Fitting the bill

Of all the items pro baseball players are offered to sign -- from baseballs to cards to photos -- I imagine they appreciate a change in pace from the standard fare. At least, that's the reasoning behind Colin's effort to get a plastic hammerhead shark signed by members of the Jupiter Hammerheads during our two-game Shark Week hounding effort.

The shark, a former bath toy that reinforces Colin's inquisitive nature toward the creatures, proved to be very popular among the players. Even without prompting, many of the 13 Hammerheads players who honored Colin's requests said it was the first time they had been asked to, well, sign a hammerhead shark.

The baker's dozen, shown from left to right in each photo, to sign were:

Elih Villanueva, Kyle Gunderson, Spike McDougall, Geraldo Valentin, Gregory Burns, Jose Rosario, Hunter Mense and Jhan Marinez; and

Ryan Curry, Alejandro Sanabia, Osvaldo Martinez, Matt Dominguez and Brandon Tripp.