Tebow homers on first pitch as a pro baseball player

[ATXGator]

Not a bad start for Tim

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=17660738&ex_cid=espnfb

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

Of course he did.

 

[GatorTAG]

Looked like it was opposite field too.

 

[MertzJay26]

Off a lefty too! Love how his teammates mobbed him, a tad different then the critics who said his teammates would hate him for taking one of their spots and because this is a publicity stunt etc etc

 

[BMF]

Yawn....

 

[gatormandan]

Yawn....

Very happy for Tim. Hope he knocks it out of the park! Oh wait.....

 

[g8tr72]

The bat flip and homerun trot needs work. :)

 

[williston_gator]

Suck it, "haters".

 

[Zambo]

That is just awesome!

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

 

[NVGator]

Could the pitcher of tee'd it up any better for him?

 

[Delg8tor]

Thumbs down if you are being serious and implying that it was a set up. If just being snarky I may remove it.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

Definitely wasn't a setup. Some kid in the instructional league isn't going to sacrifice his own shot to give up a home run to Tebow. Having said that, it was one fat ass pitch, and that kid better work on a different trade, like bowling.

 

[NVGator]

Definitely wasn't a setup.

And neither was the pitch for Dee Gordon on Monday night.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

And neither was the pitch for Dee Gordon on Monday night.

Bartolo was throwing gopher balls out there because he understood the moment. I don't have any problem with that.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

The bat flip and homerun trot needs work. :)

Hell no. Run it out like Pete Rose always did.

 

[rogdochar]

Who'd a thunk it -- on sale Tebow autographed baseballs.?? :cool:
Special edition Tebow Louisville Slugger Bats.
You know, if Tim has that special hand-eye coordination since baseball rewards individual
work/talent, & muscle MLB may just work out for him... and us fans.
This sport more than football-QB will allow Tim to best benefit from his love of weight lifting.

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

TEBOW!!! The guy ain't never been nothing but a winner. Happy for him and hope MLB works out for him.

 

[rogdochar]

Wait ... main problem I see is, as a QB, Tim never learned to slide.

 

[cover2]

ESPN announcer said it was a 91 mph fastball, looked a little up and away. Not a pitch from Nolan Ryan, but a bit more than than BP. Happy for Tim. Now, with that said, can some of the younger generation (or older if applicable) explain why there is so much loathing of Tim? Especially from some Gator fans (this I don't get).