joewilly12 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 NY Mets outfielder and former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow retires from baseball Justin Toscano MLB Writer During spring training in 2020, when asked about his goal of making it to the majors, Tim Tebow responded with this: “It’d be a lie if I said that wouldn’t be super cool. Of course that would be special. But I wouldn’t say it would be a success or failure if that did or didn’t happen.” Tebow referred to part of his life as "seasons." In that moment, he said, baseball was an important part of his life. It's time for a new season. Tebow, the former Heisman Trophy winner, announced Wednesday night that he is retiring from baseball. The outfielder made it to Triple A, but never the majors. “It has been a pleasure to have Tim in our organization as he’s been a consummate professional during his four years with the Mets,” Mets president Sandy Alderson said in a statement. “By reaching the Triple-A level in 2019, he far exceeded expectations when he first entered the system in 2016 and he should be very proud of his accomplishments.” Over three professional seasons, Tebow hit .223 with 48 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 107 RBI. He also scored 107 runs in 287 games. Tebow, known for being a star quarterback for Urban Meyer at Florida, might be best known in baseball for hitting home runs in his first at-bats at different levels. He did it in the Mets' instructional league soon after he signed in September 2016. He did it again in his first professional at-bat with Low-A Columbia. Then he began the 2018 season in Double A with a home run. Tebow, now 33, made the Eastern League All-Star team in 2018. He played in Triple A in 2019. Because there was no minor league season in 2020, he did not see any organized action last year. Tebow had been invited to big league camp in 2021 before retiring from baseball. Tebow's life had purpose away from baseball, though. In 2010, he created the Tim Tebow Foundation, which, according to its website, aims to bring "faith, hope and love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need." The foundation serves in many ways, including through its Night to Shine Program, which gives children with special needs a prom night experience. In 2019, the Tim Tebow Foundation went to all 50 states and 34 countries — including Italy and France — to do so. Tebow experienced success on the football field, but he always considered his service more important. He never defined himself by what he did on the field. “I don’t define myself that way, but through my faith and my relationship with God,” Tebow told The Record/NorthJersey.com in an interview during spring training in 2020. “But then also, in what I want to do for humanity and the world and the change in which I want to help bring and be part of." He soon added: "Championships and trophies are great, but it’s what you do with the platform because, ultimately, a championship or a trophy doesn’t change anyone’s life. On the aforementioned day in Port St. Lucie, Florida, when he spoke to reporters, Tebow also said: “I feel like one of the biggest tragedies in life is when you look back and you were successful at something that really doesn’t matter. And I don’t want to do that. I want to go after things that really matter.” Now that baseball is over, the possibilities for his future are endless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Wrong forum, move to baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, Bronx said: Wrong forum, move to baseball. Former NY Jets QB dude/dudette. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Good. Opens up a non-roster invite spot for spring training, which he did not deserve. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTJet Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 20 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: Good. Opens up a non-roster invite spot for spring training, which he did not deserve. Cmon man. Half those minor league players dont even deserve to be there anyways. If anyone deserved any open shot it was this guy. The man literally did everything right and gave maximum dedication and on top of that clearly knew when to just give it up. Tebow has succeeded at far more in the sporting world than most of those guys will ever even fantasize about. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, JTJet said: Cmon man. Half those minor league players dont even deserve to be there anyways. If anyone deserved any open shot it was this guy. The man literally did everything right and gave maximum dedication and on top of that clearly knew when to just give it up. Tebow has succeeded at far more in the sporting world than most of those guys will ever even fantasize about. Cool story. Spring training is supposed to be about guys who have a shot at being useful to the team and have earned their spot with their play, not .163 hitters (in AAA) with stiff hips who are only there to produce jersey sales. See ya, Tebow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 First ballot HoF'er. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointman Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Tim and Sam.. seem so.. similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkeyeJet Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 13 minutes ago, JTJet said: Cmon man. Half those minor league players dont even deserve to be there anyways. If anyone deserved any open shot it was this guy. The man literally did everything right and gave maximum dedication and on top of that clearly knew when to just give it up. Tebow has succeeded at far more in the sporting world than most of those guys will ever even fantasize about. And he's better at baseball than zero of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreekJet Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undertow Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I wonder what percentage of Jets fans thought it was a good idea trading for him in 2012......I'm guessing at least 75 percent. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTJet Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 13 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: Cool story. Spring training is supposed to be about guys who have a shot at being useful to the team and have earned their spot with their play, not .163 hitters (in AAA) with stiff hips who are only there to produce jersey sales. See ya, Tebow. If anyone cared about baseball anymore, this might matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 46 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: Good. Opens up a non-roster invite spot for spring training, which he did not deserve. Fuk the Mets! