Tigers’ Player loses battle with pillow, placed on DL

When pillows don’t want to be slept on…….I’m sorry, but this story sounds like an excuse made up by a three year old. The question is; what really did happened that night in bed, and I’m almost sure his son was nowhere to be found……

For a few months, Brandon Inge was dealing with a slight muscle strain in his right side, but the severity of the strain was never enough to keep him on the DL – until now!

You could blame a pillow, you could even blame the stuffing inside the pillow. One thing is for sure, fans will remember this “bedtime story” for a long time- to- come.

“It was the stupidest, most freakish thing,” Inge said Wednesday, explaining why he had just been placed on the 15-day DL with the pulled side muscle (oblique) he suffered 3 1/2 weeks ago.

“I have a 3-year-old son who sleeps in the bed with my wife and me,” Inge said. “I was trying to push the pillow down behind his head (two nights ago), and when I did … I repopped (the strained muscle).

Brandon Inge will be on the DL for atleast 15 days because of the strenuous events that led up to the attack. Inge has had 3058 at bats and 382 RBIs in his 8 year MLB career. Not bad for someone who can’t pick up a pillow.

 So the next time you see Inge at the plate (if that time ever comes) , I guarantee the echoes of the words “Pillow Fight” will be circulating around the ball park!