NEW YORK -- 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.

Dykstra's filing comes in the wake of more than 20 lawsuits he faces tied to his activities as a financial entrepreneur, including The Players Club, a glossy magazine for athletes he had helped launch in 2008.


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7/10/2009 12:25:02 AM

7/10/2009 12:33:29 AM

7/10/2009 12:36:01 AM

lol I see whats going on here. good start I guess

7/10/2009 12:49:16 AM

haha let's not forget that judy girl on family matters who does soft core porn now

7/10/2009 2:30:16 AM

7/10/2009 7:49:59 AM

Did you mean Child Stars, or sports stars that you remember from your own childhood? (I'm assuming the latter). Or both?

7/10/2009 8:52:42 AM

child sports stars, thats why I posted in here

7/10/2009 9:34:14 AM

so we're talking about 7 year olds that enter the NBA and rise to stardom only to develop a drug habit, retire at 10 and promptly go bankrupt?

7/10/2009 9:38:59 AM

Seems like this is just pointing to the 5-11 180lb little league world series kid that every year dominates because he already has a beard.

Lenny Dykstra was a childhood sports star?

7/10/2009 10:09:54 AM

Ragged, buddy, you should stick to chit chat thread making

7/10/2009 10:37:44 AM

Freddy Adu?

7/10/2009 10:42:06 AM

I remember when this kid became the most dominant pitcher in baseball. But then he re-injured his arm and couldn't throw hard anymore. Then he had to "float it in" with some weak ass softball pitch.

It worked on that first guy with the first pitch, because he wasn't too bright and wasn't expecting it. But after that, home run every pitch.

7/10/2009 11:20:26 AM

7/10/2009 12:42:09 PM

Too soon?

7/10/2009 12:50:43 PM

wasn't a failure at sports

7/10/2009 1:40:28 PM

he was a failure at relationships though

and, to be repetitive, lenny dykstra was a child sports star?

7/10/2009 5:17:03 PM

wasnt enough room to put YOUR child hood sports idol

7/10/2009 5:35:32 PM