There's still time to send him back. That's just not done. But in Wells' world, anything goes. He pushes the envelope almost all the time. The Yankees have no complaints.
Perfect games earn extra privileges.
Wells' teammates call him Boomer, a tribute to his bulk. He pitches with the top two buttons of his jersey open, always tugging at his shirt and sleeves, looking like a guy trying to fit his big man's body into a tapered jacket. His musical taste runs to heavy metal and he's not shy about it. In the baseball shrine that is Yankee Stadium, opera star Robert Merrill sings the national anthem and Wells plays Metallica and Van Halen over his stereo in the clubhouse. Wells delights in Yankees history.