Freep - Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge this morning was named the Marvin Miller Man of the Year and will be honored with donations of $50,000 to the charities of his choice. The award is named for the founding executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association and is awarded to the player whose on-field and off-field performances most inspire others to higher levels of achievement. Inge displays as much passion to give back to others as he shows on the diamond as one of the game’s most sure-handed infielders, according to a news release from Major League Baseball. Inge, 33 and a 10-year veteran of the Tigers, works closely with C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. He frequently visits C.S. Mott and other local hospitals to form lasting bonds with children and their families. In 2007, Inge and his wife, Shani, made a $100,000 donation to Mott Children’s Hospital to help fund a pediatric cancer infusion center. Inge finished the season with 127 hits, including 28 doubles, in 144 games.
If this city chalks up another win in the moral victory column I'm gonna shoot myself in the face.
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