Most big-league players will tell you they still keep in touch with their college teammates. He told us his wife had sent him there because she wanted some hand cream---he said that the two of them had just driven in from Lakeland where they'd been watching their son, Justin Verlander, play spring training games. He bats and throws right-handed. All previous links are dead and cannot google up a picture. Hes as good as Ive ever seen. We drafted you as a catcher.. Tyler and Chases names unfurl like ornate snakes, in plain view each time he steps to the plate and raises his bat. Kind of sad, nice man. What I learned from her is not to back any point of view unless I was completely informed about it. )missed her appointment. I just ran into him at the LaSalle Bank ATM in Flat Rock. Pretty sad that we kind of believed himwe were a bit skeptical when he wouldn't show us I.D. In 51 games, Inge batted .230. He bats and throws right-handed. Justin Verlander's Dad, Dwight, stopped in our dental office in Berkley tonight to make a dental appointment for his infamous daughter Michelle. Former Detroit Tiger Brandon Inge joined Michigan baseball's coaching staff in January as a volunteer assistant. This is really going to bumb out all my friends who think they are going to the game with front row seats. Well he must be on a dental office crusade,he came in to our office today to make an appt. He said he had! Thats what Inge aspires to do at Michigan. hes been doing this for years. He must not have anything else to do but tell these entertaining stories to anyone who will listen. This is so funnymy best friend and I got caught in in Flat Rockgot the whole storyI sat down first and he said he just got back from visiting a little girl with leukemia and spilled the whole story.Justin Verlander's dad..house in Grosse IleOlympian daughter who was engaged to Chad Henne had a 19 year old son who was killed in IraqJustin is getting married to a Macy's model in September or October! Same guy claiming to be Verlander's dad. Oh, I forgot to tell you, House said. Justin got his height from his Momoh, I see!But wait! of him on my cell phone. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 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. In fact, he told us that he'd recently met Brad Pitt, who was filming a movie in Ann Arbor, and that he let Brad sit in his fighter plane for 45 minutes. He pulled up in an Orange Dodge Journey. can't believe it. He is a native of Amarillo, Texas. I was a believer. Brandon Inge has not been elected into the Hall of Fame. In 2018, Inge and his family moved back to Michigan after spending a few post-retirement years on a 400-acre farm in Virginia. If you think that was WIERD, hold on. In his first game against the Tigers a week later, Inge hit a grand slam. I knew he was lying. He talked of how he was a fighter pilot and fought in 4 wars - Korea, Vietnam, Lybia, and somewhere else I don't recall and that he still flies with the Blue Angels. Inge has spoken with former MLB third baseman Scott Rolen, who is the director of player development at Indiana. He is quite a character!! The morning after the most unfairly jeered athlete in recent Motown memory was released by the team, outfielder Delmon Young was arrested for a possible hate crime . I laughed "No I don't because I know you go around doing this to everyone and it's really pathetic" He smiled at me, "Cute little girl isn't she?" Seems completely harmless. Tyler Inge, a freshman at. I told him we had season tickets to UM and he said he did also. He came into the Woodhaven Home Depot and set up a measuring service for all new windows in a new home that his son (Justin Verlander)is building for him on Grosse Ile. We got the son jumped on a grenade story. I don't think I've ever seen someone so proud of their son. He was about 70 years old driving a White Cadillac. But Inge and Bakich had already started getting to know each other. "Dwight Verlander" went on about his son pitching for the Tigers and, as I wasn't biting because I honestly couldn't have cared less, he mentioned it quite a few times trying to get me to take the bait and, I assume, lay a similar story as shown in these posts. but let him talk anyway..until a couple called him out on it on the way out! Thank God at that point i was able to filter his b.s. The tributes are ink-black and written in script on each forearm, the product of a San Francisco tattoo artist who was recommended by well-decorated teammates Joel Zumaya and Ryan Perry. Yes Dwight Verlander is an old man who seems to like to visit garge sales and will tell you all about his "family" and time in the service. Dwight V came into my work today in New Boston talking about just coming back from visiting a young girl with cancer and giving her Tigers autographed items, Justin getting married last weekend and being on his honeymoon in Austrailia this week, etc. Definitely brightened my day :D, I MET THIS GUT TODAY TOO AT MY WORK. He got me good too. But to understand how Inge found his way to Ann Arbor, you have to look past the hard-edged facade. Since Pujols is a big favorite of both father and son, his big night was something we both could enjoy even if only one of us was happy with the final result. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/182634Here's an old article stating that his name is Ralph Cruiseo. However, as he was getting ready to leave, he asked my girlfriend if her name was Marilynn! We talked for about 15 min. He was trying to find a little boy for his son Brandon Inge to give tickets in New Boston (Southwest of Metro Airport). Pitching coach Chris Fetter joined the Detroit Tigers. "Dwight Verlander" came to our barn sale today! Guy was in Southgate Meijer's again-the day before the big Feb snow stormVerlander's dad. Everyone wants to have a little excitement in their lives now and then. Told me he "knows Glenn personally" and Glenn has been to at least 60 Tiger Games courtesy of Jason Verlander. I also met this old man. Like what youve read? same thing happened to me in the check out line at Meijer's in Woodhaven. [3] Brookville retired Inge's uniform number (7). Brandon Inge knows the pain. 