The Detroit News. Before the exhibition games, all you have to do is position yourself near the gate where the Tigers leave the practice fields to walk across the parking lot to their clubhouse. There's nothing the players can do to avoid the requests that come their way. Please, Mr. Higginson, sign my baseball. Please, Mr. Palmer, pose for a photo.
Some players take the time to sign nearly everything.
Others put their head down and slip by unnoticed. I haven't done anything. Weaver hasn't proven what he hopes to prove in the majors, but he's on his way. At 24, he has two years in the majors. At 24, Brian Moehler was headed for a second season at Double A Jackonsville.