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you're dang right!! ive been out of highschool for 12 years/ played varsity junior and senior year. i went to a batting cage a year ago and was completely lost on 70 mph pitches. i couldnt believe how horrible i was! i havent swung a bat since highschool aside from that experience. big ups to tebow 270 is absolutely amazing considering the circumstances.
Exactly what I was thinking lol my idea of his baseball career was definitely skewed by the media and his haters, but he was actually pretty decent and coulda played in the majors if he started training a little earlier
I think what both Tebow and MJ did in minor league baseball was impressive. At the end of the day they were playing against guys who had spent their entire lives training to be baseball players.
Tebow had a better baseball game than Jordan. His swing looked like a professional swing. Jordan's was long and loose (looked like a 6'6" basketball player swinging a bat).
End of the day, Tim Tebow made solid contact against some of the best baseball players in the world. He hit AAA pitching, even if it wasn’t consistent. That is INCREDIBLE for a guy in his 30s who played an entirely different sport most of his life. In fact, making the change from football to baseball is generally way harder because physical skills only get you so far in baseball when you need timing. I don’t care if he didn’t make the show. He still did better than he had any right to.
That’s not the issue at hand. The issue is they wasted a roster spot on a guy they knew would never have an impact, all in the hopes that sales would go up. That spot that should have went an actual prospect who paid their dues and put in the work went to a some guy who just wanted to play baseball. He also didn’t make “solid contact” against pro arms. His strikeout rates and swing and miss rates are akin to a freshman in high school. So he basically wasted a roster spot for some years then bounced. Something to definitely be proud of 😂
@@Drod-qb2wm his value was putting butts in the seats and that worked for like a month lol. He had K rate north of 35%, a whiff rate over 40%, and was the worst defensive liability on the roster at the time. He literally statistically brought zero value at any minor level he played at. If their goal was an uptick in merch sales, that failed miserably as well. So no, he had no value at all both on and off the field. You know good and well no team on the planet would sign a 29 year old who runs a 6.9 60 yard dash throwing 85 mph from the outfield who can only pull the ball for power. Thats a textbook publicity stunt.
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Tebow was an absolute monster at Florida. He is a top 5 college QB of all time. The fact that he tried baseball and actually hit a home run in pro baseball is an incredible feat tbh. Great video.
Jordan improved significantly in the Arizona Fall League that year before returning to basketball. If he had as much time at baseball as Tebow did when he got to AA I'd bet he would have done better. That's not to knock Tebow, he was a solid AA player.
That was one year, his overall OPS was .638 which for the minors is not good. Yes better than MJ, but that is a pretty low bar. Both got a chance for their names not their skills.
i played minor league baseball for 5 long years, was considered a top 30 prospect at one time. let me tell you, minor league baseball is not easy, especially at the higher levels. these pitchers are insanely good. when i heard tebow was gonna play baseball after not playing since HS, i scoffed and said the pitchers would send tebow runing from the stadium. i couldn’t of been more wrong. tebow was a legit minor league player who hit better than i did. he had a phenomenal work ethic and was a physical freak. i have a lot of respect for tebow, he exceeded my expectations dramatically and just about every one else’s too. i seriously thought he was going to get up there at one point. tebow can hold his head up high. has my respect.
Damn, thanks for pointing this out. I think I accidentally added that when I saw his two national titles and my brain said “two Heisman’s too”. Stupid oversight. I hope you have a great rest of your night, and thanks for watching!
I've always been a Tim Tebow fan. I've worn his jerseys to work on NFL day only to hear snide comments from almost everyone. I feel like he wasn't given a chance to fail in the NFL... But simply cut because of his unorthodox style and footwork. I know his completion percentage was low, but he played big on the biggest games. I also hated to hear the amount of venom that people threw his way because he "Dared" to try and make a go at baseball. Like the very idea was offensive. He is a gentleman, A role model, A sincere Christian And someone who doesn't quit in the face of criticism. And I don't think I've ever heard anyone say a bad thing about him personally. Who among us can claim that?
Great guy, great leader , great character but unfortunately not an NFL Qb. He just wasn’t. There are many outstanding college QB’s whose games don’t translate to the NFL, it happens.
I'll say what I've always said to anybody who found fault with Tim Tebow. He never had a chance to fail in the NFL. He had that postseason with Denver where he went one-on-one. Same record as Jay Cutler, and a whole lot of other quarterbacks who came and went. After that, he was cut from the team and could never latch on anywhere else. I believe organizations didn't like his overtly Christian stance. But again, he never had the opportunity to fail. Off the top of my head I think his NFL record was like 7 and 4 with a 1 and 1 record in the playoffs.
@@richalvarez1211 Your entitled to your opinion, however myself and the rest of the NFL disagree. If he had any potential as an NFL QB, why would every NFL team pass on him or end up releasing him? Some grand conspiracy? It is because they could tell from film and in person, he was not a reliable thrower of the football. The NFL is a business and coaches will play anybody that they think can help them win. And for all his faults (and there are many) Jay Cutler could throw circles around Tebow.
