Of Course Tim Tebow Hit A Homer On His First Pitch As A Pro Baseball Player
9 years ago

During his first at bat with the Mets minor league system, former Gators legend and NFL flop Tim Tebow knocked the first pitch he saw out of the park.

You gotta respect it. The dude’s a go-getter. For his first at bat in baseball, everybody’s watching him. But he still sits back, waits for the ball to reach the back of the plate, then drives it the opposite direction. Maintaining that kind of patience is truly commendable given the situation.

I’m happy for the guy. I know a lot of people would have gotten off on seeing him fail miserably. That kind of schadenfreude comes with any athlete who draws the level of hype Tebow does. Sure, his showy piousness and his “I’m humble because I’m a man of God even though I’m rubbing your noses in it” attitude got on my nerves a bit during his football days. And I was tired of hearing about a guy who hadn’t proved himself on the professional level more than I was hearing about guys who actually moved the needle. But he couldn’t control the enormous hype surrounding him, and I thought he handled it far less douchey than most.

Good luck, Tebow. Hopefully we’ll see you in the bigs someday.

[via ESPN]

    1. The User Formerly Known as Frabst

      If you love him so much why don’t you marry him, raise a beautiful family, and die in each other’s arms of old age?

      9 years ago at 6:27 pm
      2. LazyRican

        I think it’s the least frabst comment he’s ever submitted, as he gone soft?

        9 years ago at 11:06 pm
  3. Colonel Reb forever

    Went 1-for-6 on the day. It’s a nice story, but I think it goes without saying that he’ll never get close to the majors. I’ll look forward to his gameday analysis on SEC network for the next 20 years.

    9 years ago at 5:38 pm
    1. StockWithFrock

      He went 1-5 and 3 were ground outs with one pop out. He made contact with a 90+ mph ball 5 times in one game. MLB players can go multiple games without even getting a hit. You have to be baseball illiterate if you think he performed poorly.

      9 years ago at 6:31 pm
      1. StockWithFrock

        I want to edit: I reread the article and he did go 1-6, but he still made contact every time.

        9 years ago at 6:35 pm
      5. Not Tim Riggins

        It’s not the minors. It’s instructional ball. Minor league season is over. If he hit it off a big time prospect in AA, it’s impressive. It’s a coach or whatever.

        9 years ago at 12:10 am
      6. PornStache

        The only time “making contact” is celebrated is when it’s the booger-eater at the end of the bench who gets in for the first and only time in a season.

        9 years ago at 10:03 pm
    2. Colonel Reb forever

      The developmental league doesn’t qualify as the minors. Again, it’s a nice tale of the man who won’t let go of his dream of being a pro.

      Believe whatever you want, but barring an act of God, he won’t get beyond double-A.

      9 years ago at 8:58 pm
  5. IndianaBrones

    Has anyone checked on Skip Bayless? I assume he died from rapid blood loss flowing to his erection after realizing Tebow was batting 1.000 after one at bat.

    9 years ago at 8:10 pm