, for his fellow swollen headed retirees. This led into a…umm…career in investing? Jim Cramer [...]

Who cares about All Stars, let’s talk Rule 5 and Futbol

The All Star game was two nights ago. It is a mockery of baseball and I will not watch it until we have a new commissioner that realizes that it should not decide which league has home field in the World Series. The whole thing was made boring and self-serving by ESPN in the mid [...]

3-6-1 Double Play

This Father’s Day weekend was exciting for a baseball fan. Since I’m so full of player stats, injuries, and prospects (I have a problem, I know) I cannot recall quite how many games were decided in extra innings or by one run, but suffice to say when that I had to get myself out of [...]