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Cali wrote this 2 years agoPermalink

Not sure if anyone else caught the story TBS ran on Brandon Inge before game 1 of the Twins/Yanks series, it was the best  "my wish" story I had ever heard.

"Twice this season Inge has hit home runs after meeting with ill kids.  In June Inge hit the eventual game winning home run after meeting with Tommy Schomaker, an 8-year-old who had just undergone heart surgery.  Inge had Tommy sign his arm before the game.  The home run brought a positive vibe to everyone in the hospital, from the recovering young boy to the overworked hospital staff.

Then in August, Inge visited another sick boy named Noah.  After spending the day playing and building a fort in Noah’s room, the 5-year-old asked Inge if he could hit him a home run in the next game.  Not wanting to disappoint the youngster, Inge said he would try.  Little did he know that he would launch another home run into the Comerica bullpen.

After he hit the home run Inge returned to the Tiger's dugout and broke down.  “I lost it,” he said. “I was crying. That’s never happened to me during a game before.”

What this article doesnt show is that Inge had both kids sign his arm prior to the game. During both homeruns Ernie Harwell, the Tigers announcer, said "That one's for you Tommy/Noah," and the camera crew zoomed in on his forearm marked with black sharpie.

 http://thesportsunion.com/wordpress/2009/09/07/brandon-inge-proves-athletes-still-make-a-difference-off-the-field/

(pictured are Inge and little Tommy Schomaker)


-Cali
Tags:  Brandon Inge  Tommy Schomaker  Noah
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Just incredible... good stuff!
10/10/2009 11:35 PM  
Rafe And..
That's the best story I've read in a long time. Made me cry...I'm glad that he hit the two HR...Great job Nick ^5
10/10/2009 3:24 PM  
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