NAILS : as in "tough as"
Third or fourth use of a nickname in this set.
Dykstra's book House of Nails made it to #11 on the New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for July 17, 2016.
Batting average .285
Home runs 81
Runs batted in 404
New York Mets (1985–1989)
Philadelphia Phillies (1989–1996)
3× All-Star (1990, 1994, 1995)
World Series champion (1986)
Silver Slugger Award (1993)
He was a solid player... but he seemed like kind of a jerk with his off the field shenanigans. Although who knows... maybe he's turned things around.
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