Is it time to hang up the bat and glove?

[SideSwipe52]

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Tim Tebow strikes out against position player who had never pitched in the minor leagues


Tim Tebow strikes out against position player who had never pitched in the minor leagues

 

[SideSwipe52]

I don't see him "EVER" playing for the New York Mets!

 

[kburjr]

He gets a callup in September, gets one AB and DFA

 

[redseat]

eh let him play... Brings in fans

 

[cmc_rebar]

He gets a callup in September, gets one AB and DFA

Gator fans would immediately petition MLB to have him enshrined into the HOF

 

[tducey]

Option 1 for me.

 

[JohnU]

Striking out against a position player is no sin. It's hard to hit a ball thrown 55 mph.

T-Bone can play minor league ball as long as he wants. He's about 7 years older than everybody else on any team, so if he's that anal about his social world, bring on the Ripple.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

 

[steelerssb]

I dOn'T gEt ThE hAtE fOr ThE gUy HoW mAnY hItS dO yOu HaVe?

 

[steelerssb]

It's hard to hit a ball thrown 55 mph.

I hope this is sarcasm because a pitch of that speed isn't even the fastest setting in most community batting cages.

 

[pitman]

Who cares.

 

[Thruthefog]

Yes.

It's not like he's ever going to nail a slump buster.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

Yes.

It's not like he's ever going to nail a slump buster.

Maybe after he gets married and gets a sample of it, he goes and pulls a Tiger.

 

[JohnU]

I hope this is sarcasm because a pitch of that speed isn't even the fastest setting in most community batting cages.

Well I can hit 55 (and did last year) but I'm 73 years old. Take your average big-league hitter who gears up for 94 and somebody throws a lollypop. They can't time it. It's called below hitting speed.
If you give anybody 50 swings at BP fastballs or less, they will hit it but it probably will be a 6-hopper to the shortstop because the ball isn't supplying any power.
In any event, a guy who can't hit a 2-seamer thrown by a position player is amusing but it's not indicative of his lack of talent. Tebow is not a good ballplayer, so that's not the issue. If he got 5 more swings at that 55 mph heater, he'd hit it. Maybe not into the river, but he'd hit it.

 

[steelerssb]

Well I can hit 55 (and did last year) but I'm 73 years old. Take your average big-league hitter who gears up for 94 and somebody throws a lollypop. They can't time it. It's called below hitting speed.
If you give anybody 50 swings at BP fastballs or less, they will hit it but it probably will be a 6-hopper to the shortstop because the ball isn't supplying any power.
In any event, a guy who can't hit a 2-seamer thrown by a position player is amusing but it's not indicative of his lack of talent. Tebow is not a good ballplayer, so that's not the issue. If he got 5 more swings at that 55 mph heater, he'd hit it. Maybe not into the river, but he'd hit it.

*useful*

 

[Carnzo]

I thought this was about Dustin Pedroia.

Well............

They both should give it up and find something else to do.

 

[huskers1217]

Who cares.

@Used 2 B Hu does.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

This report is coming from CBS Sports (the link will be posted below):


Tim Tebow strikes out against position player who had never pitched in the minor leagues


Tim Tebow strikes out against position player who had never pitched in the minor leagues

Weelllll, if it isn't Mr. "I'm not going to change my favorite teams any more," who suddenly doesn't have a Mets logo, but has an East Carolina one instead

 

[Chewbaccer]

It’s harder hit pitches slower than batting practice than you’d think, especially if you’ve been seeing 90+ all game.

I can’t remember his name, but in the early 2000’s there was a reliever for the White Sox that lived in the mid 50’s. He was good for about a season, and then the league adjusted and he was out of baseball shortly thereafter.

 

[Moab]

I was hoping I'd never read another thing about Tebow...but then I got sucked into this thing...