How One Fan’s Sign Became a Symbol for Detroit’s Baseball Dreams

DETROIT– It started as a joke.

Tigers superfan Josh Tebeau, who went to around 50 games this year, always heads to Comerica Park armed with two things: a lot of layers and an armful of signs intended to help to pump up the crowd. Tebeau, a 41-year-old lifelong fan who started going to more games over the past few seasons, likes to keep things positive — even if the Tigers play in early July didn’t always inspire a ton of whimsical messages.

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Detroit sank to a season-low nine games under .500 on July 4. On July 8, after a win over the Cleveland Guardians established a modest four-game winning streak, catcher

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