Say what you want about Tim Tebow the athlete, but Tim Tebow the person is pretty awesome. The former NFL quarterback and current New York Mets spring training hopeful recently was interviewed by People’s Steve Helling, and the headline was the non-sports goal he mentioned. “I want to adopt so badly,” he told People. “I can’t wait. It’s definitely something I see in my future. You know what I think would be awesome? If I could adopt a kid from every continent. I think that would be a pretty cool goal. I want to sit around the dinner table ever night and see kids from Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, right here in the
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Tim Tebow Gets Brutal Assessment From Scouts After Arizona Fall League
Tim Tebow sure is trying to make this baseball thing work, but so far, that’s just not happening. The former NFL quarterback signed with the New York Mets in September and has been playing in the Arizona Fall League, where he put up a .194/.296/.242 slash line with three doubles, no home runs and 20 strikeouts in 19 games. And with those numbers came pretty rough assessments from major league scouts. Here’s what a few had to say, via the New York Post: “Awful,” one American League scout said. “Stinks,” one National League scout said. “Ugly,” another executive said. “In the field and at the plate, nothing looks natu... NESN.com
Top 15 Photos Of Tim Tebow’s First Mets Workouts As Professional Baseball Player
Share this: And so the Tim Tebow Era in New York begins. No, not that New York (besides, it’s actually New Jersey). We’re talking about baseball Tebow and the New York Mets. The former NFL quarterback and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner officially began his professional baseball career Monday with his first workout at the Mets’ spring training facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla., where he was swarmed by both fans and media for the first two days. Tebow did a bit of everything, including baserunning drills, batting practice (he hit a home run Tuesday), defensive work in the outfield, meeting with the press and, of course, signing autographs for all his loyal fans. Check out the best photos from the beginning of Tebow’s baseball career below. Click