Derek Holland overpowers Angels, meets Rick ‘Wild Thing’ Vaughn

Texas Rangers left-hander Derek Holland had what you’d call an epic night on Saturday. At least by his standards.

On the field, he dominated the Los Angeles Angels, holding them to one run on three hits over eight innings. The outing continued a hot start for Holland, who just came off the disabled list on Aug. 19 after missing four months of action. It also moved the Rangers to within two games of first place in the hotly contested AL West. 

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Those are all good signs for the Rangers and for Holland personally, but they may or may not have been the best part of his evening. That’s because immediately following the game, he got to meet and hang out with Charlie Sheen, who famously portrayed Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn in the baseball classic Major League.

Yeah, that would be a pretty big deal for any pitcher who grew up watching the movie over and over again on TV. But especially so for Holland, who you may have heard is currently sporting a Ricky Vaughn-inspired haircut.

Natually, Holland had his Jobu bobblehead handy for the photo op.

If only Dennis Haysbert — aka Pedro Cerrano, aka Allstate Insurance spokesman — had been around, this could have been a perfect night for Holland. 

As it was, he seemed to truly enjoy Sheen’s company and appreciated the fact he came out to watch him pitch. Here’s what Holland wrote of the meeting on his Instragram.

“It doesn’t get much better then this. The man himself the real wild thing was in attendance tonight. Thanks @charliesheen for coming down. #therealwildthing #majorleague #winning #thesheen.”

Not that Holland needed any extra motivation to finish the season strong, but we’re guessing this meeting will have him amped for some time. Look out, AL contenders. 

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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Townie813