Tim Tebow

[Zvon]

Ha.




OE: reaction to the signing^

[G-Fafif]

Mike Glavine was a far more ridiculous signing.

[Guest themetfairy]

G-Fafif wrote: Mike Glavine was a far more ridiculous signing.

Not exactly a high bar for comparison....

[Frayed Knot]

Puma: “This is an opportunity for us to associate with excellence,” general manager Sandy Alderson said.
“While I and the organization are mindful of the novel nature of this situation, this decision was strictly driven by baseball. This was not something that was driven by marketing considerations or anything of the sort. He is a tremendous athlete, has great character, a competitive spirit and aside from the age this is a classic player development opportunity for us.”

He will report to the instructional league on Sept 18th - although will miss “a couple” of days each week in the instructional league because of his commitment to the SEC Network, according to Alderson.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I totally agree, Mike Glavine was practically an insult to us, not that being 30 games out before he arrived wasn;t insult enough.

Not because he was signed to a minor league deal, but because he got deployed without merit.

Tebow, who knows? I think Sandy likes guys who use steroids without being caught so the NFL is a good place to look.

[nymr83]

this decision was strictly driven by baseball. This was not something that was driven by marketing considerations

you don't need to lie, Sandy.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I saw this thread at about 9:30 this morning on the forum index. There were already more than 20 responses and I tried to figure out what it might be about. I thought that Tebow died, but that the thread was mistakenly placed in the Baseball Forum instead of the Non-Baseball forum.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I like the agent-favor slant over the marketing-publicity-stunt slant. If today wasn't
an off day I'd probably not even posting about Tim Tebow.

Let's Go Brew Crew!

[Guest d'Kong76]

I saw this thread at about 9:30 this morning on the forum index.

I saw some alerts on my phone early and thought it was some kind of Onion-esque bit.

[Edgy MD]

It's baseball, man. Not the NIH or the Pentagon. It's supposed to be a distraction.

[Zvon]

I haven't read up on this, just saw the headline and thought: isn't that special. A sideshow. That's all we need. There's no chance he plays on the big club in '16, right?

[Ceetar]

Zvon wrote: I haven't read up on this, just saw the headline and thought: isn't that special. A sideshow. That's all we need. There's no chance he plays on the big club in '16, right?

there's no chance he plays on the big club ever.

[Zvon]

Ceetar wrote: I haven't read up on this, just saw the headline and thought: isn't that special. A sideshow. That's all we need. There's no chance he plays on the big club in '16, right? there's no chance he plays on the big club ever.

lol. As long as it doesn't effect the big club I'm fine with this.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I haven't read up on this, just saw the headline and thought: isn't that special. A sideshow. That's all we need. There's no chance he plays on the big club in '16, right? there's no chance he plays on the big club ever.

Well, it's very unlikely that he'll play for the Mets, but of course there's a chance.

But it should go without saying that he won't play for them in 2016. There are only 22 games left. He can't possibly be ready to play before the season ends.

[Ceetar]

I haven't read up on this, just saw the headline and thought: isn't that special. A sideshow. That's all we need. There's no chance he plays on the big club in '16, right? there's no chance he plays on the big club ever. Well, it's very unlikely that he'll play for the Mets, but of course there's a chance. But it should go without saying that he won't play for them in 2016. There are only 22 games left. He can't possibly be ready to play before the season ends.

I was rounding to the nearest .001 percent or so, but sure very few things are absolutely zero. But this doesn't really rate much higher than say the Mets moving to Portland next season as something even worth discussing.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: But it should go without saying that he won't play for them in 2016. There are only 22 games left. He can't possibly be ready to play before the season ends.

Sounds like the setup for the trailer to the new feelgood comedy, No Time To Wait, in which Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson portrays an aging pro football washout with a tremendous personal following who wants just one more chance to make it on the field...any field...and it has to be now. The baseball team he signs with, one that's been beset by injuries, find itself in the midst of a pennant race and desperately needs help, and doesn't care where they find it.

Featuring John Slattery as the GM with just the right blend of crazy and guts to sign him and Modern Family's Sarah Hyland as the love interest who's cheering him on every step around the bases.

No Time To Wait
It's so crazy, it just might work.

[Vic Sage]

well, you know, if it's like Sandy says, and this is about being able to "associate with excellence", then they could hire Tebow to be a coach -- an "excellence" associate -- for the balance of the season. surely that will get us over the hump, right? And that way TBone won't be taking a roster spot on the Fall league or Instructional League team that could be filled by an actual prospect who has earned it.

[Benjamin Grimm]

If they want to associate with excellence, maybe they should also sign Adriana Lima.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I think that when they want to associate with abundance. There's a difference.

[Edgy MD]

I have no problem with the notion of who has earned what. Athletes have skills to sell, some they have been blessed with and some they have honed. I have no reason to believe his are worth more or less than Will Barring's or Hengelbert Rojas'. Nor any reason to believe there is some sort of hard limit on developmental league roster spots.

Hmmm ... forty-nine posts and not a single D.J. Dozier reference.

[Edgy MD]

I'm just remembering, besides Dozier, there was another all-America Florida-quarteback type who labored as a Mets minor leaguer for a bit. Gave up about six or seven years ago.

And last I checked, they still hold the rights to NFL receiver Bradley Marquez

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

TEBOW SIGNINGS MAKE LWFS FEEL:

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[Edgy MD]

Also notable that two recent Met draftees -- David Thompson and Witt Haggard -- went to college to play quarterback but gravitated toward baseball when faced with a Division I depth chart.

[Zvon]

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[Guest Rockin' Doc]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think that when they want to associate with abundance. There's a difference.

Excellent abundance. Or abundantly excellent.

[Edgy MD]

"The Mets may have signed Tim Tebow to play in the Instructional League, but you're not likely to ever see him in a Met uniform. Here he is in a Mets uniform."

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

I listened to the press conference call on the way into work today -- it's on the SNY podcast list if you want to hear it -- and I thought Sandy and Tebow were saying all the right things. Sandy said he'll go to the instructional league then either a winter league or more personalized instruction at the St. Lucie camp. A spring training invite with the big club is a possibility, but not a certainty. If all goes well during the winter, he'll be assigned to an affiliate for next season.

Tebow said choosing football over baseball was a tough decision for him out of high school, and that he was planning this kind of a baseball bid a year ago when the Eagles called.

Still seems like a no-risk, high-reward situation.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I really doubt that there will be a high reward, but I agree that the risk is low. This deal gives me neither enthusiasm nor angst.

[metirish]

Christ almighty, how many stupid shirts would the Mets have to sell to make any real $$ on this?, what's the cut for the team on apparel sales?, the angst over this is comical.

[RealityChuck]

How does it hurt the team?

Most likely, it will have no effect at all. And there's a slim chance it may help. It's not worth getting bothered about. If it wasn't Tebow, but some undrafted ex-college guy, who would care?