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He's a tremendous athlete. I'm looking forward to see what kind of baseball skills he has.
He is a likeable guy who you really don't have to worry about making poor decisions off the field. He gives us all enough religion in his speeches that we (collectively as a nation) don't have to go to Sunday school. I like the guy and I hope he does well. JMO.
This may be an interesting thread.
My view -- respect for the effort, and apparent love for the game ...
But no chance as an OF/Hitter after 10 years out of the game and nothing past high school. It's good he made some $ in football and broadcasting, gives him a chance to pursue something many good athletes in mid/late 20's would like to try. But most have to go find real work by then with steady pay.
I do think some Minor League team signs him as a promotion to draw interest and fans. And maybe a reality TV show.
Wasting his time. Might want to try professional rassling.
Now Jerry's going to have to fill in some of those blanks.
Good luck to him, but it will end like Michael Jordan. at least some minor league or indy Team will get some Publicity.
I don't have a problem with what Tim Tebow is doing. If he hit above .200 in short season A ball or rookie ball, I would be impressed. I don't think that is possible but let the young man try and prove people wrong if he can get the opportunity.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/...s-los-angeles-angels
https://www.facebook.com/kenro...sts/1093299124069151
It's not like he's never played before... I thought when he first committed to UF, he could be a 2-sport player... He might have been one of the best baseball players on campus all 4-years he was there - definitely is an ELITE athlete... It will be interesting to see how fast game skills come back to him (if at all?) to see where he's at...
As a person, I really like and respect Tebow from what I know about him from a very long distance. I just can't see how this can end well. It is very hard for me to believe that anyone could take 11 years away from the game of baseball and step back in and be succussful. Possibly if he was a LHP that could throw low to mid 90's, but as a hitter, I doubt it. I know the guy is tremendously athletic. I could see him having success in basketball or some other sport that require mainly athleticism, but a sport like baseball that is a trained skill over thousand and thousands of reps, I really don't believe he stands a chance. I'm all for him going for it and have nothing against him trying. I just hate to see him give all the naysayers out there more ammo to pile on him about. The guy is obviously a high moral and character person and one most dad's would love to see their daughter bring home, but that isn't gonna help him one bit in batting practice. It will be interesting to follow.
He's 'projectable' 
Arm good enough to pitch? Hard throwing lefty will always get a look.
Frankly, I'm not sure his past history in baseball is even relevant anymore. As some have pointed out, he has not played in close to 10 years. More importantly, his body has changed a LOT since he was 18. Over the years he has bulked himself up into a fullback/tight-end style body. Certainly not a pitcher's body. Probably one of the reasons he never was a particularly accurate passer. There is tons of info on the web regarding his workouts. For the most part, they are not baseball workouts. To go back to baseball now will require him to totally change his mentality. I don't see that happening. If he's so desperate to play professional sports, he'd have a better shot at making the NFL as a fullback or tight end. But, he's too proud/delusional to do that. Now baseball's his plan B? I don't see it. Time to move on. No one plays any sport forever. Our kids moved on. Time for him to do the same.
Hey may be a great athlete, but he isn't as great an athlete as Michael Jordan was. No chance as a position player. When I heard he was going to try to play baseball, I thought that he may have a shot as a LHP, but then I heard it was as an OF...
I wish him well. But that's a tall order. I agree someone may just sign him for the fanfare. But realistically his odds are very slim of being capable to compete at a level that would justify it outside of a publicity stunt.
He knows the odds are stacked against him.
He's going for it anyway. Maybe he enjoys the experience of pursuing apparently unreachable goals. Maybe his desire to succeed is so intense that the odds don't matter. Maybe he knows himself well enough that he won't respect himself fully if he quits before a goal is proven to be truly impossible. Maybe he senses an obligation to find the best expression of his abilities. Maybe he just thinks it would be a blast to try.
Whatever his motivation, it matters more to him than his fear of public failure or the likelihood that millions of people with a fraction of his talent and character will mock him if he fails.
I respect that.
I don't see an article link to the original post so ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com...omeback-in-baseball/
The word "had" comes up frequently when describing his skills. He's inviting MLB teams to a workout. He shou,d be personally begging any to show. If he's signed by a MLB organization check to see if their short season team has low attendance. Otherwise, I expect him to be advised to sign with an Indy team. A team in the Bible Belt with poor attendance would do well to sign him.
I am with swampboy on this. He obviously doesn't care what people think or he wouldn't keep taking risks. I definitely would not call it an act of desperation. He doesn't need baseball or any other sport. He just wants to give it a shot. More power to him.
I can only assume someone is paying him to see this happen, maybe to turn it into something like a reality show.
I guess it'll sell some tickets on some Rookie League team. If everything went unbelievably well, after 5 years in the minors he might make it to MLB -- at the age of 33-34. Good luck with that.
If he's serious about playing a big time sport, he should suit up as a tight end and head to an NFL camp. But he has already let this year pass him by on that score, so I take it this is either an attempt to stay viable as a TV personality (kind of like how Sarah Palin has to say something once in a while to keep getting paid to show up at various places), or an indication that he's not in touch with reality.
Swamp, I totally agree with your post. There is footage of his swing on twitter. I have to say it looks very good. Now, how it will translate to live pitching, I don't know. I still am very skeptical of the result, not the effort.