Justin bought him a house in Grosse Ile. Just met Mr Verlander last week in Woodhaven. It makes sense, Inge said. One of their loves was BMX motocross bicycle racing. This past year, Inge was scheduled to speak at a ChadTough gala along with Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich. This time he was looking for a little girl that has leukemia so he could give her 15 tigers' tickets, a signed baseball and jersey.He introduced himself to everyone here as "Dwight Verlander". If you think that was WIERD, hold on. Those things are all well and. In 2006, Inge showed power during the first half, with his 17 home runs tying for the team lead. Try a week on us. And its helpful to know about the electorate. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. He claimed to be retired air force and verlander's father. Same guy claiming to be Verlander's dad. Former Detroit Tiger Brandon Inge throws the ceremonial first pitch before the Tigers' AL Central game against the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park in Detroit, Saturday, July 16, 2016. Flight pilot etc etc. [27], Inge agreed to sign with the Oakland Athletics on April 29, 2012 on a $5.5million deal. Yes, you guessed it, I didn't get my tickets either. He was pretty confident he would make it from Monroe to Detroit in 15 minutes! "[1] In 2006, his diving stop and subsequent throw from his knees to put out Gary Bennett in an interleague game, on June 25 against the St. Louis Cardinals earned him the ESPN defensive play of the year for a third baseman. Shanis career in government was still flourishing, leading them to choose the Ann Arbor area as home, a strategy based on its proximity to Lansing, Detroit, and the University of Michigan probable options for a woman of her background seeking work. He reeked like cigarettes, i smoke, it does not normally bother me but this was overwhelming! If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. He obviously needs some mental help and they would get him to the right place. For over a year I've been getting calls from Doctor's offices, salon's, etc. "Mr. Verlander" came into our driving school in Southgate today. Brandon Inge weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing. So I met "Justin Verlander's Dad" today at Meijer:-) He stopped & asked me if I liked the Tigers, then continued to talk about how his son is flying he and his wife out to Australia for a month because he just signed a $80 million dollar contract. He claims justin was unhappy with his service at bank of america and was looking for a change. There is a man that comes into my work and claims he is Brandon Inge's father does his father live in Warren, Michigan? "What you don't believe me?" For several dreamy minutes, a 21-year-old who since he was a tyke had wanted nothing but to play big-league baseball, was trying to sort out Detroit and the Tigers and what his fate with them might be. Also said his daughter graduated from med school at UM and was engaged to Chad Henne, wedding next month and he had to pay for it. He was put on the disabled list the next day and was out of action for a month before he was sent to the Gulf Coast League Tigers for a brief rehab stint. Kathy Willens/Associated Press Toledo is roughly an hour's. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? We will be waiting on our tickets here in the next couple weeks!! Those are all the qualities that have already made him a standout coach.. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of . April 27, 2012, 4:41 PM. Inge became expendable at third base after the Tigers acquired Miguel Cabrera in a blockbuster trade with the Florida Marlins. My husband also heard the same stories at an oil change place in Brownstown, guy had a white Cadillac.I thought I heard of a Verlander father imposter going around a long time ago, then came home and googled it and found this blog! Feb. 12 - Another Dwight Verlander appearance. I said to Erik, Why are you giving me him? Inge said. I hope they don't wait too long. I have checked the mail for everyday for the past week or so, only to find out today on the WRIF that this guy is crazy. Figured he doesn't have an family and needed to make one up to talk to people, and have them respond back. Its a weekday afternoon, and Inge has just finished shoveling snow out of his driveway. Its a magnificent convergence of skills that can snuff out an opponents half-inning on offense and ultimately win baseball games. Chads diagnosis led Inge and his wife to become deeply involved in the ChadTough Foundation. Guess I can cancel the appointment he made on 1-9-2008. He told me all the Brandon and war stories, I told him he should write a book. He told us that he was Dwight Verlander, father to Justin Verlander, and proceeded to tell us a big story about his "son" and even told us that he was going to be having Easter dinner with 7 of the tigers that day. The fist time I met this guy was in Gibraltar at a Gas Station in 03/07. He asked for my name and address and I gave it to him. Ummm. That Don guy was in my aunts work saying he was Brandon Inges father last week. Saw him again today at Monroe Walmart. Unlimited access to subscriber only articles on desktop, tablet and mobile web. At Michigan, working with young players is the part of the job he embraces most. He bought a raffle ticket, wrote down his name as "D. Verlander" living on "Gros Isle", and giving a new york phone number. Inge and Shani have for several years been Mott Childrens devotees, much as late manager Sparky Anderson was transformed by the experience of kids whose challenged or shortened lives are among societys great heartaches. