The colors – orange and blue – are the same.
The state – Florida – is the same.
But the cheers? Well, they aren’t what they used to be.
Tim Tebow, two days into being a professional baseball player, saw the crowds and media dwindle Tuesday as he went through his drills. He later hit a home run (11:58 a.m.) but, for a day, everything was subdued.
“It felt a little more comfortable,’’ Tebow told the dozen or so reporters in Port St. Lucie, where the Mets train, “with a day under my belt. Just getting used to everything, the preparations, just all of those silly things that you have to go through. Getting into the building. Finding everything that you need. The cafeteria. Just getting used to the routine of everything.
“So it was easier when I came out here today. I felt it went well, and felt like I did a little bit better.’’
He was asked by one reporter, with a straight face: “If it doesn’t work out with the Mets, are you going to be trying out for the New York Knickerbockers or New York Rangers?”
“We don’t need to be answering hypotheticals right now,’’ Tebow said. “I get to go practice and play tomorrow. So I’m going to do the best I can at that.’’