I can't prove what never happened, but I feel that despite his limitations throwing or whatever it was the rest of the league saw and didn't like...that Tim was a true leader and a field general. Someone who played bigger than his abilities and could somehow inspire and will his team to a win. I'm thinking Jim McMahon for instance. But like I said, it never happened so I'm not going to argue the point any further. If he had played further into his career and stunk up the field, I would be the first to say, "well that didn't work. I guess I was wrong".
Thank you for making this video. I appreciate your analysis of his career as something a little bit more than what shows up in the box score. I didn't know he stuck at it as long as he did, being a great teammate and not complaining.
Tim Teabow came into my restaurant and checked in under another name, no clue it was him. Sat him right in the middle of the restaurant, perfect spot for everyone to bother him. Felt bad, he was very nice and asked for a massive plate of bacon. So I brought him a plate with a whole pound of bacon on it.
Great write-up on Tebow, I'd actually forgotten about his baseball career for years until now. Also, it's pronounced 'Bing-um-ton' instead of 'Bing Ham Town', as fun as that sounds.
Kirk Gibson was NL MVP. and a 1st Team All-American WR at MSU, 21 YPC Career (#11 NCAA + #1 Big 10 all time) and at 6'3 225 every team clocked him under a 4.3 40 at his Pro Day. Only played 1 yr of NCAA baseball as leverage to negotiate his NFL contract after FB coach suggested it since he was a potential top 5 NFL Draft pick. Yet he played so well he used the threat of playing in the NFL to negotiate the richest contract of the MLB Draft. Also had the 2 most epic World Series HRs but is NEVER mentioned on great dual sports athlete lists. Only 3 yrs played over 132 games due to injuries: #1, #6, #18 in MVP voting those yrs.; in 118 games had 34 SB/ 28 HRs in 1989. In 89 games had 28 SBs in 1990 at 33.
@@wingman4356 That's normal in this day and age though. You see many teams splitting time between two players for the same position throughout the season.
I'll always love Tim Tebow for the Christianity he spread and the athletic ability he had lifting everyone around him up including Aaron Hernandez, this guy plays hard and parties harder. Thanks Tim Tebow.
I saw video of Tebow taking batting practice just after he announced his move to baseball. His bat speed was unbelievably slow. At that point I couldn't take his baseball career seriously anymore. It is a testament to his work ethic that he actually made it as far as he did.
I remember watching Tebow play for the ponies when I was a little kid. Binghamton was kinda a dumpy town but the Ponies/Bee Mets were fun to watch and they have a pretty nice stadium. Tebow may not have been the best at baseball, but he certainly played hard. And in the end, that’s all you can really ask for.
"Beloved by Gators fans" is an understatement. The man was literally one of the greatest college football players of all time- top three easily. He dominated the game. And I was a UGA fan at the time I hated his guts lol but it's true. He got screwed at the Jets. He had good seasons at Denver even if people want to nitpick his stats. When you add the two partial seasons together his numbers were not bad and the onky really bad stat line was sacks taken. Having said that when he was on the field he was electric. And make no mistake in that mile high magic season, HE won those games. He was a clutch player and a winner. And I've seen many many NFL QBs not half as good or half as exciting as him get more chances than him. He should have been under center somewhere. And then to get sent to the sleazy af Jets with a literal dumpster fire of a QB, and put in the 3rd stringer over Tebow? What a joke. I have no doubt they blackballed him. I felt for QBs who had Tebow come in as a backup.. everyone loves him and it always develops into this pressure to bench the starter.. but maybe there is a reason for that. Anyways idk anything about MLB.. but he WAS blackballed and screwed by the NFL 100%. Which is really sick conidering how exciting the guy could have been for the sport.
NFL done Kaepernick and Tebow dirty. You might think for different reasons - no fam, the same reason. Neither of them two boys truly fit in. Talent or record or work ethic or results had nothing to do with it. Kap and Tebow wildly different people. But they suffered the same fate at the hands of same people and for the same reasons.
Jacksonville did give him a chance. He sold thousands of season tickets and was cut early people down here got pissed. Then the video of Urban Meyer being a creep came out bothe were gone and the world forgot. Pepperidge Farm remembers.
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I saw him play at the A level. His swing was actually quite compact in a direct path through the strike zone. It was a good cut. When I saw his swings, he looked LIKE he could hit. But his pitch regognition and tardiness often found him late and fouling pitches off . instead of pulling the ball with a more dedicated swing. He simply didn't have enough time to develop muscle memory. Had he been playing somewhere. . anywhere. . I think he might have made a bigger impact. Hitting a round ball with a round bat squarely is THE hardest thing to do in sport. Yet, he managed some success. A testament to his work ethic and determination. And he DID draw crowds. There wasn't a minor league GM anywhere who didn't want Tebow's teams in the house. He sold tickets.
