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[BassForever]

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...ign-former-qb-tim-tebow-minor-league-contract

Breaking news

Will Tim Tebow be UNLEASH in the minors? Sports talk is gonna be very entertaining today.

 

[Blablurn]

A nice gesture

Go Mets

 

[VeryGooster]

*patiently waits for Joe & Evan on WFAN*

 

[Fox318]

Good reminder as to what a joke the Mets are.

Get that fraud was team out of the city.

 

[kingocfs]

He'll sell a lot of tickets in low A ball, strike out a lot and quit before the end of next year.

 

[Dali]

Will he better or worse than Jordan? I'm betting on worse.

 

[Frozenprince]

Not surprised, Jeff needed to sell spring training tickets. The Wilpon's, there Mets owners, for those that don't know, were huge investors in Bernie Madoff s Ponzi scheme. So they do anything get money injected into the franchise.

They're a joke. This franchise is a joke.

 

[Perfect Blue]

He's gonna be a hit with the religious nuts.

 

[battousai11]

Can someone explain to me how he could and the timeframe it would take to make the transition from the minors to the majors? Which class (AAA, AA, etc.) is he going to start out at?

 

[Frozenprince]

Can someone explain to me how he could and the timeframe it would take to make the transition from the minors to the majors? Which class (AAA, AA, etc.) is he going to start out at?

AAA? AA? Hahahaha

He'll start in rookie ball, maybe low short season single A if he's actually not complete crap at spring training.

If he's actually able to hit, and field, and not be a liability... He still won't make it to the majors because the Mets have a ton of outfielders already. But if he does. On theory. It'll take 3 years minimum

 

[Sanjuro]

 

[Razorskin]

I expect a Tebowing at every home run, I bet he'll be standing for the anthem too!

 

[Frozenprince]

Fatcessa's takes are gonna be scalding today.

 

[Maxim726X]

Man. They're gonna let Cespedes walk, aren't they?

Another cash grab by the Wilponzis.

 

[Frozenprince]

Man. They're gonna let Cespedes walk, aren't they?

Another cash grab by the Wilponzis.

Ces was gone Timbow or no Timbow.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Smart. Makes minor league ticket sales go way up.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

It's good to remind people that the Wilpons also once entrusted a large portion of their fortune with Bernie Madoff.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Smart. Makes minor league ticket sales go way up.

FYI, major league teams get no benefit from that. Minor league teams are separately owned and opvirtua. The players are under control by the MLB club, but virtually nothing else is.

 

[Frozenprince]

It's good to remind people that the Wilpons also once entrusted a large portion of their fortune with Bernie Madoff.

Fun fact, when the Mets former majority owners family sold their share of the team, the Wilpon's suggested Madoff buy a stake in the team. He declined.

 

[Lkr]

>mest

Really nothing else to say. Someone post some mestball comics I'm on my phone

 

[battousai11]

AAA? AA? Hahahaha

He'll start in rookie ball, maybe low short season single A if he's actually not complete crap at spring training.

If he's actually able to hit, and field, and not be a liability... He still won't make it to the majors because the Mets have a ton of outfielders already. But if he does. On theory. It'll take 3 years minimum

Thanks for this, I figured that it would still be a long shot for him to actually play for the Mets, but I didn't know how low they would start him at or how long it would take for him to move up.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Ces was gone Timbow or no Timbow.

I thought he was gone last year, but he seems to like playing for the Mets. Maybe they will get something worked out.

 

[Hubbl3]

I wonder if Tebow has asked Michael Jordan for any tips yet.

 

[Forkball]

Hard to believe this dude was a round one pick. Then he just got traded after a year to get Manning.

 

[RBH]

I guess the Mets = Mystery Team!

 

[Charlatan]

He's 29. And hasn't played baseball in years. How much upside could he possibly have?

Waste of time.

 

[Guzim]

Hahahahaha, yes!

 

[mikeamizzle]

*patiently waits for Joe & Evan on WFAN*

Haha, Joe is going to go Nuclear on this at 10am.

 

[Judderman]

I might listen to Francesa for the first time in months (years?) just for his reaction to this.

 

[Sephzilla]

Will he better or worse than Jordan? I'm betting on worse.

Worse, I'm guessing. I still think people sleep on MJ's numbers when he played AA ball, for a guy who hadn't played ball since high school the AA numbers MJ put up weren't that bad considering a lot of MLB prospects don't even survive AA.

If Tebow ends up being decent then good for him. But I have a hunch Tebow's going to make MJs numbers look good in comparison.

 

[darkhunger]

Man. They're gonna let Cespedes walk, aren't they?

Another cash grab by the Wilponzis.

? What does signing a dude to a low value minor league contract have anything to do with re-signing their best hitter?

 

[BronsonLee]

He's 29. And hasn't played baseball in years. How much upside could he possibly have?

Waste of time.

Imagine an assortment of money/cash/scrilla gifs under this

 

[B-Dubs]

The Mets?!? The comedian cabal needs to buy this team out already and save us from these dumbass owners.

 

[nillah]

We'll see more athletes cross over into other sports, the fact that more haven't is actually kinda weird.

 

[JambiBum]

Too bad Frankman isn't around for this.

 

[Brinbe]

That's Mest.

 

[Grifter]

Gotta pay Bobby Bonilla somehow!


(... Dreadfully realizing I follow 2 teams that've signed Tebow now ...)

 

[kingocfs]

FYI, major league teams get no benefit from that. Minor league teams are separately owned and opvirtua. The players are under control by the MLB club, but virtually nothing else is.

They'll benefit if he plays in Brooklyn, their short-season A ball team. And he probably will. The Mets owners own the Cyclones.

 

[Ban Puncher]

Tebow Knows

 

[Tripon]

Oh man. The Mets saving the Braves from a bad decision.

 

[ISWThunder]

FYI, major league teams get no benefit from that. Minor league teams are separately owned and opvirtua. The players are under control by the MLB club, but virtually nothing else is.

That's true, with some exceptions, like the Brookyln Cyclones which are owned by the Mets. No surprise, that's where Tebow will likely appear.

 

[Dr.Acula]

He's going to revolutionize pinch-running.

 

[ISWThunder]

He's going to revolutionize pinch-running.

Have you seen him? Dude is huge and definitely not a pinch-runner. His only chance (which is beyond minute) is to be a power bat.

 

[The Wraith]

I love The Mets but hate the owners. I fully believe Cespedes will end up a Met. I might be naive but the guy looks like he wants to play here. The Coupons might have a riot on their hands if he leaves. Tear down Citifield if he leaves, I say.

 

[Zantetsuken]

All for publicity and money.

 

[richiek]

I love The Mets but hate the owners. I fully believe Cespedes will end up a Met. I might be naive but the guy looks like he wants to play here. The Coupons might have a riot on their hands if he leaves. Tear down Citifield if he leaves, I say.

Agreed. Cespedes is going to stay a Met for next season, he's the primary factor in them making a playoff run this season. The Wilpons are not that stupid, and are in better financial footing than they were during the whole Madoff mess, so they can afford to pay him.

 

[ColdLasagna]

The Future has arrived.

Blessed be the house that Tebow builds.

 

[metsallica]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=215473717&highlight=#post215473717

Mets sign him yet?

Why couldn't I keep my mouth shut...

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Sports talk to go from unlistenable to...well can't get any worse, can it?

 

[deadlast]

Waiting for him to not succeed at this as well and for the documentary movie to follow "Passion of the Tebow".