With the Mets down two games to none in the 1986 World Series against the Red Sox, a crucial Game 3 was about to start in Boston. Cocky Mets leadoff hitter Lenny Dykstra stood in the on-deck circle taking practice swings, while star Bosox pitcher Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd tossed warm-up pitches from the mound. In his new book, “108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game” (St.
Ron Darling: Lenny Dykstra’s racist tirade helped Mets win World Series