To say he didn’t really play well for the Jets is a stretch. He really didn’t play for the Jets, is a better way to put it. They’d stick him in to run a one play wildcat scheme, and it was always him running the ball. I counted a string of 28 consecutive plays, where his wildcat Assignment was to run the ball. That’s inept coaching. Throw the ball to mix it up. What good is Tebow in the wildcat if the defense already knew what he was going to do? Look up the stats. I believe it was one pass thrown by Tebow from the wildcat formation. So maybe you should say, Tebow then ran into a bit of bad luck moving on to the Jets by not being put in a position to succeed. I’m not saying the man was a major talent as an NFL quarterback. But as a lifelong jet fan, I can tell you they never used him correctly. 3rd and 8. Here comes Tebow on with the wildcat offense. He fakes to the running back and keeps it himself. Look it up. 3rd and 10, 3rd and 1, 3rd and 12, whatever the game situation. Everyone knew OK here comes Tebow in the wildcat, so he’s going to run the ball because that’s his assignment every time.
I actually hadn't even thought about this era in years - interesting to look back on now. Would love to see another video comparing the stories of Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders as they tried to navigate 2 sports
I remember I visited my aunt in Pennsylvania and we were really close to Binghamton at the time the RumblePonys were playing and had Tim Tebow. I asked my aunt if we could see Tebow play and she was going to take me to see him but then he broke his wrist and I was screwed out of seeing him play 😢
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I used to attend New Hampshire Fisher Cat games fairly regularly, at least a handful of games every season. The attendance was usually good, not great. Maybe the stadium would be at 25-35% capacity during the week and at 40-60% capacity on Fridays and the weekends. They started advertising weeks in advance for the series against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, saying something to the effect of "See the Fisher Cats take on Tim Tebow and the Rumble Ponies"... Which was kind of funny because they didn't give any other team that treatment. They didn't even promote games more than a couple series in advance. My fiance and I said we should go, and I scored some tickets, and it ended up being a double header. That was the most packed I'd ever seen Delta Dental Stadium to this day, and it was packed for both games. I wouldn't be surprised if they overbooked. It was like Tebow Mania. Fun to watch. Fun fact, that was when Vladdy Jr, Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel were playing together in AA.
he's a good dude for sure. one of the only professional athletes that was truly out spoken for christ to his own career detriment more than likely.. i respect him dearly
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Yea.....I think you're right.....in the end I do look back now and view Tebow in a softer light. I used to find him and the coverage of him so incredibly annoying but ya know.......theres a lot worse people out there. All the man did was pursue his dream as hard as he could no matter what other people said. If anything it actually makes me wonder if he chose baseball to begin with and had those 11 years back maybe he makes it? Some of those stretches mentioned in the video are statistically respectable and that in and of itself is amazing playing the hardest sport after a decade off, theres at least a sprinkle of real talent in there to go hit Double A pitching to a .273 average with a .734 OPS......I mean thats really not bad at all. Granted, usually the guys who are actually gonna be good hit .320 with an OPS in tbe 8s or 9s but still double-a is actually where a lot of the best prospects are stashed at its no joke.
Tim Tebow slander will not be tolerated. He’s a good man of faith that dedicated years of his life to a sport he didn’t have a guarantee in succeeding in. He is 100% a role model kids should look up to.
I really wish Tebow could’ve been successful in either league. To see one of my favorite athletes ever never actually pan out to something athletically hurts
Hate him as much as you want, but the guy always has a smile on his face, he's intelligent, and a great leader. His presence is so strong an MLB team literally sent him to play at every farm affiliate regardless of stats just because he was good for clubhouses. He's a standup dude. And I hate him lol.
You got some errors here. As someone mentioned Tebow didn’t win two Heismans. Just one in 2007. Florida won national titles in 2006 and 2008, not 2007 and 2009. Ponte Vedra is pronounce Vee-druh Binghamton is bing-uhm-tn Mets instructional league/spring training is Port St. Lucie not port st joe.
Athleticism and genetics can get you a lot of places in football/basketball but skipping one year in baseball past 10 years-old really changes a player’s trajectory. Players like Lawrence Taylor and Hakeem Olajuwon didn’t play organized football or basketball until they were 14 (tons of others started later). The genetic lottery opens a lot fewer doors in baseball…you need to be a true locksmith to get into that house. You don’t hear about players becoming baseball prodigies in their teens. I will say that hitting .500 in Fla HS baseball is no joke.
Both Tebow and MJ making it to the MLB was a huge stretch. I played HS baseball. I am the same age as MJ. Had almost identical baseball stats as MJ - good but nothing that attracted any attention (and had plenty of scouts at my games due to the fact that a team mate of mine was a 7th round draft pick). The only reason, especially at their ages at the time, either of these two got the opportunity was their celebrity status. Tebow brought attention to the Mets farm system. MJ brought attention to the White Sox farm system. Both worked hard. Both tried their best, but they took away opportunities from legitimate prospects. The Mets and White Sox both did it for the money and publicity.
Thanks for the video. He really had a run where I thought he was going to make it! I’m sure he would agree that sometimes God changes plans and I’ll be praying that he keeps going where God sends him! I pray that for you and me as well!
tebow only won the heisman once! he also didn't lead the gators to two national championships. he was a bench warming backup for the first one. he barely played that year. i know this is a baseball channel but come on you can't start a video with wrong info!
Any low life that hates Tim Tebow is jealous. He has more character and integrity and athleticism than 100% of the people trashing him. Keep that in mind.
