Tim Tebow continues to prove that hard work pays off.
When Tebow announced he would pursue a career in baseball, many people believed the endeavor wouldn’t even get off the ground.
But months of grit and hustle have finally reaped rewards.
Tebow was promoted to the Mets’ High-A minor league team.
From ESPN:
Called up to the New York Mets’ advanced Class A affiliate in the Florida State League earlier this week, Tebow was scheduled to bat eighth for his debut with the St. Lucie Mets on Tuesday but the game was postponed because of rain. He is expected to be an everyday player for however long he’s with the club.
He said he believes he has improved from when he began this season but has much room to grow.
“Hopefully I have gotten better in every area. Whether that is hitting or ID’ing pitches, on the base path, trying to play defense, you know trying to work on everything and improve on everything every day. I feel like I have a long way to go, but I feel like I’m getting better every day,” he said before the game against the Palm Beach Cardinals.
“You have to be honest with yourself as an athlete. That’s something I try to do. I look at my at-bats and how I played the field and what I did and I try to be honest with myself with where I’m at and what I have to do to improve.”
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For Tebow’s debut, team officials were expecting around 5,000 fans. More workers were brought in to handle the much-bigger-than-usual crowd.
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Columbia’s average home attendance for Tebow games was 5,308, a 40 percent increase over what the Fireflies averaged a year ago. St. Lucie came into Tuesday averaging 1,745 fans per game, fifth-best in the FSL. The team’s most recent home game on Sunday had an attendance of 789.
Tebow said he isn’t getting caught up about thinking about his future, instead focusing on the present.
“It’s a scary place to get caught up in, the ‘where’s this going to lead,’ ‘what’s going to happen to my future,’ ‘what is the next day,”’ Tebow said. “I get today. Tomorrow’s not promised. I’m going to make the most of today.”
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The big league Mets were playing two hours south in Miami on Tuesday night. It’s a short drive, but Tebow knows he’s a long way from the majors.
“That’s not something I focus on. Not something I think about. It’s a great question because that would be a great headline, but it’s not something I’m focused on,” he said. “You root for the Mets and watch their games and get to be friends with them, but I’m playing for the Port St. Lucie Mets right now. That’s where my focus has to be.”
If Tebow continues to show improvement, it wouldn’t be impossible to see him called up to the Mets’ Double-A affiliate.
As his Fireflies coach said, he has natural power. He also has the work ethic to stick to the process of honing his craft day by day.
At this point, it would be foolish to doubt Tebow.
He’s a nice guy, and a good crowd draw (but limited in ability).
Tim Tebow is a great person with a lot of ability IMHO, the libs don’t like him because he isn’t like them..
Exactly!
I wish him the best and as he said, it all about how hard you are ready to work to climb that mountain! The Peace and Love of the Lord to you!
well anybody that would let that un-American disrespectful piece of crap play on their team in any sport or anything else will never get us to watch …people like tebow is whats wrong with this country…kids have know roll models know hero’s …someone kids should be able to look up to and want to be like one day…there is not very many out there any more only a few…and tebow that piece of crap will never be one of them…what a shame their going to let him play at all any where
You MUST be talking about Obama and golf.
No, He is talking about Kap-the-terrorist.
HAHAHAHAHAHA MUST BE, BECAUSE YOUR DESCRIPTION DESCRIBES OBAMA PERFECTLY
I’m challenging you “Dude” to back up your claims or exercise self control and remain silent and keep your thoughts to your sorry self. Mr. Tebow has as much of a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness that you do.
WELL I WILL SAY WHAT I THINK AND ALWAYS HAVE AND WILL AND IF YOU DON’T LIKE FREE SPEECH THEN AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED YOU CAN GO TO H@# AND IF YOU’RE THAT IN LOVE WITH HIM SEE IF YOU CAN BUY HIS WAY ON A DESENT TEAM …OTHER THAN THAT YOU CAN KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS TO YOUR SELF …BYE BYE A.H.
I have a First Amendment right too and refuse to get pulled into an Insulting Match. Oh, by-the-way, you still haven’t backed up the reason for your hatred and vitriol: why is he “Un-American”?
Joel, (dude) is a Post-modern-wanabe-ANTIFA-loving-BLMist-Make America-ungovernableist-paid by Soros to be stupid and disruptive.
Thank you Running Bear. If that is, in fact true, it all makes sense. No one outside of insane can be that way without financial remuneration. God. Less America!
Best of luck for Tim in his baseball career.
Tim has been thoroughly tested throughout his lifetime to date, and though the media said he was a failure and mocked his faith, God is sovereign and has a plan for him. I’d like him to succeed because he loves sports so much, but if he never did….look at what he’s done with the Tebow Foundation. Oh that some others would do the same. God Bless him!!!!! And, he’s in the football Hall of Fame!!!!!! Not many who had such a short career in Football can beat that!!
Amen!
My love and God’s richest blessings to a wonderful, hard-working, Christian young man who has been a shining role model for ALL of us, especially young people. We live in a secular world today where Christians and people with moral values and beliefs are ridiculed and persecuted. Tim Tebow has worked hard and maintained his faith in the Lord through ALL of his trials and persecution and ridicule. Shame on all who are filled with only hatred and anger for others, whatever their skin color. These are dangerous times in our country where hate of people of the white race, police, soldiers, Christians, amd our President is not only accepted as justifiable, but encouraged, even to the point of attack physically, murder, and assassination portrayed as good and even encouraged! People like “Dude” are jealous and filled with hatred and self loathing for anyone, especially an extremely talented, Christian young man like Tim Tebow, who stands for everything that has made America “GREAT” and will continue to do so! He and others like him are doing the devil’s work and they are evil and creating their own hell. Dude is just like the evil that was responsible for the persecution and death of our Lord Jesus Christ! So he is to be pitied and seen for the bigot and despicable person he is like all who have come before him throughout history who persecuted righteous, Christian people! God Bless Tim Tebow for his courage and example of morals, an incredible work ethic, and indefatigueable faith! Would that we had a world with 100% people like Tim Tebow and 0% like Dude! That would be heaven! What a contrast! Love, hard work, morals and faith versus anger, hatred, evil, and envy! Our Lord will reward Mr. Tim Tebow, hopefully here on earth and forever in his eternal kingdom in heaven! So the opinions of the non-believers who are lost souls mean nothing and they are to be pitied because they don;t know the Lord! Hopefully, they will find salvation and forgiveness before it is too late. Thank you Tim Tebow and God Bless you!
GOD BLESS YOU TIM TEBOW TODAY AND FOREVER. YOU ARE TRULY A BREATH OF FRESH AIR AND A ROLE MODEL TODAY’S YOUTH. I PRAY FOR YOUR SUCCESS IN ALL THAT YOU DO.