John ParentJohn Parent

The Senior Director of Human Resources for the FanSided Network, I have served as an editor for five of our baseball sites and have written over 1000 pieces for FanSided. Born and raised a Tigers fan, I still miss Tiger Stadium. I think Barry Bonds is the greatest player I have ever seen, regardless of steroids. I am an alumnus of Bowling Green State University where I studied English. My wife, Valerie, and I have been married since 2008 and together we have five wonderful children. I can be reached at [email protected]

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Delmon Young Arrested for Hate-Fueled Assault

Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young is in a lot of trouble this morning. According to a New York Times report, Young was involved in a physical altercation late last night/early this morning outside…Read More

Expanded Replay May Not Have Helped Tigers on Sunday

This is supposed to be where I get all hot and bothered and start clamoring for expanded instant replay, right? That squeeze bunt in the top of the 11th, the one that careened off the right knee of Alberto…Read More

Tigers Acquire Zach Miner

A couple years back, the Detroit Tigers employed a pair of frustrating right handers. Both Armando Galarraga and Zach Miner seemed to have enough stuff to get hitters out consistently, but both pitchers…Read More

Tigers Notes: Wilk Gets the Nod, Inge to Rehab, Santiago Sick

Lynn Henning set the Tigers corner of Twitter on its ear with a cryptic tweet this morning. Lots of nervous activity in Tigers clubhouse: trainers, Leyland, front office. Something’s up. — Lynn…Read More

Jose Valverde Looks to Begin New Save Streak

Detroit Tigers closer Jose Valverde will look to begin a new consecutive saves streak this afternoon, should he get the opportunity. After converting his final two save chances in 2010, then all 49 he…Read More

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Brandon Inge is Not a Realistic Trade Candidate

Just a couple of days ago, John Verburg opined on these virtual pages that the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia…Read More

Expect a Bounce-Back Year from Delmon Young

As the first full-squad workout takes place for the Detroit Tigers today, the club begins Spring Training…Read More

Brandon Inge Arrives in Lakeland

The great nightmare appears to be over. At long last, and on the day he was scheduled to, Brandon Inge…Read More

Brandon Inge Has a Real Shot to Win Tigers’ Second Base Job

For the third time in his career, Detroit Tigers veteran Brandon Ingehas been bumped from a starting…Read More

Drew Smyly May Be Tigers’ Best Option for Fifth Spot

As pitchers and catcher get set to report to camp in Lakeland this coming Monday, there is one glaring…Read More

The “Over-Paying” of Prince Fielder

Recently, my colleague here at MCB, Chris Hannum, wrote about the lack of payroll flexibility now facing…Read More

Victor Martinez May Miss 2012 Season

Detroit Tigers Designated Hitter Victor Martinez suffered a torn ACL during a workout session last week,…Read More

For Tigers and Joel Zumaya, Only Thoughts of What Might Have Been

In some ways, I get it. Detroit Tigers president and General Manager Dave Dombrowski had been fooled…Read More

Mr. Trammell Goes to Cooperstown? He Damn Well Better

(Note: This is a guest post offered for your consumption and special for MCB) Author: John Lambie  Each…Read More

Justin Verlander Named Most Valuable Player

Perhaps more than any other year in recent memory, there was great debate centering around the American…Read More

Tigers Expected to Pick Up Option on Jose Valverde “Soon”

The first domino of what is sure to be a busy off-season for the Detroit Tigers may be falling shortly,…Read More

Letting Placido Polanco Walk in 2009 has Proven to be Right Call for Tigers

Spend any amount of time perusing the blogs, message boards, and sports talk radio shows and you’ll…Read More

What to do with Ryan Raburn

There is a lot of talk these days about areas of need for the Detroit Tigers. The holes are glaring and…Read More

MCB Ballot for Goose Gossage Award

Motor City Bengals is a proud member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance. Every year, the BBA and its member…Read More

Tigers Facing Elimination, Turn to Justin Verlander

The Detroit Tigers are facing a steep climb, now down three-games-to-one in the ALCS. Only four American…Read More