Alex defends Inge

[biggunsbob]

After he game I took some movies back to the video store and the radio guys had a on the field interview with Alex and their on the field reporter asked Alex how he felt when the fan's booed Inge... Alex as expected had his back.. he said can understand the fan's frustration with all the players lack of hitting but that Brandon's time with the club and what he does in the community should trump it.. Nothing earth shattering except a reporter having the balls to ask that type of question in my opinion.

 

[spockmaster]

Alex is too classy to throw Inge under the bus (even though we all know he secretly agrees).

 

[manchild98]

If I hear one more mention of what this guy does in the community I'm going to lose it. One has nothing to do with the other. Retire then and help the community full time. Because you sure as hell aren't and haven't been helping this baseball team...you know the job you get paid over 5+ million a year to actually do?

So if 85% of the time I failed at my job, my employer is supposed to keep me employed because I build houses for habitat for humanity on the weekends?

And yes, Alex said exactly what he should have said.

 

[Thumb]

Ask any of the Tigers players and they would stick up for Schlereth too.

It's called being a good teammate, unfortunately Inge seems to be more of a "me" person than a "team" person.

But as far as his long tenure and work with the community go, they need to remember fans are there so see Baseball. They pay to see the Tigers, and hope to see them win. There are no get-out-of-jail-free cards on the baseball diamond, a players worth only goes as far as his talent.

Danny Worth is fucking killing it in Toledo, posting a 1.000+ OPS, whatever favor, done by whoever, to keep Inge on the team, ruining another mans chance at an MLB career.

 

[spockmaster]

Inge needs to be cut asap. its a crime to keep worth in toledo.

 

[kalinecountry]

Good post Thumb, and even with Worth mashing against AAA AAAA pitchers, what he can do for the Tigers would still be far better than what cringe is showing to start another year.

Wonder how much longer they go with inge this year, another 2/3/4 weeks? more?
and Raburn from what I read this morning supposedly still has one option left.

 

[biggunsbob]

Yup it should be Worth and Santiago as a platoon at second base..

 

[byco42]

Saw that the Booing Inge thread was closed. Pity. Anyway. I have it on good authority that only one person was booing Inge yesterday. The remaining 30-some-thousand were booing the Tigers' front office for retaining him.

The OP who thinks it's reprehensible to boo a whining, underachieving, over-the-hill and overpaid professional baseball player should relegate his baseball-watching activity to his closest high-school program, if he can stand the bitching of the parents in the stands.

 

[deathroh]

Saw that the Booing Inge thread was closed. Pity. Anyway. I have it on good authority that only one person was booing Inge yesterday. The remaining 30-some-thousand were booing the Tigers' front office for retaining him...

That was my thought regarding the booing. Normally I cringe whenever home fans boo one of their own players, and while I do think it was stupid to boo after his well-hit ball to third late in the game yesterday, I think the booing is more than fair since outside of refusing to show up and help fund the payroll, voicing their displeasure is the only option a fan has to send a message to management.

 

[tonyballs]

LMFAO!!!

It's all i got...sorry.

 

[zonietigerfan]

Mike Maroth was a wonderful advocate for disabled vets, and - being one myself - I really loved what the guy did for vets and for the city of Detroit. Granderson was also great for the city and an even better person. How in hell this Inge gets away with hitting .050 or whatever is totally beyond me. BTW, with a runner at first and a slow hit ball Inge hesitated, tossed to first and since his hesitation wasn't to run the runner back toward first the Tigers got only a single out. In today's Yanks-Rangers game Cano had the same type of play, except there were no outs & runners at first and 3rd. A slow grounder toward RC & the guy runs the runner about 5 steps back toward 1st, rifles the ball to first and Texiera nailed the guy running toward 2nd. Big....no...huge difference in their reactions. Inge is not a MLB player at this time and I'm frankly tired to anyone, be it Alex, JL, DD or whomever defending him. He needs to go & if RR doesn't start hitting soon send his ass back to Toledo.

 

[zonietigerfan]

Sorry, I was so frustrated with Cringe, above, I left out my major point, to wit: Maroth was cut, Grandy traded and Delmon's bro was cut as well. Bottom line: Sentimental feelings in pro sports can and will be dangerous.

 

[deathroh]

Sorry, I was so frustrated with Cringe, above, I left out my major point, to wit: Maroth was cut, Grandy traded and Delmon's bro was cut as well. Bottom line: Sentimental feelings in pro sports can and will be dangerous.

Wasn't Dmitri released in part for choking a bitch?

 

[packersfantheo]

I don't understand why people think that how long he's been here or what he's done in the community matter from a baseball stand point. They don't.

 

[Thumb]

I don't understand why people think that how long he's been here or what he's done in the community matter from a baseball stand point. They don't.

Well to a certain extent they do, because baseball, like most things is a popularity contest.

But on the other hand, you can only mention the roses growing in the horseshit so many times before you have to admit it stinks.