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, joewilly12 said: Former NY Jets QB dude/dudette. This is the Jets forum, not the stinky Mets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Opens up a roster spot for Kyle wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, T0mShane said: Stop drooling duddette @joewilly12 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Bronx said: Fuk the Mets! 10 minutes ago, Bronx said: This is the Jets forum, not the stinky Mets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 minute ago, joewilly12 said: There is only one real NY baseball team, the NY Yankees! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Bronx said: Stop drooling duddette @joewilly12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, Bronx said: There is only one real NY baseball team, the NY Yankees! Im a Yankees fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Namath Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Tebow could have been a successful qb in this league but no team was ever willing to commit to running an offense that plays to his strengths. Denver did it for one year and tebow had success. Maybe if he came out now someone would do it. but 10 years ago the nfl wasnt ready for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderboy Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 7 hours ago, JTJet said: Cmon man. Half those minor league players dont even deserve to be there anyways. If anyone deserved any open shot it was this guy. The man literally did everything right and gave maximum dedication and on top of that clearly knew when to just give it up. Tebow has succeeded at far more in the sporting world than most of those guys will ever even fantasize about. Mets should have at least let him get an at bat in the majors. Cheapskates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderboy Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 7 hours ago, Bronx said: Fuk the Mets! Go fuk a duck ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderboy Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 6 hours ago, joewilly12 said: Im a Yankees fan. Fixed I’m a Skankee fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramsci Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 8 hours ago, Jetsfan80 said: Cool story. Spring training is supposed to be about guys who have a shot at being useful to the team and have earned their spot with their play, not .163 hitters (in AAA) with stiff hips who are only there to produce jersey sales. See ya, Tebow. This pretty much sums it up. There are players who have been fighting for opportunities like that all of their lifes and who don't have the luxury of having made almost 10 million dollars as an athlete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramsci Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 8 hours ago, Jetsfan80 said: Cool story. Spring training is supposed to be about guys who have a shot at being useful to the team and have earned their spot with their play, not .163 hitters (in AAA) with stiff hips who are only there to produce jersey sales. See ya, Tebow. This pretty much sums it up. There are players who have been fighting for opportunities like that all of their lifes and who don't have the luxury of having made almost 10 million dollars as an athlete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramsci Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 7 hours ago, Joe W. Namath said: Tebow could have been a successful qb in this league but no team was ever willing to commit to running an offense that plays to his strengths. Denver did it for one year and tebow had success. Maybe if he came out now someone would do it. but 10 years ago the nfl wasnt ready for it. Disagree. Tebow didn't have the arm talent or the speed to be a quality starter in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Jetsfan80 said: Cool story. Spring training is supposed to be about guys who have a shot at being useful to the team and have earned their spot with their play, not .163 hitters (in AAA) with stiff hips who are only there to produce jersey sales. See ya, Tebow. Lots of Tim Tebow Met jersey sales? Where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 11 hours ago, Joe W. Namath said: Tebow could have been a successful qb in this league but no team was ever willing to commit to running an offense that plays to his strengths. Denver did it for one year and tebow had success. Maybe if he came out now someone would do it. but 10 years ago the nfl wasnt ready for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 11 hours ago, Bronx said: Stop drooling duddette @joewilly12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexVanDyke Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 4 hours ago, Gramsci said: Disagree. Tebow didn't have the arm talent or the speed to be a quality starter in the NFL. I feel like this was the single move that unraveled the competitive Rex Jets and Sanchez. Yea 2011 wasn’t great but it was 8-8 and certainly salvageable. Instead this brought the clown show circus to Florham Park. For the life of me I cannot understand how any competent GM thought this would be a good move for a young qb trying to develop and team chemistry overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section314 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 minute ago, AlexVanDyke said: I feel like this was the single move that unraveled the competitive Rex Jets and Sanchez. Yea 2011 wasn’t great but it was 8-8 and certainly salvageable. Instead this brought the clown show circus to Florham Park. For the life of me I cannot understand how any competent GM thought this would be a good move for a young qb trying to develop and team chemistry overall. Honestly doubt he had any input into this decision, just like he had no input on bringing Revis back as a FA a few years later. Those were all on the ex-ambassador to the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAR I Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 SAR I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexVanDyke Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 45 minutes ago, section314 said: Honestly doubt he had any input into this decision, just like he had no input on bringing Revis back as a FA a few years later. Those were all on the ex-ambassador to the UK. I think tannenbaum very much liked the splashy move so I find it hard to believe he had little say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.