When Jordan was playing baseball the Indians had spring training in my town, and I used to go to most of the games. The day he played, the usual crowd of 4000 went to 9000, and every time he came up to bat the crowd stopped whatever they were doing and watched closely. (He generally struck out.) When he was pulled in the 6th inning, 7000 of the 9000 left.
Maybe the Rays will, one of my teammates is a scout for them still!
As a hardcore Rays fan: for everyone's sake including his, I hope not. The Rays are finally about to get rid of dead wood and build a good young team, with a decent infield, a killer outfield, back to good pitching, and enough bats to take the pressure off the pitchers. It won't be the Cubs, but it won't be this year's debacle either.
Maybe the Atlanta Braves. They’re a team with all sorts of holes to fill. Lousy attendance, moving into a new ballpark. Plus a lot of their fan base is in the Bible Belt and likely they’d take to Tim. He could be Dale Murphy 2.0.
As a long-time resident of the Tampa Bay area, I remember another 2-sports name that broke our hearts, Bo Jackson! In 1986, even though the Buccaneers had drafted him #1, owner Hugh Culverhouse's STUPIDITY in tricking Jackson into losing his last half season of college baseball at Auburn lost him to the KC Royals.
Still, while I could see Tim Tebow helping attendance (BADLY NEEDED), unless he actually and honestly qualified, it would only be a publicity stunt and not worth it for anybody. It was one thing for Wade Boggs to join the rookie Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, he gave the fledglings an old-timer's experience and a glance at a World Series (Yankees) ring. Tim does not have that resume. I thought he was making it at Denver and if Manning had not become available, he might have lasted. He has game and appears in every way to have HONOR! Wish him the best!
As a hardcore Rays fan
In other words, you are going to be the only person outside New York watching the game on Friday night, but then you would be watching any way.
Thread hijack.
He drew a crowd, for sure. Other than that, he was awful