Dykstra: The Pinnacle and the Dream

With the baseball playoffs careening at warp speed toward the World Series (although Albert Pujols hit the "pause" button last night) and the most wildly entertaining Saturday of college football in recent memory, you might have missed it: I was featured in the "Scorecard" section of the Oct. 17 edition of Sports Illustrated.

I am flattered the magazine's editors felt my recent foray into investment advice with TheStreet.com was worthy of an article. Undeniably, recognition provides a tremendous "feel good," but it also raises expectations to a higher level.

So without further ado (I've saved that for further down in the piece), here are this week's picks.

Two for the Money

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