For those of us who’ve seen the first thirty minutes of David S. Ward’s 1989 sports-comedy “Major Leauge,” the story of Charlie Sheen’s portrayal of Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn is firmly etched in our pop culture memory bank.
Vaughn, renowned for his big, albeit, directionless stuff, seemed to put it all together after donning a pair of prescription glasses.
And for those who bore witness to Jesús Luzardo Sunday, the reference to Vaughn is an apt one.
Making his 6th start in a Marlins’ uniform, the left-hander, this time wearing a pair of shades of his own, the promise that fans and many talent evaluators across the sport had previously bestowed upon him began to manifest Sunday, as Luzardo pitched 6 scoreless innings in Miami’s 2-1 win over the Reds.