Detroit – Brandon Inge couldn’t figure it out.
But we could.
“I’m nobody when it comes to big names,” he said Saturday night, sitting in an interview room near Comerica Park’s press box, a deep farm-boy suntan (sunburn?) fairly illuminating the group quizzing him.
“I mean, you’ve got Miguel (Cabrera) and guys. It’s flattering.”
He had been talking an hour earlier with fans who had packed a question-and-answer session as part of the Tigers’ celebration of their 2006 World Series team. Inge, who began with the Tigers as a catcher, had by 2006 migrated to a surprise position, third base, which he played with spectacular skill.