PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Tim Tebow made a powerful first impression for the New York Mets instructional league.The former NFL quarterback homered on the first pitch he saw Wednesday in his instructional league debut, against the St. Louis Cardinals.It was fun, said Tebow, who went 1 for 6 and put the ball in play in each plate appearance. I just wanted to have the approach that I was going to be aggressive. Thats something weve been talking about every day and practicing. It was probably a little high, but I got good barrel on it and it went out.The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner drove a high 90 mph fastball over the left-field fence. The home run came off John Kilichowski, a left-hander who pitched for Vanderbilt and two St. Louis minor league affiliates this year.Left fielder Dylan Carlson scaled the fence in an attempt to steal the home run, but his efforts came up short as fans roared in approval.Tebow sprinted hard around the bases at first then slowed to a trot. The 29-year-old flashed a broad smile as he approached home plate, then was overwhelmed by his teammates, who had come out of the dugout to swarm him.Im happy for him. Im glad he found another career that hes good at, former Denver Broncos teammate Chris Harris Jr. said. Shoot, hes already hitting home runs.Tebow also grounded into a double play, bounced out to shortstop and hit a pair of flyouts. He hit a slow roller to third base in his fifth at-bat in the fifth inning, nearly beating the throw from third.The story continues. The majority of people think hes too old and doesnt have enough time, Mets manager Terry Collins said later in Miami. Hes such a winner, such an overachiever, he may do something people say cant be done.Kilichowski, who played for a nationally top-ranked Jesuit High School team that featured Houston pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., said he was trying to get ahead in the count and thought Tebow might be taking.Just another batter. I tried my best not to think about it, the left-hander said. Most of the times guys will take in the first inning. I just wanted to get ahead in the count and work on some things.Kilichowski joked that he wasnt happy the video of Tebows homer was going viral on Twitter but that theres worse things.In fact, Kilichowski apparently is a fan of Tebows.A Florida Gators fan growing up in Tampa, Kilichowski tweeted out praise of Tebow during the 2013 Sugar Bowl when then-Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel turned the ball over three times in the Gators 33-23 loss to underdog Louisville.Following Wednesdays instructional game, Kilichowski tweeted out to Tebow: I thought we agreed you were taking first pitch (at)TimTebowAdded Kilichowski: He works hard, hit the ball hard, cant get mad at him for that.Tebow said he wasnt surprised by the show of affection from his teammates.Ive got a really good relationship with all the guys. Weve had a chance to hang out the last couple of nights and see a movie last night and have dinner the night before. Weve gotten along really well and root for one another, he said.---AP Sports Writers Arnie Stapleton in Englewood, Colorado, and Steven Wine in Miami contributed to this report. Vapormax Flyknit Baratas .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. Vapormax Off White Negras .C. Lions has come to an end. Banks told TSN on Jan 2 that he had no interest in playing out the option year of his contract with the Lions in 2014, and he again made that clear in a conversation with Lions GM Wally Buono last week. http://www.vapormaxbaratas.com/vapormax-off-white-baratas-venta.html . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. Zapatillas Nike Just Do It . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Vapormax Off White Blancas . "It was nerve-wracking, but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium. If Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma?on Saturday, Cowboys fans will have fun making the case that their team belongs in the College Football Playoff conversation.And Oklahoma State has a good chance, according to Scouts Inc.s Kevin Weidl. He put together a Cowboys game plan opposite coolleague Steve Muench, who thinks he figured out the recipe for a Sooners triumph in Bedlam.ddddddddddddHere are the analysts strategies for both teams. ' ' '