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. I only talked to him for about 10 minutes. I was so giddy when he told me that he was Brandon Inge's dad. vs. MIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: [23] In 239 plate appearances with Detroit in 2011, he recorded a .177 batting average, before being designated for assignment on July 20. LOL!! Try a week on us. man i seen this guy in meijers today he is short old and claims to be a colonel in the airforce blue angles whole 9 his story is consistant but he is a liar what a loser. He actually purchased a zoning map for $1.50, and he had to tell everyone around him that he was his father. I went to high school with him and he is a good guy who would never pull any of these stunts whether Brandon was a star for the Tigers or not. Inge loved being around the game in these roles, but the chance to work with more advanced players was enticing. And in Bakich, Inge sees another familiar Tiger: Jim Leyland. He knows the difference between the college game and the pro game all too well. A disheveled, half-shaven old guy dressed in dirty clothes came into the Joann Fabrics store in Taylor, MI while my sister and I were looking at items on the Clearance Table. He is a nut case! He is commiting fraud and should be arrested - this is absolutely insane! Dwight came into our clinic in Brownstown(was here last year too) to make an appointment for his daughter Michelle. He introduced himself as Dwight Verlander, but quite honestly, I don't think the father of our "$8-Million-Dollar-Man" would look like a plain old bum. He said he was Justin Verlanders father. Now it really gets WIERD. She was Shani Mason, a Cape Cod native, Wheaton College political-science graduate, and chief of staff for a Massachusetts state senator. Told me he spend last 30 days with Bee Gees in Australia and couldn't attend Justin's wedding. Some people believe him which makes it even more enjoyable. This is NUTS!! The Brandon Inge All-Star stats seen below include his All-Star year-by-year hitting stats, All-Star fielding stats, and All-Star pitching stats (where applicable). October 13, 2010Another Dwight Verlander's father sighting today at Jet's Pizza in Trenton. I took a picture of him and added it to my facebook for everyone to see this guy. I think he was driving an off-white truck. Most times, the ball settles into a first basemans glove as the umpire signals out. 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. Right after that he told us that he served in 4 wars including Korea. I only talked to him for about 10 minutes. The ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation is deeply rooted in the Ann Arbor ecosystem, but for the Inges, it has always been personal. And it was third base where he remained until another superstar, Miguel Cabrera, who at that time just happened to play third base, unseated him when Cabrera came to Detroit in a 2007 blockbuster trade. [4] In 1997 he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Bourne Braves where he was named a league all-star. Anybody is entitled to their views and to their opinions, but if you put anyone who has bad feelings toward me or a gripe with me, man to man in a conversation, or we go out on the baseball field together, and if you dont like me after that, I dont mind. He said he would get us all tickets and how his son is in Florida for spring training. Coaches worry about dozens of other people. [10] On October 27, 2006, Inge struck out versus St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright for the final out of the 2006 World Series. [4], Inge began his professional career with the Jamestown Jammers, of the SingleA New YorkPenn League. he never donated anything, just walked out saying he'd be back. [2], Inge played baseball at Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Virginia, also playing American Legion Baseball. Justin was a good kid who helped around the house while Chris Shelton was very lazy and watched too much TV! He was also a pilot in the Blue Angels (even though the Blue Angels is a Navy pilot flight squadron). It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. The job often goes to young coaches just trying to make it in the industry. I am a CPA in Taylor. He also told us that he was visiting his wife who was murdered 12 years ago in Grosse Isle. Inge decided one of lifes blessings did not exclude the other; he would place Tyler and Chase on the same epidermal display as other youngsters. He also claims to have been the pilot that flew the mission to bomb Khadafi's house in Libya back in the 1980's. well, wellthis old Verlander man still isn't done. When he got to the part about buying the jet off of John Travolta we knew we were hearing an old mans fantasy. Here she had her own career. Looks like "Dwight Verlander" still on the move, He came into our Kitchen & Bath Store In Oak Park and said Justin was gonna remodel his Kit & Bath in his new house in West Bloomfield. I met Dwight Verlander at Meijer's in Woodhaven yesterday. 