Count Curt Schilling among those who are counting out Tim Tebow's pursuit of a baseball career.
The former NFL quarterback's representatives created a buzz when they revealed that he is looking to pursue an MLB career. Tebow is slated to put on a workout for all 30 MLB clubs later this month in hopes of snagging a minor league contract and he dreams of one day being called up to the majors.
Schilling, a six-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion, doesn't believe Tebow's dreams will come true.
"There is absolutely no chance that he would ever set foot on a big-league diamond to play in a big-league baseball game in the regular season," Schilling told Yahoo Sports' "Stew Pod."
The right-hander, however, said he's sure some minor league team will entertain Tebow, who said he doesn't want to be a sideshow, in order to sell tickets. Schilling believes it isn't a laughing matter because a minor league team will look to sell Tebow merchandise and Tebow would then be taking the spot of someone who wants to play baseball as their first career.
Schilling added that the business side of baseball may play a role in Tebow landing a minor league contract.
"Here's the thing you have to understand beyond all else," Schilling said. "Baseball and professional sports is a business. A multibillion-dollar business. So if you can play, I don't care if you're a pagan, you're gonna play."
Tebow could definitely play in high school, where he owned a .494 batting average one year while leading Nease High School to the final four of the Florida State playoffs. However, that was many years ago.
The former quarterback had a promising college football career, which included a Heisman Trophy win in 2007. In the NFL, he had runs with the Broncos, Jets, Patriots and Eagles, but after Philadelphia cut him last September prior to the season starting, the NFL well ran dry on him.
Tebow, who turns 29 on Aug. 14, owns a 47.9 career completion percentage and has thrown for 2,422 yards, 17 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 35 games -- 16 of which were starts.
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