FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The Tim Tebow memories came flooding back Thursday morning upon hearing the news that he's signing a minor-league contract with the New York Mets. My first thought: Sal Paolantonio will be doing a stand-up any minute now.
ESPN dispatched Paolantonio and his crew to Cortland, N.Y., to cover the New York Jets' training camp in 2012 -- a.k.a. The Summer of Tebow. It was a media frenzy for those three weeks, with dozens of journalists chronicling Tebow's every move. It made for an entertaining summer that bordered on farcical.
Everything became a story: Tebow signing autographs.