SYRACUSE — Out in left field, roughly equidistant from the children’s between-inning dizzy-bat races and the rumbling trains over the outfield wall, in front of a crowd of 8,823 chilly fans at NBT Bank Stadium, one of the most recognizable and beloved faces in all of sports crouched, ready for anything.
Day 1 was not Tim Tebow’s best, even if every day at the park during this journey belongs to him.
On the first day, Tebow rested. Or at least, he may as well have, putting up the same 0-for-4 statline that he might have when Tony Sparano was orchestrating the Jets’ Wildcat offense.