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Now batting for the New York Metropolitans: Designated Hitter Timothy Richard Tebow
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Mar 8, 2017 20:02
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Walks out to cheers and standing ovation - sits down 3 minutes later after getting caught looking on 4 pitches.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:06
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...he also had words for the ump.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:10
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I would love to know what he said because you know he was super nice about it
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Mar 8, 2017 20:10
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Joey Freshwater posted:I would love to know what he said because you know he was super nice about it Probably some bible passage about Jesus curing the blind
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Mar 8, 2017 20:13
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Huh, turns out this Tim Tebow guy isn't very good at baseball!
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Mar 8, 2017 20:15
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I'm sure there were times Babe Ruth struck out looking on 4 pitches. edit - I called this outcome down to the pitch count with my coworkers and I got a free lunch as a result, god bless bewbies fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Mar 8, 2017 |
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Mar 8, 2017 20:20
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Popete posted:Huh, turns out this Tim Tebow guy isn't very good at baseball! His stance looks pretty awful, too. On the last pitch he was practically squatting on his back leg.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:24
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Inspector_666 posted:His stance looks pretty awful, too. On the last pitch he was practically squatting on his back leg. muscle memory from all the prayers
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Mar 8, 2017 20:27
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Hahaha, bases loaded with no one out for Tebow. e: grounded weakly to second for a double play. Crowd goes wild. Not joking about that, crowd actually loudly cheering. Grittybeard fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Mar 8, 2017 |
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Mar 8, 2017 20:41
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Grittybeard posted:Hahaha, bases loaded with no one out for Tebow.  a standing ovation for a GIDP. Tebow Nation indeed.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:44
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TEBOW TIES GAME and gets no rbi for it because gidp
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Mar 8, 2017 20:46
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I don't want to sound like a crumbum, but gently caress this Tebow poo poo.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:47
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Popete posted:Looking through his Twitter John Baker seems like a cool dude I would wanna drink beers and go to the batting cage with. If you ever get the chance to go to a batting cage with him, make sure you shout "WELCOME TO THE BAKERY!" every time he crushes one.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:53
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YeahTubaMike posted:I don't want to sound like a crumbum, but gently caress this Tebow poo poo. It's ridiculous and dumb and in theory I guess he's taking playing time away from some actual prospect. But it's still pretty fun to laugh at, I mean celebrity spring training invites have probably had more business being there in past years.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:55
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:If you ever get the chance to go to a batting cage with him, make sure you shout "WELCOME TO THE BAKERY!" every time he crushes one. Well, time to write John Baker a fan letter saying that my (nonexistant) 8 year old kid wants to meet him at the batting cage.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:55
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Grittybeard posted:It's ridiculous and dumb and in theory I guess he's taking playing time away from some actual prospect. But it's still pretty fun to laugh at, I mean celebrity spring training invites have probably had more business being there in past years. The Mets should field a celebrity team in Spring because minimizing an actual player's exposure to the Mets' training staff is probably for the best
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Mar 8, 2017 20:58
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Can someone please save us all and pull a Carl Mays on Tebow already
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Mar 8, 2017 21:03
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YeahTubaMike posted:I don't want to sound like a crumbum, but gently caress this Tebow poo poo. That he's getting so much attention from the media/fans is proof at how absolutely garbage the MLB is at marketing their actual stars. Tim Tebow, minor league scrub, has more name recognition to the casual sports fan than opposing pitcher Rick Porcello, reigning AL Cy Young winner.
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Mar 8, 2017 21:03
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Popete posted:Well, time to write John Baker a fan letter saying that my (nonexistant) 8 year old kid wants to meet him at the batting cage. It probably wouldn't cost that much to rent a kid for an afternoon
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Mar 8, 2017 21:04
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Poque posted:It probably wouldn't cost that much to rent a kid for an afternoon "Huh? My kid? Oh yeah he got sick and couldn't make it, real sad. Anyways, since we're both here wanna hit some balls? I brought a 6 pack."
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Mar 8, 2017 21:12
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IcePhoenix posted:they're stupid and keep players who otherwise have no business being in the league employed So it's hockey's version of the DH? Yeah I went there.
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Mar 8, 2017 21:13
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Your Taint posted:So it's hockey's version of the DH? that would only be true if DH's hit as poorly as pitchers instead of actually being good at something baseball related They do a good Aroldis Chapman impersonation though so maybe you could trade them for a generational prospect or two.
