Oliver Perez Is Our Wild Thing

Oliver Perez can learn a thing or two from Ricky Vaughn. BY MICHAEL GANCI EDITOR Last night, while I was starting my new job at ABC, a co-worker and I got into talking about the Mets. Shocking right? I was getting the ESPN Alerts with the score updates, and then I would forward those alerts to him. We started talking about the Mets and their problems, and it got me thinking. The Mets finally won a game, which happens about as often as a lunar eclipse, and I was trying to figure out what this team could relate to. Then it hit me. This team could be linked to the Indians out of Major League. I am not sure who would be Jake Taylor, but the role of “Wild Thing” Ricky Vaughn is simple. Oliver Perez fills the void perfectly. When Perez is on, he is much like a good Vaughn. The only differences are that he is lefty, doesn’t throw as hard, and I don’t think he was ever in prison. Moving on. The hairdo is there, and most importantly, so is the stuff. We all know that...