Catching Hammerheads

As much as catching a shark would've been the big highlight of Shark Week, it was the Jupiter Hammerheads -- the baseball team, not a rare species found in Florida's tropical waters -- who sealed the deal for the shark fan in our household.

From pitcher Alejandro Sanabia, shown above signing the Hammerheads team ball, to 3B Matt Dominguez, the Florida Marlins' 2007 first-round draft pick who signed this card, the Florida State League team stepped up and made sure that Shark Week, our Summer of Baseball mini-project, was a success.

The team ball, however, wasn't the only item. We also added these:

~ a plastic hammerhead shark,, quite the hit with the team's players. Many said it was the first time they had signed such an item; and

~ Three of Jupiter's All Star Game representatives -- Jeff Allison, Miguel Fermin and Alejandro Sanabia -- on an All Star players ball.

All told, 18 players signed the team ball:

Spike McDougall and Jeff Allison;

Garrett Parcell, Jose Rosario, Miguel Fermin, Alejandro Sanabia and Kyle Gunderson;

Osvaldo Martinez, Gregory Burns, Elih Villanueva, Brandon Tripp and Jhan Marinez; and

Hunter Mense, Matt Dominguez, Ryan Curry, Geraldo Valentin, unidentified (anyone know who it is?) and Smelin Perez.