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. Yep.got dooped toothe warsthe jethouse etc but this time he was Justin Verlander dad..we were going to the Tiger game that nite and he said to come down and sit with them. funny thingwe told the ushers that we were waiting for him and they let us sit directly behind home plate for the whole game. He told us how his boy was getting married his daughter just graduated from U of M. His wife was in Florida. Inge grabs ground balls of all speeds and angles, not to mention bunts and slow rollers destined to be scored as checked-swing singles, with the fury and precision of a hawk picking off a field mouse.His throws are bullets that, in the case of a bunt, might by design be thrown so far to the left of first base Inge looks as if hes flinging the ball into right-center field. Born: We got duped also, but what a hoot it was! He said he was taking the food he ordered to a 14-year-old girl with leukemia. Anyways, c'mon people, he's just a sweet little man that apparently wanted to have a famous son, and he is giving alot of people laughs, so leave him alone and let him be whoever it is he wants to be. I wish the writer of www.detroittigertales.com can continue to provide so much useful information and unforgettable experience to www.detroittigertales.com readers. My brother works at Buffalo Wild Wings in Monroe and said he's waited on "Verlander's dad" before as well. The end of Clomid cure in treating infertility is to decree reasonable ovulation willingly prefer than give rise to the growth of numerous eggs. That new York phone number that this "Dwight Verlander" is giving out is MY work number. What a piece of work. I will also mention that he was an HUGE fan of baseball his whole lifeanyways while we were there "Dwight" happened to walk up to us after seeing my son with a Tigers shirt and hat on. He could not find the address, although I thought he was not telling truth, I tried to help him locate the address on the GPS in my car.All it cost me was time and it was kind of entertaining to put a smile on a old man's face. Thank you to my family, friends and coaches for the support in making this dream become a reality! GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP Brandon Inge's measure of success won't be how many college baseball players he helps develop or how many championship teams have his imprint. The phone again rang. I would think he could get in some sort of trouble, the strange thing is his stories rolled off of his tongue as if they were versed so many times. Later, the guy found us again in the store and acted as if he'd never seen us before. We reacted appropriately but weren't sure if we should believe him. [28] The signing provided infield depth for Oakland, who lost Scott Sizemore to a knee injury. Former Detroit Tiger Brandon Inge joined Michigan baseballs coaching staff in January as a volunteer assistant. Clomid can cause side effects such as ovarian hyperstimulation (rare), visual disturbances, nausea, diminished "standing" of the cervical mucus, multiple births, and others.Clomid is in many cases prescribed by generalists as a "first line" ovulation induction therapy. He was named the opening day center fielder after Curtis Granderson was placed on the disabled list. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Greg Maddux has worked as a volunteer pitching coach at UNLV. This crazy old bird was sitting and he started his antics. Wonder if the story has gotten to the real Mr. Inge and what he thinks about it. He played 12 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, one with the Oakland Athletics and one with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). His slugging percentage was .463 and he placed third on the Tigers with 47 RBIs. He was designated for assignment on July 23, 2013 and released seven days later. Saw him again today at Monroe Walmart. Me and my co-workers talked to him for about 20 min. He refuses. This content is only available to subscribers. He has twice hit 27 home runs in a season. Inge decided one day in June 2009, rather than award the standard autograph, he would ask for the signature of a boy he considered a hero. Be sure to Like us on Facebook and/or follow us on Twitter. He pulled up in an Orange Dodge Journey. We're trying to figure out WHY this guy is going around telling these stories, any ideas? I had my encounter with Mr. Inge a few months ago. I think he is making his "doctor rounds" again. He didnt go to the game today cause he went to visit a 14 yr old girl w/leukemia. He claims that Brandon bought him a 6 bedroom house out on Grosse Ile and Justin Verlander and Chris Shelton live there with him during the off-season.I had this interesting chat with this fella this week at the WalMart in Monroe! to confirm appointments of all sorts either for Dwight Verlander or for his daugher Michelle. I would imagine if I jumped right into this sucker the year after I retired, it probably would be a hard pill to swallow, it not being about you anymore, Inge said. Met "Dwight Verlander" at our yard sales yesterday in Huron Township. All from Michigan. He claimed to be a retired fighter pilot.Sweet guy, no need for silly stories though. Brownstown Chiropractic clinic. He was driving an orange dodge, OOps i meant to say BELIEVED in the above comment. 10. This thread is archived . I don't know if we'll ever live this one down! Said he was in the Air Force for 33 years, retired a full bird, and was Justin Verlander's dad and I think he said his name was Dwight Verlander. I felt bad for anyone who got led on, especially kids. Just met Mr Verlander last week in Woodhaven. While I was sitting there I began searching for Verlander's bio. It was Trini House, a Tigers scout who was responsible for Inges region. He's been in my work before saying he was Inge's father. Myself and a bunch of my fellow co-workers were duped by the famous Dwight Inge just a few hours ago while at work.He claimed he was looking for a mother of a boy who had leukemia that was a huge fan of Brandon's. He looks to be 75-85 and might top out at 5'5" or so. Don/Dwight Inge imposter strikes again!The old man came out to see a high school girls' soccer game in Newport (just north of Monroe) only to promise people tickets, parking passes, the whole deal! 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