Ricky Vaughn Career Stats
by John Sickels on Jul 14, 2010 12:42 PM EDT
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Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn (Richard Charles Vaughn) DOB: September 3rd, 1965 B:R T:R
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*Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the 1984 draft, out of high school in Malibu, California.
*Released by Dodgers May 1, 1987 following arrest for grand theft auto
*Pitched in California Penal League 1988 (no statistics kept)
*Signed by Indians as a free agent, February 9, 1989
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Need to watch the movies more
I thought Vaughn was a starter most of the 1989 season until the final game of the season where he got the save.
Meanwhile in 1990 he spent the second half of the year as a reliever after ditching the Nazi from Indiana Jones and getting his groove back.
I could be imagining this though..
If I remember correctly ...
In 1990, Vaughn didn’t get his groove back until the final game against the White Sox. He came in for the last batter to face Parkman and recorded the save.
Vaughn ditched the terminator in Spring Training to protect his elbow from overuse (Joba Rules??). He then struggled with his offspeed stuff and was lit up in the early part of the season …. eventually prompting his move to the bullpen. The ERA and strikeout numbers do seem a little generous, but perhaps the director just edited out some of Ricky’s better outings.
Love it!!!!!!!
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I couldn’t remember and was doing this on the fly while trying to feed my kids lunch, lol
by John Sickels on Jul 14, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Love it
Love it. Do more. I wanna know if Willie Mays Hayes ever caught Rickey.
Nice, will we be seeing some other players?
I would love to see Pedro Cerrano’s or Willie Mays Hayes
For Willie Mays Hayes just look at Kenny Lofton
by King Billy Royal on Jul 14, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I always had Willie Mays Hayes pegged as a Vince Coleman clone.
Or maybe even Scott Podsednik.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jul 14, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
He didn’t have the power that Lofton had, and he had more impact on the team than Cole had. I think Coleman is the perfect comp – esp his, what was it? 96 steal season?
The wind is in the buffalo.
Re: WMH
I’ve always thought of Willie Mayes Hayes as an Alex Cole type.
The characters of the MLB movie were great to root for. But I never imagined that once they clicked in that first movie to prevent the move to Miami that they emerged as great all-star caliber players. Those Indians to me are like the Spiezio, Quinlans and other unheralded role players stretched out into starting jobs you find on teams like the Angels and Cardinals.
by fourthandeye on Jul 14, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Cerano
Retired young to pursue politics, eventually getting elected president before being assassinated
His ghost sells auto insurance
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I didn't know that till i looked up the actor today
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by Marinerfanjake on Jul 14, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s Cerano’s stand.
Are you in good hands?
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
by souldrummer on Jul 15, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Steve Nebraska maybe?
Mexican League stats?
How about a Crash Davis prospect retro?
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by Brickhaus on Jul 14, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, first you'd have to suspend disbelief long enough for Ozzie Smith to be a power threat.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jul 14, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
A Crash Davis prospect retro would be *awesome*
"You can't be afraid to play somebody because they've got 3 really good players. How are you going to win if you're afraid to play? We're not going to be afraid to play - we're going to fight, we're going to attack, we're going to throw it out there and see what happens." - Carlos Boozer
Just remember, by his own admission, Crash only made it to the show for a September callup.
He tells everybody the story on the bus, so for whatever reason, Crash just never makes it into major league baseball.
Considering how well he hit in the movie and how well he worked with pitchers, I find this VERY hard to believe. Mariners fans jokingly referred to career backup journeyman Jamie Burke as “Crash Davis” several times. And even HE had something of a career.
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by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jul 15, 2010 5:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I would imagine Pedro Cerrano's would look something like Mark Reynolds.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jul 14, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Not enough info
There would have been no data on him prior to his getting shot. I suppose the numbers he put up as a hitter when he came back ~20 years later could be used….
"You can't be afraid to play somebody because they've got 3 really good players. How are you going to win if you're afraid to play? We're not going to be afraid to play - we're going to fight, we're going to attack, we're going to throw it out there and see what happens." - Carlos Boozer
what was the catcher on that team's name?
what kind would he have been?
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Benny the Jet Martinez
did play for the Dodgers- despite his nickname I always saw him as a smart baserunner more than just blazing speed- Dave Martinez meets Ghost Marcelle
I'm doing a Jake Taylor now
watching the flick quickly to get all the info right… when he played for Cleveland in the past and when he played for Boston ect.
Like Rick Bosetti my goal in life is not to do well but to piss on things.
Jake Taylor
Like Rick Bosetti my goal in life is not to do well but to piss on things.
by mudie on Jul 15, 2010 1:37 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
injuries
mid-July 1974, broken Hamate bone
1975, recurring knee pain(undiagnosed PCL sprain during spring training)
1977, DL for a sore back
1980, 2 DL stints for knee pain
mid-August 1984, torn ACL
1990-93, various knee and back ailments
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error
I had forgotten that the second film was supposed to be taking place the year after the first… I made Taylor stats under the impression that the story lines from Major League 2 were taking place the year the film was released, 1994, and not the year it was supposed to be in the films universe, which is 1990.
That means my editorial decision to make Taylor younger then Berenger was unnecessary and basically makes his whole career path inaccurate.
/shrug
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