I'm completely biased; Tebow could have made MLB if he was on the Yankees. And they could have traded that Stanton guy to the Dodgers after Tebow got that call up and became a legend! 😊
The amount of crap the media gave him about even attempting to play is hilarious. Sitting in their chairs, never attempting to do anything more with their lives. Yet, shit on Tebow because he wanted to keep the dream alive. I think he did pretty okay given the circumstances.
I just wonder why quarterbacks who enjoyed playing baseball don’t consider turning to relief pitching. They would pitch to a minimum of three batters and don’t need to be absolute world beaters for several innings. With the developed arm strength they have, one would think it could be a doable option, with stints in the minors of course. Especially considering Tebow is a lefty, the handedness of those pitchers seem to have longevity in the league, even if they’re mediocre.
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@@kenw2225absolutely! I’ve been drowning my problems in alcohol for years now. And sometimes I use drugs to numb the pain if the alcohol isn’t cutting it.
The real reason for all the dislike and in some cases actual hate for Tebow is because of his religion . It’s hard for those on the road to hell to look at someone who is everything they are not
Anyone who says Christians are persecuted...Tim Tebow being allowed to play 2 professional sports, poorly, is proof that they're not. Because that was the only reason he was given those opportunities
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Tebow held his own as a 29-30 year old who hadn't played in a decade. If he chose baseball in college he would've been legit
He did bat like .270 in AA ball..... that's impressive. Most people struggle to hit .270 in high school.... let alone college..... let alone AA ball
you're dang right!! ive been out of highschool for 12 years/ played varsity junior and senior year. i went to a batting cage a year ago and was completely lost on 70 mph pitches. i couldnt believe how horrible i was! i havent swung a bat since highschool aside from that experience. big ups to tebow 270 is absolutely amazing considering the circumstances.
You're too busy looking for some silver lining, you've completely missed the point
@@BadWolve stats don't lie
Idk I hit over .400 in high school. Most decent players in high school hit around .300. But .270 is decent professionally
Exactly what I was thinking lol my idea of his baseball career was definitely skewed by the media and his haters, but he was actually pretty decent and coulda played in the majors if he started training a little earlier
I got to see Tim Tebow in spring training in 2020. I can say I saw Tebow and Miguel Cabrera each hit homers on the same day 😂
Lmao that's wild
I think what both Tebow and MJ did in minor league baseball was impressive. At the end of the day they were playing against guys who had spent their entire lives training to be baseball players.
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@@NigelThornbery he’s referring to 2 people ya dunce.
Tebow had a better baseball game than Jordan. His swing looked like a professional swing. Jordan's was long and loose (looked like a 6'6" basketball player swinging a bat).
@@NigelThornberyHim Hebow?
@@edmontonboy99 they thembow (shiny variant of tim tebow)
that damn sprinkler head derailed the whole thing
End of the day, Tim Tebow made solid contact against some of the best baseball players in the world. He hit AAA pitching, even if it wasn’t consistent. That is INCREDIBLE for a guy in his 30s who played an entirely different sport most of his life. In fact, making the change from football to baseball is generally way harder because physical skills only get you so far in baseball when you need timing.
I don’t care if he didn’t make the show. He still did better than he had any right to.
That’s not the issue at hand. The issue is they wasted a roster spot on a guy they knew would never have an impact, all in the hopes that sales would go up. That spot that should have went an actual prospect who paid their dues and put in the work went to a some guy who just wanted to play baseball. He also didn’t make “solid contact” against pro arms. His strikeout rates and swing and miss rates are akin to a freshman in high school. So he basically wasted a roster spot for some years then bounced. Something to definitely be proud of 😂
@@rowdyghost4713 everyone has value and tibow had more value at the time that simple.
@@Drod-qb2wm his value was putting butts in the seats and that worked for like a month lol. He had K rate north of 35%, a whiff rate over 40%, and was the worst defensive liability on the roster at the time. He literally statistically brought zero value at any minor level he played at. If their goal was an uptick in merch sales, that failed miserably as well. So no, he had no value at all both on and off the field. You know good and well no team on the planet would sign a 29 year old who runs a 6.9 60 yard dash throwing 85 mph from the outfield who can only pull the ball for power. Thats a textbook publicity stunt.
Potential doesn't beat right now. Players hang around way longer and play way worse. Potential is met less than 2% of the time.
@@rowdyghost4713you sound like the prospect that got passed up on bc of Tebow. Keep your head up
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Tebow was an absolute monster at Florida. He is a top 5 college QB of all time. The fact that he tried baseball and actually hit a home run in pro baseball is an incredible feat tbh. Great video.
I got to see him play when the Mets played the Charlotte Knights. He signed a ball for me after the game 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Woooo Go Knights!!
Cool. God bless you and Tim Tebow 🙏🏼❤️
I see this dude at the golf course… what a house of a human! I don’t know how anyone talked him in the league.
Tebow actually held his own in AA (.734 OPS). Couldn't say the same for MJ (.556 OPS).
Jordan improved significantly in the Arizona Fall League that year before returning to basketball. If he had as much time at baseball as Tebow did when he got to AA I'd bet he would have done better. That's not to knock Tebow, he was a solid AA player.