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Mar 8, 2017 21:21
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Your Taint posted:So it's hockey's version of the DH? Most DH's would still be MLB players and below average defensive guys, most John Scott's wouldn't ever sniff the NHL and then become all star game MVPs. Since I guess I'm leaving this stupid game on in the background while I work Tebow HBP, then doubled off of first base on a lineout. Would have been safe if he'd slid back into the base.
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Mar 8, 2017 21:27
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Tebow got plunked then doubled off first when he didn't slide
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Mar 8, 2017 21:28
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Julio Cruz posted:Tebow got plunked then doubled off first when he didn't slide I'm gonna go ahead and say that plunking was very intentional.
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Mar 8, 2017 21:31
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It did not seem intentional to me, but I have a very very very very long history of giving people way too much benefit of the doubt.
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Mar 8, 2017 21:35
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Julio Cruz posted:Tebow got plunked then doubled off first when he didn't slide loving  I love cross-sport athletes as much as the next guy but this is insulting to the people he's playing with
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Mar 8, 2017 21:36
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Sydin posted:That he's getting so much attention from the media/fans is proof at how absolutely garbage the MLB is at marketing their actual stars. Tim Tebow, minor league scrub, has more name recognition to the casual sports fan than opposing pitcher Rick Porcello, reigning AL Cy Young winner. This is my biggest problem with Tebow Time right now. I enjoy watching him fail at the game, it's hilarious to me that the loving Mets thought this was a good/necessary signing in order to drum up ticket sales and revenue. But why the gently caress are the MLB official outlets covering it so much? The man is never gonna get above rookie ball on merit.
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Mar 8, 2017 21:47
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Inspector_666 posted:This is my biggest problem with Tebow Time right now. I enjoy watching him fail at the game, it's hilarious to me that the loving Mets thought this was a good/necessary signing in order to drum up ticket sales and revenue. But why the gently caress are the MLB official outlets covering it so much? The man is never gonna get above rookie ball on merit. They were promoting it on the MLB.com homepage which is just absurd. It's not like he's playing for charity or something noble.
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Mar 8, 2017 22:06
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tadashi posted:They were promoting it on the MLB.com homepage which is just absurd. It's not like he's playing for charity or something noble. It's insane. He's not Michael Jordan or Bo Jackson or Deion Sanders. Tim Tebow was a EDIT: Credit where it's due. Inspector_666 fucked around with this message at 22:38 on Mar 8, 2017 |
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Mar 8, 2017 22:11
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This really should illustrate to absolutely everybody just how poor Major League Baseball is at marketing its marquee players. when far more Americans know the name of one of the worst quarterbacks in league history vice one of the best hitters in league history you've got a significant problem
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Mar 8, 2017 22:14
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Inspector_666 posted:Tim Tebow was a good college football player who washed out of the NFL and is only playing baseball because the Mets are a loving joke of an organization yet MLB are eating it up. I don't like him any more than anyone else but I will point out that he was a great college football player. Like, worthy of at least being in the discussion with the best college football players ever. It's not just because he's an outspoken good Christian guy that he has so many ridiculous fans. Also just to make the Tebow updates for the day complete he struck out on 3 pitches in his last at bat swinging at none of them. Also complained about all of them. But I'm sure he did it in a nice way.
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Mar 8, 2017 22:17
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Tebow to three-day DL
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Mar 8, 2017 22:23
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Julio Cruz posted:Tebow got plunked then doubled off first when he didn't slide 
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Mar 8, 2017 22:32
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Your Taint posted:So it's hockey's version of the DH? No they're hockey's version of having a third catcher on your bench.
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Mar 8, 2017 22:32
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This is me in loving high school.
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Mar 8, 2017 22:33
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bewbies posted:This really should illustrate to absolutely everybody just how poor Major League Baseball is at marketing its marquee players. when far more Americans know the name of one of the worst quarterbacks in league history vice one of the best hitters in league history you've got a significant problem I mean, to be fair, Tebow was one of the greatest college football players ever, won a Heisman trophy (nearly 2), and 2 national championships. He was already a household name in America before he even made it to the NFL.
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Mar 8, 2017 22:36
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Team Italy just had to "borrow" A's pitcher Zach Neal to pitch for them in a game against the A's. And no, I'm not sure how that works either.
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Mar 8, 2017 22:44
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Trout hit a triple in the Angels' game against the Reds. We now go live to Tebow's reaction...
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Mar 8, 2017 22:47
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