A former Las Vegas showgirl inherited the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband and wanted to move the team to the warm climate of Miami, sound familiar LeBron James?
In order to accomplish the removal of the Indians she needed to reduce attendance at Municipal Stadium below a total of 80,000 ticket sales which would trigger an escape clause in the team’s lease with the city of Cleveland.
She instructed her general manager Charlie Donovan to hire the worst team possible from a list she had already prepared.
The list included veteran catcher Jake Taylor, who has problems with his knees and was last playing in Mexico, incarcerated pitcher Rick Vaughn, the speedy center fielder Willie “Mays” Hayes (who was not invited to camp but ran his way onto the team), power-hitting outfielder Pedro Cerrano, who practices voodoo, veteran pitcher Eddie Harris, who lacks a strong throwing arm and is forced to doctor his pitches and third baseman Roger Dorn, who is already under contract but is a high-priced prima donna. As manager, Phelps hires Lou Brown, a tire salesman who “has managed the Toledo Mud Hens for the last 30 years.”
The result would be Major League, one of the greatest sports movies ever and the introduction of Ricky Vaughn, or “Wild Thing,” played by Charlie Sheen.
Despite the recent shenanigans of Charlie Sheen and his crazy and insane interviews that have led to the world talking about him, it really doesn’t matter what anyone thinks of him. This is Ricky Vaughn! I mean Wild Thing even had his own bobble head night for the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in 2009.
Rick Vaughn, despite his lack of control, could have one of the fastest pitches the league has ever seen still to this day.
The Yankees loaded the bases when Vaughn was called in, the crowd roaring their excitement over Wild Thing. Vaughn is able to strike out the Yankee’s best batter in three straight pitches and end the inning knowing that he just banged Dorn’s wife and he sits at third knowing about it. Now that is pitching under pressure.
Charlie Sheen’s recent problems seem a bit more complicated nowadays than when he was banging out Roger Dorn’s wife. The way things are going Charlie Sheen may be making a return trip playing ball for the California Penal League.
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