Jordan started off hot at AA but the league caught up to him, but it's still really impressive he could even compete
By the time MJ got to AAA he had made a lot of progress in Baseball
That was one year, his overall OPS was .638 which for the minors is not good. Yes better than MJ, but that is a pretty low bar. Both got a chance for their names not their skills.
@@cltmck Tebow had a swing that resembled a professional baseball swing. Jordan's was too long, and did not have bat speed.
i played minor league baseball for 5 long years, was considered a top 30 prospect at one time. let me tell you, minor league baseball is not easy, especially at the higher levels. these pitchers are insanely good. when i heard tebow was gonna play baseball after not playing since HS, i scoffed and said the pitchers would send tebow runing from the stadium. i couldn’t of been more wrong. tebow was a legit minor league player who hit better than i did. he had a phenomenal work ethic and was a physical freak. i have a lot of respect for tebow, he exceeded my expectations dramatically and just about every one else’s too. i seriously thought he was going to get up there at one point. tebow can hold his head up high. has my respect.
Hitting, man... Hitting is hard
Probably the hardest thing to do in all of major sports.
@@dudeliberty i would say that hitting a golf ball accurately and hitting a baseball are the two hardest things to do in all major sports
@@zacharykai6317 It's all about putting in reps.
I was lucky and got Tebow’s autograph at a baseball game, great experience
Tim Tebow did not win 2 Heisman trophies, only one player has ever done that and that was Archie Griffin in 1974-75 at Ohio State.
Came here to make the same comment. It's just lazy, if he had put any effort into fact checking it, he'd have noticed the mistake
Damn, thanks for pointing this out. I think I accidentally added that when I saw his two national titles and my brain said “two Heisman’s too”. Stupid oversight. I hope you have a great rest of your night, and thanks for watching!
Joe also did it
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@@RDisazikyup and they find something else cause they are fired. This shows lack of preparation
I've always been a Tim Tebow fan. I've worn his jerseys to work on NFL day only to hear snide comments from almost everyone.
I feel like he wasn't given a chance to fail in the NFL...
But simply cut because of his unorthodox style and footwork.
I know his completion percentage was low, but he played big on the biggest games.
I also hated to hear the amount of venom that people threw his way because he "Dared" to try and make a go at baseball.
Like the very idea was offensive.
He is a gentleman,
A role model,
A sincere Christian
And someone who doesn't quit in the face of criticism.
And I don't think I've ever heard anyone say a bad thing about him personally.
Who among us can claim that?
Great guy, great leader , great character but unfortunately not an NFL Qb. He just wasn’t. There are many outstanding college QB’s whose games don’t translate to the NFL, it happens.
I'll say what I've always said to anybody who found fault with Tim Tebow. He never had a chance to fail in the NFL. He had that postseason with Denver where he went one-on-one. Same record as Jay Cutler, and a whole lot of other quarterbacks who came and went. After that, he was cut from the team and could never latch on anywhere else. I believe organizations didn't like his overtly Christian stance. But again, he never had the opportunity to fail. Off the top of my head I think his NFL record was like 7 and 4 with a 1 and 1 record in the playoffs.
I just did a quick check.
As a starter he went 10 and 6
@@richalvarez1211 Your entitled to your opinion, however myself and the rest of the NFL disagree. If he had any potential as an NFL QB, why would every NFL team pass on him or end up releasing him? Some grand conspiracy? It is because they could tell from film and in person, he was not a reliable thrower of the football. The NFL is a business and coaches will play anybody that they think can help them win. And for all his faults (and there are many) Jay Cutler could throw circles around Tebow.
I can't prove what never happened, but I feel that despite his limitations throwing or whatever it was the rest of the league saw and didn't like...that Tim was a true leader and a field general. Someone who played bigger than his abilities and could somehow inspire and will his team to a win. I'm thinking Jim McMahon for instance. But like I said, it never happened so I'm not going to argue the point any further. If he had played further into his career and stunk up the field, I would be the first to say, "well that didn't work. I guess I was wrong".
Yep, I agree. Tebow is a solid Man who loved the sport, is athletic & gave it a shot over a few years. Kudos to him for trying. Great video, good job.
Nope, a religious zealot is NOT a solid person!
@@Sloth53learn what a zealot is. Its not the insult you're using it as. You're 67 years old, thought you'd be smarter by now lady
@@Sloth53shush
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@@Sloth53 you need to get out of the echo chambers my friend.
He played in my city, Columbia SC. Didn't watch him play but they still hand up his jersey in the merch shop.
I made plans to go see him play but he got called up to St Lucie 2 days before I got to go. I still think about that alot
I'm in west columbia my self. Small world.
@caesar_19 other than the hype it wasn't anything special in st Lucie at least. Not saying it was bad.
Thank you for making this video. I appreciate your analysis of his career as something a little bit more than what shows up in the box score. I didn't know he stuck at it as long as he did, being a great teammate and not complaining.
Tim Teabow came into my restaurant and checked in under another name, no clue it was him. Sat him right in the middle of the restaurant, perfect spot for everyone to bother him. Felt bad, he was very nice and asked for a massive plate of bacon. So I brought him a plate with a whole pound of bacon on it.
Great write-up on Tebow, I'd actually forgotten about his baseball career for years until now.
