PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. _ Sandy Alderson, the visionary who made the Tim Tebow Experiment possible, used to flash his signature wry smile whenever he was asked about the Heisman winner's chances of someday being promoted to the Mets.
We're paraphrasing here, but it always went something like this: Don't people realize, Alderson would chuckle, that I'm the person who ultimately makes that decision?
Alderson got Tebow as far as Double-A Binghamton last season, but stepped down as GM before he could pilot this process to its conclusion. The initial reaction was Tebow had lost his biggest fan _ or enabler _ depending on your point of view, and the dreams of Gator Nation would be crushed by the next administration.
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