But one thing’s for sure; there is a lot of interest now that Tebow has signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.
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That’s an interesting statement considering that Tebow will make his baseball debut in the fall instructional league in Port St. Lucie, Florida on September 19.
Tebow won the Heisman Trophy while playing quarterback at Florida under Urban Meyer, and he won an National Football League playoff game for the Denver Broncos – something a Cincinnati Bengals QB hasn’t done since January 1991.
Tebow has inked a minor-league deal with the New York Mets, according to multiple reports.
“I know the Mets wouldn’t allow him to get here unless he was capable of competing at this level”, Logan said. He had been working for ESPN as a college football analyst for the SEC Network.
That said, I talked to several scouts at Dedeaux Field who found snippets of encouragement.
Tim Tebow has always stretched the bounds of our customary sports skepticism, his aw-shucks demeanor and hard-work ethos seemingly incompatible with the cynical world around him. Alderson told reporters on a conference call today that Tebow is not being brought in as a ploy to sell merchandise. This is what Mets general manager Sandy Alderson was selling Thursday morning, and if you were buying, then you are likely among the precious few who still believe John Elway should never have replaced Tebow with Peyton Manning. “This is an opportunity”, Alderson would say, “for us to associate with excellence”.
But some further insight has come regarding why Tebow chose the Mets over any other team.
“As an organization we’re going to provide that development opportunity for Tim, but I think at the same time over the course of the development we’re going to benefit as well from his presence among our players”.
Tebow’s whole life has a reality show feel to it, and his foray into baseball seems like a means to a wholly unrelated end.
He last played organized baseball as a junior in high school.
Before he joined the Mets, Tebow had been linked to the Braves.
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That didn’t stop Mets management from signing the 29-year-old athlete. They both washed out in the minor leagues, but the 2014 movie “Million Dollar Arm” grossed $39.2 million on a $25 million budget and garnered 63 percent positive reviews on “Rotten Tomatoes”. Yet, it’s quite possible, Alderson said, that Tebow will simply continue working out throughout the winter, receiving “more individualized instruction”, and be ready for spring training. He probably won’t ever make it to the majors even if he does give it everything he has, but he’s well within his rights to give it a shot if he wants to.
