[Hot Tabasco]

Kirk Gibson was an all American wide receiver for Michigan State who at the advice of his coach, pursued a baseball career (only played one year of college baseball) and was drafted by the Tigers.

After four years with the tigers, he was put up on waivers and no other teams wanted him so he spent the majority of his career with the Tigers.

In comparing Gibson with Tebow, Gibson was a shaky outfielder in most of his early years and throughout his career. And until he got married, he was a party animal. IN fact, the big joke is that he and his buddy Dave Rozema married "The Flying Sklarski Sisters" who were strippers in a popular topless nightclub here in Detroit.

But I digress, Tebow has tremendous athletic ability, heart and motivation and being a quarterback, has tremendous arm throwing strength that an outfielder needs. And since he has a background in baseball, it should be no problem for him to regain any outfield ability he had while in college after a fall and winter instructional league.

As far as outfield defensive skills, what he lacks now, he will acquire after intensive training between now and next season.

So the real question about whether or not Tebow can succeed in the majors or at least "AAA", that will depend on whether or not he can become a proficient hitter...........Time will tell.

I will never speak negatively of anyone such as Tebow who has shown me to be a better man both mentally and spiritually than anyone else in modern day sports.

As my grandfather always said: "If you hang out with losers you become one, and the naysayers are those who never were"..............GO TEBOW!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Kirk Gibson is a first-class top-grade A-hole.
I have had personal experience with him.

Yes, I know he has Parkinson’s Disease. I am sorry and will pray for his health. But I can relay many stories from both here in Pittsburgh and people who were his neighbors in Michigan about the guy being a first-class jerk.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

You are preaching to the Detroit Tigers choir brother!

I grew-up outside of Jack-town Michigan and remember the 68WS. Lolich and McClain, Northrup, Stormin Norman, Kaline, The Gator, 23Horton, McAuliffe.. and the “also rans” that filled a place on defense Rodriguez, Wert, Price, Trezewski and Coach Mayo! Gads..I love baseball!

And, I fully agreed with drafting Gibson because I personally saw him “stripe” some very long dingers at MSU and CMU during his college career. And, yeah, I saw him decimate the CMU football team, too. (He is about 8 months older than me)..

Kirk Gibson was a fundamental member of the resurgence of the Tigers, culminating in the 1984WS.
He solidified his place on the HOF by stroking that “chop” homer for the Dodgers in the 1988WS.
Poetry in motion!