Also, it's pronounced 'Bing-um-ton' instead of 'Bing Ham Town', as fun as that sounds.
Forever known as the place Mike McD and Worm got the shit beat out of them lol
Kirk Gibson was NL MVP. and a 1st Team All-American WR at MSU, 21 YPC Career (#11 NCAA + #1 Big 10 all time) and at 6'3 225 every team clocked him under a 4.3 40 at his Pro Day. Only played 1 yr of NCAA baseball as leverage to negotiate his NFL contract after FB coach suggested it since he was a potential top 5 NFL Draft pick. Yet he played so well he used the threat of playing in the NFL to negotiate the richest contract of the MLB Draft.
Also had the 2 most epic World Series HRs but is NEVER mentioned on great dual sports athlete lists.
Only 3 yrs played over 132 games due to injuries: #1, #6, #18 in MVP voting those yrs.; in 118 games had 34 SB/ 28 HRs in 1989. In 89 games had 28 SBs in 1990 at 33.
Bro, Kirk Gibson played 17 years in the MLB with 4 different teams. What are you talking about?
@@starwalk3r There were only 3 years out of 17 he played more than 132 games out of 162 is what saying
@@wingman4356 That's normal in this day and age though. You see many teams splitting time between two players for the same position throughout the season.
I'll always love Tim Tebow for the Christianity he spread and the athletic ability he had lifting everyone around him up including Aaron Hernandez, this guy plays hard and parties harder. Thanks Tim Tebow.
but did they have the orange slices after the tryout or not?
Thank you. I often wondered exactly how all that went with Tim. It was a great in depth look. Thank you.
I saw video of Tebow taking batting practice just after he announced his move to baseball. His bat speed was unbelievably slow. At that point I couldn't take his baseball career seriously anymore. It is a testament to his work ethic that he actually made it as far as he did.
Rumble Ponies is an amazing baseball team name lol
Chris Leak was the Florida starting QB in 2007 he also only won the Heisman once.
I remember watching Tebow play for the ponies when I was a little kid. Binghamton was kinda a dumpy town but the Ponies/Bee Mets were fun to watch and they have a pretty nice stadium. Tebow may not have been the best at baseball, but he certainly played hard. And in the end, that’s all you can really ask for.
Makes you realize what an absolute freak of an athlete guys like Dion Sanders and Bo Jackson were.
"Beloved by Gators fans" is an understatement. The man was literally one of the greatest college football players of all time- top three easily. He dominated the game. And I was a UGA fan at the time I hated his guts lol but it's true.
He got screwed at the Jets. He had good seasons at Denver even if people want to nitpick his stats. When you add the two partial seasons together his numbers were not bad and the onky really bad stat line was sacks taken.
Having said that when he was on the field he was electric. And make no mistake in that mile high magic season, HE won those games. He was a clutch player and a winner. And I've seen many many NFL QBs not half as good or half as exciting as him get more chances than him. He should have been under center somewhere. And then to get sent to the sleazy af Jets with a literal dumpster fire of a QB, and put in the 3rd stringer over Tebow? What a joke. I have no doubt they blackballed him.
I felt for QBs who had Tebow come in as a backup.. everyone loves him and it always develops into this pressure to bench the starter.. but maybe there is a reason for that.
Anyways idk anything about MLB.. but he WAS blackballed and screwed by the NFL 100%. Which is really sick conidering how exciting the guy could have been for the sport.
Yep! Well said. Tim will forever be a legend in athletics but more importantly a great human being under the guidance of the Lord.
NFL done Kaepernick and Tebow dirty. You might think for different reasons - no fam, the same reason. Neither of them two boys truly fit in. Talent or record or work ethic or results had nothing to do with it.
Kap and Tebow wildly different people. But they suffered the same fate at the hands of same people and for the same reasons.
Jacksonville did give him a chance. He sold thousands of season tickets and was cut early people down here got pissed. Then the video of Urban Meyer being a creep came out bothe were gone and the world forgot. Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Why were people pissed he got cut? Was it because it was at best a publicity stunt or because they didn't see it how bad Tebow was as a TE?
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Considering the first thing a therapist should learn about is doctor patient confidencialaty, you are absolutely correct.
I saw him play at the A level. His swing was actually quite compact in a direct path through the strike zone. It was a good cut. When I saw his swings, he looked LIKE he could hit. But his pitch regognition and tardiness often found him late and fouling pitches off . instead of pulling the ball with a more dedicated swing. He simply didn't have enough time to develop muscle memory. Had he been playing somewhere. . anywhere. . I think he might have made a bigger impact. Hitting a round ball with a round bat squarely is THE hardest thing to do in sport. Yet, he managed some success. A testament to his work ethic and determination. And he DID draw crowds. There wasn't a minor league GM anywhere who didn't want Tebow's teams in the house. He sold tickets.
To say he didn’t really play well for the Jets is a stretch.
He really didn’t play for the Jets, is a better way to put it.
They’d stick him in to run a one play wildcat scheme, and it was always him running the ball.
I counted a string of 28 consecutive plays, where his wildcat Assignment was to run the ball.
That’s inept coaching.
Throw the ball to mix it up.
What good is Tebow in the wildcat if the defense already knew what he was going to do?
