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After a great 2011 postseason in which he looked like a potential breakout star, Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland has posted a subpar 2012. The 25-year-old lefthander is 7-6 with a 4.98 ERA, 91 ERA+ and no shutouts, just one year after going 16-5 with a 3.95 ERA, 112 ERA+ and four shutouts. That's not exactly the type of progression the Rangers wanted to see after signing him to a nice and sizable arb-eating contract in spring training.
He's also been disappointing in the eyes of the Stew. *Not because we're big Texas Rangers fans, but because Holland previously showed serious signs of becoming a breakout blog star. Whether it was becoming a part-time Dallas weatherman, cultivating a Kurt Vonnegut-type look, impersonating manager Ron Washington or driving a dune buggy, Holland has been hilarious. Anyway, it's great to see Holland regaining some of his funny chops (and maybe his pitching performance will follow). During a recent visit to the MLB Fan Cave, Holland took part in a bit in which various MLB figures impersonated the actors from The Expendables 2. While the other people involved are worth a laugh or two, you'll spend the whole video hoping there's an outtake reel of Holland doing nothing but Arnold Schwarzenegger from Kindergarten Cop.
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BONUS LINK: It's a fact that I either didn't know or had forgotten, but relief pitcher Brian Bruney was an extra during Kindergarten Cop's fire drill scene.Want more baseball fun all season long?
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