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. Or maybe Chad is just up there messing with me., (Photo: Mark Cunningham / MLB Photos via Getty Images). Brandon Inge is on Twitter at BrandonInge. He's just lonely so we play along. Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA). Today I was at the Southgate city hall and a man came in that looks just like the guy that you profiled in your hall of shame that claims he is Brandon Inge's father. He was excited for Justin signing his new 5 year,$80 million contract. He also told us that he was visiting his wife who was murdered 12 years ago in Grosse Isle. If any one thing was to blame for all the dislocation, it was probably Inges extraordinary athleticism. His daughter won a gold medal in the olympics for swimming, and he got a visit from the military police a few weeks ago saying his other son was killed in Iraq. Thank you to my family, friends and coaches for the support in making this dream become a reality! this man came into the 711 in trenton, mi on king rd today claiming to be justin verlanders dad..he's come in before too. Any season ticket holder can tell you immediately what section they are in, the row, seat numbers and yard line! He is constantly telling other customers that his son is Brandon Inge and he'll get them tickets.His new story is that he's moving down to Florida for spring training.Its kind of sad. He tells me that his son has been writing movie scripts for the past 5 years. Then I looked it up and found this blog. met him at the fifth wheel restaraunt in Monroe. Previously, he covered Michigan football at The Athletic and Oklahoma football and basketball for the Tulsa World, where he was named APSE Beat Writer of the Year for his circulation group in 2016. Or, maybe somewhere out there in a baseball world rife with flaws, theres a better reason to squabble. The guys who actually love the game dont care about money. I feel bad for him though, his family apparently knows he does this and has tried to ask him to stop. That number broke the Detroit Tigers single season record for assists by a third baseman (previously 389 by Aurelio Rodrguez in 1974) and was only 14 short of the all time MLB record for assists by a third baseman (set by Graig Nettles in 1971). But he also works with infielders, outfielders, even pitchers. He visited our chiropractic clinic in Brownstown, again today. He stopped me and asked me to read a card that he had picked out for his 50th anniversary. One thing I really like about her, he says of his wife, is that she has a huge pet peeve about people who vote Democratic or Republican because their parents were. Taking the Michigan job would mean plenty of nights, weekends and road trips. Justin bought him a house on Grosse Ile, and that Justin lives in West Bloomfield. Told me his wife hit big at Greektown last night, $25000, and that his son, Justin Verlander, was there, then had to fly back to Cleveland to finish the series with the Indians. I was at my Uncles working a garage sale because he had to go to a funeral. He played for a while with the A's and Pirates, and ended his big-league life in 2013. He is commiting fraud and should be arrested - this is absolutely insane! Dwight strikes again! With baseball as the common thread, they became fast friends. At the press conference announcing the Fielder signing, manager Jim Leyland said that Inge "was not a happy camper". Most big-league players will tell you they still keep in touch with their college teammates. He was in the Southgate Meijer store on Saturday talking to anyone who would listen. Profile: Detroit Tigers Third Baseman Brandon Inge, Detroit Riverwalk, Campus Martius, and DIA Win USA Todays 10Best Readers Choice Awards, Updates on the Michigan State University Shooting, How to Cope with Active Shooting Tragedies. in Lynchburg, VA Bakich thought of someone else, though, who might be a nice fit for the job. Brandon, meanwhile, was burrowing through the Tigers minor-league subcontinent. Fortunately, he and his younger brother, Jason, now 29, and a salesman for Sherwin-Williams in Lynchburg, had the same passion for sports during their youth. This winter, Inge learned he has been assigned to give a presentation about Lloyd Carr. Most infuriatingly among charter members of the Inge Must Go Club, he struck out 134 times in 2010 and 170 times in 2009, about par for a player who, during most seasons, averages almost a strikeout per game. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast . Just strange how it all of a sudden came about., Former MLB veteran and Detroit Tigers fav Brandon Inge is enjoying his first collegiate coaching job with the Michigan Baseball staff #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/aXeQQlUyCt, Michigan Baseball (@umichbaseball) March 4, 2021. (no sister named Michelle)Being rather skeptical from the start, I didn't give him the opportunity to recite his rant. Some people believe him which makes it even more enjoyable. Karma just hit Detroit Tigers fans with a Babe Ruth-sized bat. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. We got the son jumped on a grenade story. I was suspicious before, but when I asked him what section his seats were in, he hesitated. Bakich has built a program where few people thought he could. He started telling the waitress his usual story and my sister immediately said "He's lying. The number "Mr. Verlander" left is to a financial planning firm located in Manhattan. [3] Brookville retired Inge's uniform number (7). This time he was claiming he was Justin Verlander's father, he lived on East River in Grosse Ile, and that his son wanted to open a sporting goods store in Southgate. From 2016: Former Tiger, fan favorite Brandon Inge honored by big crowd turnout He went 19-for-66 (.288) in 23 postseason games and helped the Tigers reach the 2006 World Series. Not an unpleasant encounter at allrather humorous. He has always told me that, so the first person I called was my brother who told him. (I'm assuming). For many players-turned-coaches, the role reversal can be jarring. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. vs. MIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: He was pricing pizza's for Justin's bachelor party. Inge spent the last two years as the director of player development for Birmingham Detroit Country Day's baseball program. Also the plane that his son bought him from John Travolta. Shani is Brandon Inges wife, so the couple knew Chad from the day he was born. His best-ever jump: 6 feet, 6 inches, a stunning ascent given his height, which is listed, dubiously, by the Tigers as 5 feet 11. Dwight siting. [4] In 27 games with Toledo, Inge batted .289, with 2 homers, 11 doubles, and 15 runs batted in. By the way.it was going to be held at the Ren Cen. Same story and everything. Had the sane Car and told us he was off to spring training for his son. He played college baseball at Virginia Commonwealth University. I met Justin Verlander's dad, at a Denist office in Monroe, he said his Name is Dwight, and that he just renegociated his contract for him, 4 yrs 42 million,I fell for it, he was offering everyone tickets at the office, as well as me who was a paitent there, said he would bring Justin to my Salon to get his haircut! After he left my sister who was also there said that she had seen him on TV and that he was a fake. They raced throughout Virginia and, to this day, Brandon believes it was BMX cycling that gave him industrial-strength legs that have been his foundation as a fielder and, to the extent he has remarkable power, as a hitter. What I learned from her is not to back any point of view unless I was completely informed about it. He still has the white Caddy. It goes back to people and their political views, Inge says on a sun-glazed day in Lakeland, Fla., where he sits at Joker Marchant Stadium, overlooking verdant grass, palm trees, and the prospect of an upcoming baseball season considered promising for a pitching-heavy Tigers team. oh yeah, and he also told us about dancing with Shania Twain at Brandon's re-marraige at the RenCenand Michelle, Brandon's sister works at UM hospital- I was going to look that up too since he seemed to come up with that after I told him I worked at UM. I know from google that Brandon's wife works at UofM hospital in Ann Arbor.sheesh, I wonder if Brandon knows about this and what his thoughts are.the poor man can't be in his right mind.can he??????? Same old story, he negotiated 80 million dollare deal for his son and told us that we wish we made that much. It would have been nice to meet Chad Henne though. Me and one of my co-workers asked him to prove who he was by showing us his id. It was almost 1 when we heard the story so that white cadillac must also have a warp speed to get him to the airport and through security to catch a flight in 45 minutes! The award is voted upon by players from both the American and National leagues. Has quick bat speed, upward long swing plane and good extension on his finish. But to understand how Inge found his way to Ann Arbor, you have to look past the hard-edged facade. He gave me the whole, " I have signed baseballs, jerseys,". Yup, I got duped at KFC in Monroe today. I also feel badly for the people he duped especaially little kids. She loves talking with Republicans.. Players have said theyre almost fighting to get time working with Inge. and started walking away. Made me laugh alot!! My tickets and parking pass should arrive any day now. However, a deal was never made, and the team stated that he would be used as a utility player for the 2008 season. 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