Look up the stats. I believe it was one pass thrown by Tebow from the wildcat formation.
So maybe you should say, Tebow then ran into a bit of bad luck moving on to the Jets by not being put in a position to succeed.
I’m not saying the man was a major talent as an NFL quarterback.
But as a lifelong jet fan, I can tell you they never used him correctly.
3rd and 8. Here comes Tebow on with the wildcat offense. He fakes to the running back and keeps it himself.
Look it up. 3rd and 10, 3rd and 1, 3rd and 12, whatever the game situation.
Everyone knew OK here comes Tebow in the wildcat, so he’s going to run the ball because that’s his assignment every time.
I actually hadn't even thought about this era in years - interesting to look back on now. Would love to see another video comparing the stories of Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders as they tried to navigate 2 sports
“In 2 different seasons he won the Heisman trophy”…never have I hit the B button so fast on my Xbox controller
Hey, I was at that Jays game where Kirk got nailed going for 2. Exciting win for the Jays in like 11 or 12 innings.
I remember I visited my aunt in Pennsylvania and we were really close to Binghamton at the time the RumblePonys were playing and had Tim Tebow. I asked my aunt if we could see Tebow play and she was going to take me to see him but then he broke his wrist and I was screwed out of seeing him play 😢
Just some constructive feedback. I think you should narrate instead of purely reading your script so quickly. You’re really talented I think just slowing down your cadence would really take these to the next level. Just one random
Guy’s opinion so it doesn’t come from someone with expertise in content creation. lol
Yes it needs better enunciation and more varied intonation
He would’ve made the MLB roster for the Mets in May 2021 with all the injuries the team went through. Was so close to being a great story.
I used to attend New Hampshire Fisher Cat games fairly regularly, at least a handful of games every season. The attendance was usually good, not great. Maybe the stadium would be at 25-35% capacity during the week and at 40-60% capacity on Fridays and the weekends. They started advertising weeks in advance for the series against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, saying something to the effect of "See the Fisher Cats take on Tim Tebow and the Rumble Ponies"... Which was kind of funny because they didn't give any other team that treatment. They didn't even promote games more than a couple series in advance. My fiance and I said we should go, and I scored some tickets, and it ended up being a double header. That was the most packed I'd ever seen Delta Dental Stadium to this day, and it was packed for both games. I wouldn't be surprised if they overbooked. It was like Tebow Mania. Fun to watch. Fun fact, that was when Vladdy Jr, Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel were playing together in AA.
I have never seen anyone get heckled during a AAA baseball game until I watched Tebow play LF. It was hilarious.
Great vid. I didn't know anything past his time in the Florida league.
i guess jaysus was annoyed by the constant prayers before every at bat.
Great video, man.
No matter what anybody says about Tim Tebow, he's a good dude.
Love or hate him, you cant deny Tebow is a good human. Cares more about others than himself.
He's a homophobic trash bag. I'll pass on praise.
he's a good dude for sure. one of the only professional athletes that was truly out spoken for christ to his own career detriment more than likely.. i respect him dearly
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You know hall of fame head coach bud grant Won an NBA championship playing with the lakers and Played in the NFL. Your introduction with the
two sport Reminded me and I thought you might appreciate that
Man if he had gone to baseball earlier on he could’ve definitely been very good
The fact he won the heisman still blows my mind.
Tebow won one heisman and two national titles.
Tebow made things interesting. I still wish he could have capitalized off of that successful Denver run.
I love Tim Tebow. He’s such a good dude
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dont do betterhelp they sell anything you divulge to data brokers
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MJ had a little league swing too. I recall the faces coaches made while he was taking BP accurately reflecting mine.
Yea.....I think you're right.....in the end I do look back now and view Tebow in a softer light. I used to find him and the coverage of him so incredibly annoying but ya know.......theres a lot worse people out there. All the man did was pursue his dream as hard as he could no matter what other people said. If anything it actually makes me wonder if he chose baseball to begin with and had those 11 years back maybe he makes it? Some of those stretches mentioned in the video are statistically respectable and that in and of itself is amazing playing the hardest sport after a decade off, theres at least a sprinkle of real talent in there to go hit Double A pitching to a .273 average with a .734 OPS......I mean thats really not bad at all. Granted, usually the guys who are actually gonna be good hit .320 with an OPS in tbe 8s or 9s but still double-a is actually where a lot of the best prospects are stashed at its no joke.
Tim Tebow slander will not be tolerated. He’s a good man of faith that dedicated years of his life to a sport he didn’t have a guarantee in succeeding in. He is 100% a role model kids should look up to.
its because he is christian society has deemed it acceptable to bash anything white and christian these days
I saw him hit a home run on a random day in the minor leagues. What a strange thing.
I watched him live for a triple A game in Charlotte. He was the biggest guy on the field by far. His legs and back are insane. But he wasn’t smooth.
Yo orange slices are elite. Don’t be dissing the Orange slices 🍊
The most amazing thing about Tebow is that teams in two professional leagues basically decided not to hurt his feelings.
I really wish Tebow could’ve been successful in either league. To see one of my favorite athletes ever never actually pan out to something athletically hurts
MJ’s little sojourn into baseball was more of a suspension that wasn’t called a suspension.
