Rangers left-hander Derek Holland, channeling Ricky Vaughn (at the least the late-season version of “the Wild Thing”) with his new haircut, pitched his team to a 2-1 victory against the Angels on Saturday.
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Afterward, actor Charlie Sheen, who played Vaughn in Major League, met with Holland in the Rangers’ clubhouse. They even had a little fun, posing with a Jobu figurine that has made its way into Holland’s locker since he began rocking the new ‘do.
A photo posted by Derek Holland (@dutchoven45) on Sep 5, 2015 at 9:57pm PDT
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Sheen has said via Twitter that he was “flattered” by the haircut, which apparently was an idea that came from a friend, Holland told 105.3 The Fan via the Dallas Morning News.
“They came up with it and we had actually talked about this a long time ago,” Holland said. “He said, ‘When you come back, that’s what you need to come back with.’ And I was like, ‘Nah. I don’t know if I could do it.’ They finally talked me into it. Obviously a few drinks got into me and that’s why I did it. I definitely did the haircut to change it up. I got to enjoy myself. That’s what it’s all about.”
Holland’s three-hit effort over eight innings Saturday helped pull the Rangers to within two games of the first-place Astros in the AL West.
