Brandon Inge News

Carlos Guillen is a proud man who quietly simmered over being tossed around the baseball diamond like a rag doll by the Detroit Tigers a few years back.

Donna Costa of Detroit couldn't find Brandon Inge, her favorite Tiger, anywhere.

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You know what that means to baseball fans -- spring training. The Tigers will be on the field this month -- Feb.

Who would win in a fight: Gerald Laird's brother or Miguel Cabrera's wife? My money is on Mrs.

I made the case a couple of weeks ago for a Tigers offense that could surprise on the plus side in 2010.

The Tigers could try to acquire a middle infielder, such as second baseman Adam Kennedy, according to Fox Sports.

One of the first questions the Tigers faced upon arrival at the North American International Auto Show downtown on Friday afternoon came from a young girl with a simple request: She wanted a hug.

Detroit Tigers corner infielder Jeff Larish was today optioned to Toledo, making room on the 40-man roster for recently signed free agent closer Jose Valverde.

Normally on the winter caravan, it's the Tigers who are peppered with questions.

Detroit Tigers outfielder Miguel Cabrera admitted publicly Thursday that he had a drinking problem, which bubbled to the surface at the end of the 2009 Major League Baseball season.

Detroit -- Brandon Inge is feeling much better physically, but not a whole lot better about how the Tigers' season ended last fall.

TOLEDO -- Jim Leyland finds himself working the way some mystery novelists work.

The Tigers were still looking for a closer heading into the final month of the offseason, but they insisted they weren't going to sign a veteran reliever simply for the sake for having one.

Right-hander Jose Valverde, the Tigers' apparent new closer, is a 6-4 linebacker-sized lava-maker -- with his arm and his soul.

Mark McGwire not a Hall of Famer Now that he's finally come clean about his steroid-saturated past -- in what was nothing more than a conscious-clearing announcement, just as he's about to make his return to Major League Baseball -- the question is: Now, will Mark McGwire get into the Hall of Fame? My answer: He shouldn't, and that's an opinion ...

Justin Verlander completed his tandem of Tiger team awards Tuesday when the Mayo Smith Society named the gifted right-hander as its King Tiger for the 2009 season.

The West Michigan Whitecaps announced its second Hall of Fame inductee class earlier this week, with former manager Bruce Fields the lone inductee.

Manager Jim Leyland says he likes some power in the number two spot in the batting order.

How soon they forget you? Quick ... what was the most memorable Tigers play from last season? Betcha at least thought of Curtis Granderson's ninth-inning, over-the-fence grab of Grady Sizemore's potential game-winning home run that preserved Justin Verlander's 1-0 victory May 8 at Cleveland.