Tim Tebow looks ready for Mets after taking triple to the head

Tim Tebow might want to give serious thought to donning the old football helmet again, but not so much for playing on the gridiron as much as prowling the outfield.

On Monday, the Mets Binghamton RumblePonies' minor league star looked almost Cansecian — and not in a powerhouse Jose Canseco good way. 

Tebow, a newly named Eastern League Double-A All-Star, misplayed a ball bouncing off the Portland Sea Dogs' imitation Green Monster (Adorably called The Maine Monster) in left field and took a few seams to the face in the process. The ball ricocheted about 40 feet off his forehead and gave the batter an RBI triple.




At least the ball didn't bounce over the wall for a home run like Canseco's infamous play. And Tebow had the last laugh by going 3-for-4 with a couple of RBIs anyway.

It wouldn't be the first time a player had trouble with one of these left-field monsters so considering how lousy the Mets are this season — and decent Tebow has been (.265/.335/.394, 5 HRs, 32 RBIs) — it wouldn't be a shock to see him move up to Triple-A before being called up to Citi Field in the fall. 

If Tebow's MLB shot isn't for any reason other than the publicity and drawing power he brings, at least he's entertaining — unlike the Mets.