A minor league home run was the featured sports news this morning!

Good luck Tim, there are obviously a lot of people watching you and hoping you make it.


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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

Exactly why he is there, cause it is not on the merits of his play.


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"Most people would die sooner than think; in fact, they do." - Bertrand Russell


"Morality is doing what is right, regardless of what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, regardless of what is right.


If I do not answer you .... nothing personal, I just have you on ignore.

He was not super skilled as a passer, so not good enough for the NFL.
He's being pushed quickly through the minors and will make the show with a far less impressive showing than most.
But he did launch a 92MPH fastball into the stands
And he is a great athlete, he does have a Heisman, he did some good stuff on the field for Denver.
He may surprise once he learns the game better.

But the why he is there is mostly Ticket Draw.


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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

He's got a strong arm, and his football passing motion was almost a full baseball windup, so it seems he'd have potential on the mound, but I've read that he wants to hit.

A 6'3" lefty with a good pickoff move to first might find a role somewhere, if he can throw strikes.

Signed Tebow jersey came with purchase of a previously owned Tebow truck

... and it was a FULLY decked out truck !!!










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Puerto Rico 11 - 24 - 2013

Tim Tebow exceeding expectations in high-A ball
Michael David Smith,ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Fri, Jul 14 8:38 AM PDT

When Tim Tebow got a minor league promotion to the high-A St. Lucie Mets, the move was widely mocked as an attention grab by the Mets organization, putting the former football star in a higher class of baseball than his skills could justify. But so far, Tebow is proving the doubters wrong.

Tebow hit a walk-off home run to win Thursday night's game and has very respectable numbers so far in St. Lucie, with a .972 OPS, a .327 batting average, 10 RBIs and three home runs. He's currently on an 11-game hitting streak.

"So many guys played so well tonight," Tebow said after the game. "I just wanted to try and come through in the end and help win it for our team. I'm just thankful to get that opportunity. It was a lot of fun to celebrate with all the guys. We've been working to get a lot better, and I feel like over the last couple of weeks we've really been improving as a team, so it feels good."

Tebow is also, of course, a big success at the box office, where fans are buying up tickets and arriving early to watch him warm up.

Those business considerations may be the reason the Mets signed Tebow in the first place, but it's hard to argue with his results at the plate. Tebow will turn 30 in a month, and he hadn't played baseball since he was a teenager. Far from being a laughingstock, as so many thought he would be, Tebow is turning into an impressive minor leaguer.

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http://www.floridatoday.com/st...ecent-surge/491632001/

Mets vs. FL Fire Frogs tonight in Kissimmee, tix around $12

Edited: 07/21/2017 at 06:09 AM by RegularJoe

TT struck out on 3 pitches each in first 2 at-bats. 3rd AB he drilled one 400' to center, but the CF was fast and made a diving catch on the warning track. Potential...

He is still in A LEAGUE ball !!! Get back to me when he does something in The Show.

It is all about marketing. Not only is his team doing special promotions and charging Tebow Fanboy serious $$$$$ ...... so is practically every team he plays. He is a marketing dream and BB minors is all about the marketing.



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"Most people would die sooner than think; in fact, they do." - Bertrand Russell


"Morality is doing what is right, regardless of what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, regardless of what is right.


If I do not answer you .... nothing personal, I just have you on ignore.

I listened to a baseball guy and he described several of Tebow's technical fielding faults. From the description, I imagine Tim will be spending his time in the minors.



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I was right.

As a lifelong METS fan ( yeaaah ).... and adopted Gators fan, I would love to see this work out, but I'll say it's about $$$$