Brandon Inge looked quite different Monday night as the Tigers opened a three-game series with the Angels. The All-Star third baseman had the underside of both his forearms tattooed with the names of his young sons.According to the MLive.com report, Inge decided to get inked while the Tigers stayed in San Francisco over the weekend to play the Oakland A's.
He now has a "Chase" tat on his left arm and "Tyler" on his right arm.
"This guy does tattoos for a lot of major league players and drew them up for me the last time we were in town," Inge said. "He said to sit on it and think about it, and I just loved it the more I looked at it. It's a real unique cursive style.Inge has had a tough go of it recently on the field. He's hitting just .165 with three homers and nine RBI since the All-Star break and his patellar tendinitis has been acting up. But, hey, at least the Tigers remain on top of the AL Central and the tattoos look cool.
"My wife loves it, and it's for my two boys. I'm very happy about it. The stereotype about tattoos drives me nuts, but don't judge me by this. These are very special to me."
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8-25-2009 @ 9:05AM
phillies5 said...
Thats sooo nice!
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8-25-2009 @ 9:16AM
coronetgs said...
Yea..........Nice and stupid. Inge must be a red neck.
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8-25-2009 @ 9:30AM
barfield said...
I don't get it. Is he going to forget their names?
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8-25-2009 @ 9:36AM
JOSHUA said...
Tattoo's are a way of marking a special time in your life or a special person in your life im sure you old right wing prude's wouldnt understand
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8-25-2009 @ 9:37AM
pizzaman7 said...
RIDICULOUS! These are our kids heros. They should have more class and get out of the ghetto.Your a Major League Ball Player not a gang member or a prisoner.The NBA and the NFL (natonal felon league)have been gone for a long time and now they are coming to baseball.Its sad and the MLB should set an example by just saying NO to all of this ghetto crap.
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8-25-2009 @ 11:03AM
youngsta854 said...
What does ghetto have to do with a meaningful tattoo you dipsh*t
8-25-2009 @ 11:33AM
oxhartly said...
You really need to learn to spell.
8-25-2009 @ 2:05PM
Scott said...
Pizzaman, You are ridiculous. You should be you childrens hero. They should look up to you, not a professional athlete. They can admire an athlete for his ability, but it should end there. You are what is wrong with thi generation!
8-25-2009 @ 9:40AM
toms river nj said...
HIS ARMS HIS LIFE,I HAVE RELIGIUOS TATTOOS ON MY ARMS,I HOPE THAT NO ONE JUDGES ME FOR MY ART WORK,IF THEY DO WELL THAT IS THERE BUSINESS
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8-25-2009 @ 9:54AM
Tredalicious03 said...
Ghetto mess? A lot of people get tattos, white, black, puerto ricans, any and everybody. So tell me what do you classify as ghetto?
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8-25-2009 @ 10:16AM
mrcool2288 said...
you are ignorant man, get a life
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8-25-2009 @ 10:24AM
guspros said...
I for one thought Brandon Inge had more common sense than to tattoo his body and look like your typical "carnie". It continues to amaze me at how many individuals brand themselves for life with idiotic tattoos.
I wonder where Inge will put future tattoos should he have more children?
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8-25-2009 @ 1:31PM
Tammy said...
You have are very closed minded. What does getting a piece of artwork that means something to you have anything to do with common sense. Maybe if you had any common sense, you would not associate everyone that has a tattoo with a "typical carnie". How ignorant on your part to judge other people because they chose to express themselves in a way your closed mind is to ignorant to understand. You know the difference between people with tattoos and people without tattoos? People with tattoos don't care that people without tattoos don't have them. Why do people without tattoos care so much about people with tattoos? Is my having a tattoo interferring with you living your life or with your freedom of expression? People with tattoos don't go around critizing everyone that doesn't have a tattoo because it is NONE of our business if you chose not to have a tattoo just like it's NONE of your business if we chose to have a tattoo. Get a life and worry about something that actually makes a difference in this world.
8-25-2009 @ 10:31AM
diane said...
i'm a grandmother of 2, i have my whole family on my body. there is tasteful and then there is not.
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8-25-2009 @ 11:08AM
lowuanfbi1 said...
Yea ,for him his body ,his kids, his choice. Just you like you, we all have freedom of speech.
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8-25-2009 @ 11:09AM
reste0123 said...
Go deliver your pizza and beg for a tip. Since when is self expression bad? No one says YOU sir have to like whats on someone else's body, just don't look at it. That ink he got is special to him, think he cares if you like it or not?? Now go stick your ugly head in the pizza oven. AS*HOLE
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8-25-2009 @ 11:17AM
Alex said...
People are just trying to find an excuse to ink up their body. Its become part of pop culture to get tattoos, monkey see monkey do. Back then people who got tattoos were either bikers, gang members, people in the military, and people who are in tribes in other countries. Having a tattoo meant that you were either a rebel/badass or in a tribe. Since now everyone and their mother has a tattoo, the value and meaning of having a tattoo has changed. We tolerate it, its common, it seems trivial. You no longer have to be a badass or tough guy to get a tattoo, all you need is the money to get a tattoo. Theres a lot of fake tough guys out there with tattoos. People would get tattoos back then to be different and unique, since practically everyone has one now, I guess the only way to be unique and different is to not have a tattoo. Its funny how things turn around.
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8-25-2009 @ 12:14PM
hello said...
You also forgot criminal. In Japan, only criminals wore tattoes.
8-25-2009 @ 11:33AM
Orlando said...
pizzaman7,it sounds like you live in your mamas basement still & you are miserable basturd..
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8-25-2009 @ 11:36AM
pizzaman7 said...
youngsta854,mrcool2288,reste0123, GFYourselves!
Myself, I am headed to work. I am a CEO not a pizza delivery guy. You know, one of those guys who goes in at noon and plays golf at 2 and gets a big big bonus at the end of the year.ha! I do like pizza though.Why don't you guys go get another tat and sit around and watch Oprah. But remember,its CEO's like me that are the ones that will be hiring you someday, and I don't like tats.
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