Inge greatest defensive player ever

**whitecapwendy** · 04-13-2009, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrus

What if you love him and want to squeeze him, cuddle him, and take him home with you?

(Errrr...not that I'm such a person, mind you... just asking!)

Not sure his wife would like that.

**sportz4life** · 04-13-2009, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by DTroppens

Not all are the same. I think generally we can argue the merits of Marcus Thames on the board without people being drastically polarized for their views (especially if they are somewhere in the middle) and pretending like you are trying to take something that's really dear to their hearts. With Inge, before you make a post you immediately wonder if someone is going to go wacko on you for your opinion before you even hit the send message button because you think when a pro-Inge fan reads it, it does tear into your soul and it changes their opinion of you as a person because of it.

Only a few people have this type of polarized feel to them. Inge is clearly one of them. For example, I can see that sort of expression I mentioned above on the face of that guy at work last week when I said "I expect Brandon to be Brandon. Check his career numbers and that's what he'll probably be. Good glove, probably not a very good bat." And then he fought tooth and nails to tell me why my view of his career was entirely wrong - like he wanted to convert me or something.

was his name............jake................

**Lbh24** · 04-13-2009, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by DTroppens

Not all are the same. I think generally we can argue the merits of Marcus Thames on the board without people being drastically polarized for their views (especially if they are somewhere in the middle) and pretending like you are trying to take something that's really dear to their hearts. With Inge, before you make a post you immediately wonder if someone is going to go wacko on you for your opinion before you even hit the send message button because you think when a pro-Inge fan reads it, it does tear into your soul and it changes their opinion of you as a person because of it.

Only a few people have this type of polarized feel to them. Inge is clearly one of them. For example, I can see that sort of expression I mentioned above on the face of that guy at work last week when I said "I expect Brandon to be Brandon. Check his career numbers and that's what he'll probably be. Good glove, probably not a very good bat." And then he fought tooth and nails to tell me why my view of his career was entirely wrong - like he wanted to convert me or something.

To clarify, my post ("this is how all the arguments start") was solely in reference to Inge debates

**DTroppens** · 04-14-2009, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Lbh24

To clarify, my post ("this is how all the arguments start") was solely in reference to Inge debates

Note it clarified.

**DaYooperASBDT** · 04-17-2009, 11:41 PM

Except for his inability to hit Gerald Laird from 90 feet away ...........

**sportz4life** · 04-17-2009, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by jake

It's impossible to over-evaluate his glove. I came close in the title of this thread but I still couldn't. He consistently makes plays nobody's ever made at his position. The fact he makes them daily and he's on your hometown team makes you take it for granite.

What wisdom..except those routine plays at important times..

**pyrotigers** · 04-17-2009, 11:51 PM

Inge is a very good all around defensive player, but their really isn't any excuse for the dumb mental errors he makes

**tigersrok** · 04-18-2009, 12:07 AM

Plays like that are why Inge will NEVER win a gold glove.

**DaYooperASBDT** · 07-29-2012, 11:47 AM

Obligatory 3 year bump of this classic.

**ToledoTigerFan** · 07-29-2012, 12:37 PM

It's been a secret for years. Some have probably suspected the truth. So now, finally, the truth can now be revealed. The poster known as Jake is actually none other than Brandon Inge. He sure had y'all fooled, didn't he?

**KleShreen** · 07-29-2012, 12:40 PM

Just to be sure, this is the same guy who says Verlander isn't good, right? Right? God help us.

**ToledoTigerFan** · 07-29-2012, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by KleShreen

Just to be sure, this is the same guy who says Verlander isn't good, right? Right? God help us.

Correct. I think somewhere Jake said that JV wasn't elite. Jake isn't always wrong, but with Inge and JV, he sure was. I liked Inge, too, until he exposed himself as a narcissistic little snit. Now I just wish someone would sew shut his lips.

**Scottwood** · 07-29-2012, 12:56 PM

How is the next Greg Maddux doing these days? That annual update thread hasn't actually been updated in awhile so I lost track of his progress.

**PuNk42AE** · 07-29-2012, 01:26 PM

Don't forget how Jair was better than JV by a long shot.

**ben9753** · 07-29-2012, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by jake

Sparky Anderson said he reminded him of Johnny Bench behind the plate. Al Kaline said he should have won the gold glove at 3b. Jim Leyland said he's made plays he's never seen before. Now, he's returns to the outfield where he's already shown he can be as good as anyone out there. I wish this board could appreciate what they are seeing in this kid instead of always ripping him about his hitting. What he can do out there is truly remarkable.

This is some good stuff.

**sabretooth** · 07-29-2012, 02:03 PM

Interestingly, since this thread was last updated in 2009, Inge has been bested in virtually every standard and advanced statistic for 3B fielding (with a pretty similar number of games/innings played at 3B) by none other than...Placido Polanco.

**Motor City Sonics** · 07-29-2012, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by KleShreen

Just to be sure, this is the same guy who says Verlander isn't good, right? Right? God help us.

Verlander isn't good..........he's just lucky a lot. Look at what Cleveland did to him - THAT is the real Verlander, not the guy you see the other 9 starts.