Tim Tebow - Single A Columbia, SC

[Gatordiddy]

Not sure if this should be merged with the Epic Fail thread but I don't think it should.
Tim gets picked up for a season:

Tim Tebow will begin his professional baseball journey in 2017 with the New York Mets' Class A team in Columbia, South Carolina.

The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner was told Monday that he will be assigned to the Columbia Fireflies, the Mets' affiliate in the South Atlantic League.

"Sending him to a full-season club is what we hoped to be able to do," Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told Newsday. "And based on what he's done in spring training, and his whole body of work since last fall, we feel comfortable with him going to Columbia."

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...y-new-york-mets-class-club-columbia-fireflies

 

[aka]

Good. And Columbia's not a bad place to be.

 

[Gatormac2112]

It's hard to believe it's only been 10 years since he won the heisman. In many ways it feels like 30 years ago

 

[MJMGator]

Good. And Columbia's not a bad place to be.

Columbia sucks. The locals call it the screen door to hell.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Columbia sucks. The locals call it the screen door to hell.

I was born there

 

[MJMGator]

I was born there

I notice you didn't retire there.

 

[Okeechobee Joe]

"Fireflies" --- now that's pretty cool. Minor league baseball teams have some interesting mascot names.

The new slogan: " Let's glow with Tebow".

Tebow will wear the famous number "15".

The Fireflies', a farm team of the Mets, big rival is the Charleston RiverDogs an affiliate of the New York Yankees.

Good article from the Post and Courier: http://www.postandcourier.com/sport...cle_3054388a-0d95-11e7-9023-cf9f50a9ed88.html

 

[aka]

Columbia sucks. The locals call it the screen door to hell.

Lol..but then, I don't live there. Just visit and leave.

 

[ufgator812]

 

[gatormandan]

Happy for him. Hope he does well.

 

[BMF]

That league has a lot of teams scattered throughout the Carolina's (N&S) and Georgia. He'll be in Hagerstown, MD (which is pretty close to DC) for a mid-week series. I bet he brings in a couple hundred (or more) fans per game on all of his away games. I remember when I was younger, living in Jacksonville, and Michael Jordon came to town w/ the Birmingham Barons. They filled the place up for three straight games, over 10K in that sh*tty old Wolfson Park stadium. I've been to Hagerstown for a game and it's a dump!

 

[TheDouglas78]

I hope that he moves up quickly, because because the Advanced A (A+) is St. Lucie Mets, who play near my house in the summer... So hope he moves up.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Its the worst failure ever! He went 0-4 and didnt make MLB roster. Epic failure!!!! /douchebag twins

 

[Gator Fever]

I thought he may have ended up staying in PSL but I am not sure how all those leagues break down now. Curious to see what he does. If there is any real hope of him pulling a miracle off he will start putting up good numbers there once he has played for a few weeks I would think.

 

[oxrageous]

Firefly merchandise just went through the roof.

 

[TheDouglas78]

I thought he may have ended up staying in PSL but I am not sure how all those leagues break down now. Curious to see what he does. If there is any real hope of him pulling a miracle off he will start putting up good numbers there once he has played for a few weeks I would think.

For the Mets:

Short Season A - Brooklyn
A - Columbia (South Atlantic League Southern Division)
A+ - St. Lucie (Florida - South Division)
AA - Binghamton (Eastern League)
AAA - Las Vegas (Pacific Coast League)

 

[Chomper]

Firefly merchandise just went through the roof.

If Mets are on top of things, they will rotate Tim throughout their minor league system to stimulate merchandise sales. No need for Tim to have great stats, just sell baseball caps baby!

 

[TheDouglas78]

If Mets are on top of things, they will rotate Tim throughout their minor league system to stimulate merchandise sales. No need for Tim to have great stats, just sell baseball caps baby!

Which is why I don't understand why they don't keep him in A+ ball, he would have his largest following in this state. Their ticket sales would be through the roof.

 

[rogdochar]

Tim Tebow has become a swinger??

 

[Since65]

http://247sports.com/ContentGallery/Minor-league-teams-get-in-Twitter-beef-over-Tim-Tebow-51882428

This is the kind of stuff I don't understand. It's not a mystery if you don't think he's a legitimate professional baseball prospect. When you hop on Twitter and start arbitrarily disrespecting him, for no apparent reason, it seems exceptionally petty. It certainly makes the Greenville front office personnel look small.