Exactly. But we are whining about Billy Joe Robideaux who might come up for one game to fill in and Tebow is stealing his chance. WTF do people want minor league teams to do? They have a hard enough time putting asses in seats, if the dragged Ricky Henderson back into it, so be it and good for them.
If you can find even one other 33 year old in AAA currently who has never played a MLB game, I’ll be a bit surprised. Maybe there are a few, but no way there are ‘tons’.
Yeah I have better things to do with my day, but if you want your internet points for being pedantic, I award them. You know what I'm saying.
Worse yet for Tebow, Gaedel did it in his zero AB.Eh, he is taking ABs away from someone with an actual future, he will turn 33 in August and was the worst player in all of AAA last year as detailed above. He is the current equivalent of Eddie Gaedel, except Gaedel actually got on base in his one AB.
I do and I think it’s mistaken. Anyone else his age with his (lack of) baseball track record is long out of baseball, I don’t think guys last like that anymore without even a taste of the bigs.
It is true that I looked a bit at the 2019 Syracuse roster yesterday and it is filled with mediocre washed up veterans much more than prospects, but there's still something I personally find distasteful about this (and I get that he draws people).
Even that seems like a stretch. Between AAA and AA, the Mets must have at least 4 OF ahead of Tebow on their emergency list. And long before they have to go that deep into the system, they would just buy a AAAA player from some other organization. And if there is some crazy circumstance where they need a warm body for 24 hours and that guy doesn't get the slot because of the ripple effect of Tebow, so be it. I'm OK with sacrificing the 1 out of 100,000 chance of that happening. Because there's a an equal chance of Tebow being that black swan who is just so athletic that he can become a legit MLB player at age 34.
The couched argument is that Tebow is a “waste of time.” So are most draft picks, including very high ones. And, he’s not embarrassed himself at AA, a level most picks don’t reach. So, i fail to see the “mah principles” hand wringing.
How is Tim Tebow all that different than Jantzen Witte?
No one complained when this guy was stealing jobs from minor league baseball players. Athletes from a top sports league should always get a chance at other sports based on who they are. They made it in a top sport for a reason.
So, not 'tons', and three of those guys were 30, one was 32. Tebow is 32, 33 in August, and was the worst player in AAA last year, by a lot.
That was just the 4 the article mentioned and that was major league debuts. Maybe it's not tons but it's not "guys like that don't last anymore without big league experience." Tim Tebow is not an outlier.
I mean, he is, find one other guy that old who has not played in MLB and is in the minors still currently. Just one.
You keep saying that, but the relish you seem to take in all this suggests otherwise.
That's the Mets, my tone is exactly the same in all of the posts I have made here:
You've now been asked twice and have avoided answering the question both times. Who did he take at bats from?
OK, good job. I only looked up Gailen, he signed last winter, had five separate IL stints and only 48 ABs, but they signed him again this winter, so he counts.
Not only that, the fans/energy he brings to the park and work ethic he brings to practices surely enhances the development experience for the rest of the team. The point of the Mets' minor league system is to develop players for the New York Mets. I'm quite sure they think Tebow is adding value to their actual baseball program, even if he is never going to develop into a real Met himself. I'd be totally OK with the Red Sox doing something similar.
Tebow's also only been playing baseball for 4 years and started at age 28 which plays heavily in your narrative. Most players make the majors before 28, or quit/get forced to quit... which is kinda your point but he's not the norm. So I'm wrong, he is an "outlier" in that regard. His age really isn't.
You don’t get to accuse other members of bigotry based on your own beliefs and nothing else.
Objection your Honor, facts not in evidence. I see no name(s) in that comment.
As your avatar likely suggests, I have no doubt you regard the Mets organization and leadership with complete contempt, and you have consistently done so.
That’s a really good point. It’s entirely possible the Mets view him as a player/coach. Maybe they like having an extra adult around on the road trips who was less likely to tolerate the type of behavior being discussed in other threads. Not as relevant for AAA, of course, where there are a lot of people old enough to rent cars.
He really hustled after the ball, great leadership showing those young kids how to do it.
Awesome job by Tim to quickly recover from a turf tripping to keep the ball in front of him!
I’m sure his defensive liabilities are due to inexperience making actual catches and reading balls off bats, but pointing to the guy tripping as evidence of his lack of skill in the field is kind of a gotcha. I think he’s proven he’s really good at running.