Edgar Martinez was 27 or 28 when he got his first MLB plate appearance and became arguably the BEST HITTER OF ALL TIME
Calling Edgar Martinez the best hitter of all time is nuts lol
Are you Edgar’s Mom?
@@mikec3949 why is that? First plate appearance at 28, 2247 hits, 514 doubles, 1283 walks and a batting avg of 312.
@mikec3949 Edgar Martinez was in fact, one of the best hitters of all time...
No he didn't.
There's zero argument that Edgar was the best hitter ever. Not even close.
I call it a success on multiple fronts for many people.
Said Binghamton wrong, when he was here it was so weird 😂
Hate him as much as you want, but the guy always has a smile on his face, he's intelligent, and a great leader. His presence is so strong an MLB team literally sent him to play at every farm affiliate regardless of stats just because he was good for clubhouses. He's a standup dude. And I hate him lol.
I've got a Michael Jordan "rookie" card. Too bad it's for the White Sox.
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You got some errors here.
As someone mentioned Tebow didn’t win two Heismans. Just one in 2007.
Florida won national titles in 2006 and 2008, not 2007 and 2009.
Ponte Vedra is pronounce Vee-druh
Binghamton is bing-uhm-tn
Mets instructional league/spring training is Port St. Lucie not port st joe.
Thats a good video!
Athleticism and genetics can get you a lot of places in football/basketball but skipping one year in baseball past 10 years-old really changes a player’s trajectory. Players like Lawrence Taylor and Hakeem Olajuwon didn’t play organized football or basketball until they were 14 (tons of others started later). The genetic lottery opens a lot fewer doors in baseball…you need to be a true locksmith to get into that house. You don’t hear about players becoming baseball prodigies in their teens.
I will say that hitting .500 in Fla HS baseball is no joke.
I don't want this but I'm here.
The scouting director has no beans for quoting without putting his name to it
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Both Tebow and MJ making it to the MLB was a huge stretch. I played HS baseball. I am the same age as MJ. Had almost identical baseball stats as MJ - good but nothing that attracted any attention (and had plenty of scouts at my games due to the fact that a team mate of mine was a 7th round draft pick). The only reason, especially at their ages at the time, either of these two got the opportunity was their celebrity status. Tebow brought attention to the Mets farm system. MJ brought attention to the White Sox farm system. Both worked hard. Both tried their best, but they took away opportunities from legitimate prospects. The Mets and White Sox both did it for the money and publicity.
Thanks for the video. He really had a run where I thought he was going to make it! I’m sure he would agree that sometimes God changes plans and I’ll be praying that he keeps going where God sends him! I pray that for you and me as well!
tebow only won the heisman once! he also didn't lead the gators to two national championships. he was a bench warming backup for the first one. he barely played that year. i know this is a baseball channel but come on you can't start a video with wrong info!
Well… I can’t talk since I’ve never tuned a ball up at a professional level.
Any low life that hates Tim Tebow is jealous. He has more character and integrity and athleticism than 100% of the people trashing him. Keep that in mind.
Hed be a killer in todays nfl
one has to wonder how successful he would have been in the nfl if he accepted that he didnt have the skill set to be an nfl quarterback
I'm completely biased; Tebow could have made MLB if he was on the Yankees. And they could have traded that Stanton guy to the Dodgers after Tebow got that call up and became a legend! 😊
If a different team had signed him, one with a better track record of development who knows
The amount of crap the media gave him about even attempting to play is hilarious. Sitting in their chairs, never attempting to do anything more with their lives. Yet, shit on Tebow because he wanted to keep the dream alive. I think he did pretty okay given the circumstances.
I just wonder why quarterbacks who enjoyed playing baseball don’t consider turning to relief pitching. They would pitch to a minimum of three batters and don’t need to be absolute world beaters for several innings. With the developed arm strength they have, one would think it could be a doable option, with stints in the minors of course.
Especially considering Tebow is a lefty, the handedness of those pitchers seem to have longevity in the league, even if they’re mediocre.
Tebow didn't have a good arm.
He actually had above average production in AA.
Nice Joey Gallo diss
I would pay money to see Kirk go 1 on 1 against Giannis
Tebow taught me not to blame the athlete for the hype other people make over them
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@@kenw2225absolutely! I’ve been drowning my problems in alcohol for years now. And sometimes I use drugs to numb the pain if the alcohol isn’t cutting it.
Men’s mental health awareness month 🔥🤝
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The real reason for all the dislike and in some cases actual hate for Tebow is because of his religion . It’s hard for those on the road to hell to look at someone who is everything they are not
Dude really did slog it out in the minors, respect FR
Bro I forgot about this
I always wondered why he didn't change positions in the NFL. I have never played, so I'm curious to know what people think.
He didn’t want to. It is also pretty hard to change at that late stage. If he was a fullback or TE earlier, maybe he would have made it. Who knows.
@@eincan1313 that makes sense. I didn't think about how much time and work that would have taken.
Anyone who says Christians are persecuted...Tim Tebow being allowed to play 2 professional sports, poorly, is proof that they're not. Because that was the only reason he was given those opportunities