CaCO3Girl posted:"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and gosh darn it people like me"-Church Lady circa 1990
Ummmm... Actually that's Stuart Smalley... LOL!
And he's not living in a van down by the river
No. He's now a Senator from like Minnesota or somewhere. 
2forU posted:And he's not living in a van down by the river
Nope, that's the OTHER MiLB'er, although I think it was a van in a parking lot....he had a hot plate though, so he had that going for him!
Michael Jordan jumped straight into Double A and hit .200. That's better than what I would've done and better than what many 1st rounders end up doing. If Tebow can hit .250 at the same level I'll be very impressed. Who knows, he might be way better at baseball than he is at football.
His swing is a lot better than I thought it would be...
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=espn:17256919
Sheffield: Tebow can be in Majors in two years
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=espn:17255355
Bolts-Coach-PR posted:His swing is a lot better than I thought it would be...
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=espn:17256919
That was my first time seeing him with a bat and agree that swing is pretty good...gets his foot down early so he doesn't have a ton of moving parts. Oh, and it helps to be donkey strong!
Obviously, the biggest hurdle will be recognizing pitches.
Side-show Tim will make it to the Ray's 40 man roster 'til the end of the year. What did they have, like 12K in the stands at their last home game? He will put butts in the seats for a month or 2 and that will be it. Next year he'll be doing the ESPN gig and eventually will be elected as a senator or congressman for FL.
This story is so predictable.....lol
Bolts-Coach-PR posted:His swing is a lot better than I thought it would be...
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=espn:17256919
Sheffield: Tebow can be in Majors in two years
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=espn:17255355
swing is much better then I would have guessed but it is still a cage and BP...
Sheffield IMO doesn't do much to sway an argument in this interview. He probably wouldn't be real high on my list of guys I would be going to discuss hitting with.
He hit .490 in his Junior year in HS so he probably was a solid Player but making mlb as a 29 year old who has not played for a whole decade is something else.
I'm sure scouts/teams are always intrigued when a guy with Tebow's athletic prowess and character wants to give it a go on the diamond. I've got no problem with him trying out or even announcing that he wants to give it go. He'll have to compete just like the others who have been honing their craft without interruption for the past 15-20 years. The odds are clearly stacked against him
old_school posted:Bolts-Coach-PR posted:His swing is a lot better than I thought it would be...
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=espn:17256919
Sheffield: Tebow can be in Majors in two years
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=espn:17255355swing is much better then I would have guessed but it is still a cage and BP...
Sheffield IMO doesn't do much to sway an argument in this interview. He probably wouldn't be real high on my list of guys I would be going to discuss hitting with.
Why not? Sheffield was a great hitter! Probably the quickest bat I've seen, and he worked VERY hard at his craft. He's probably forgot more about hitting than anyone on these boards...
Ryan, there are a lot of great former players who can't describe how they do it. What they describe is contrary to what you see.
ClevelandDad posted:Tim Tebow will not cost anyone a shot at big league baseball. If he gets on a roster, they won't be sitting some guy hitting .300 and driving in a lot of runs just so he can take their spot. The guy who will sit will be the same guy who always sits - the one struggling to stay above the Mendoza line and not producing at the level he's playing at.
100% correct.
rynoattack posted:old_school posted:Bolts-Coach-PR posted:His swing is a lot better than I thought it would be...
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=espn:17256919
Sheffield: Tebow can be in Majors in two years
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=espn:17255355swing is much better then I would have guessed but it is still a cage and BP...
Sheffield IMO doesn't do much to sway an argument in this interview. He probably wouldn't be real high on my list of guys I would be going to discuss hitting with.
Why not? Sheffield was a great hitter! Probably the quickest bat I've seen, and he worked VERY hard at his craft. He's probably forgot more about hitting than anyone on these boards...
he was a great hitter and may have had the quickest bat I have ever seen as well. None of that has any influence on if he knows how to discuss hitting, understands how to teach concepts in a meaningful way and is able to produce a swing that works for another person. nor does it indicate he any idea that he would have a some kind of above average opinion on Tebows ability.
PG staff would certainly better equipped for that conversation, as would most any good college baseball coach or even many instructors from travel programs....
The most oversold and worthless tag line in baseball is when programs advertise lessons with ex-player IMO
The deep down burning desire to compete is something that's hard to explain. My silly wore out A$$ drove all over the country to play ball, up into my 40s. I can't imagine being one of the best athletes in the world and not playing, and pushing and fighting every weekend.
Hitting a baseball is very very hard, even for gifted athletes. I believe I already know what will be the outcome of this attempt to keep on playing pro sports. But I totally understand why he is doing it.
As soon as my Advil kicks in I am gonna throw BP to some HS kids today....that's how I compete!
Doc - Make sure to announce your presence with AUTHORITY.....and hope none of them plunk the bull!!!!
Will Advil fix my shoddy labrum? I would love to be able to throw a ball 35 feet without significant ARC again.
I'm thinking of making a comeback. I throw as hard as I ever did. The ball just arrives a lot later now.
Pretty detailed swing analysis from Coach Lisle.