the outfield depth in this organization is kind of hilarious.

at the major league level, there's werth, victorino, ibanez, and francisco, but coming up the pipe, there's john mayberry, lou collier, and anthony hewitt, who's upsides are all pretty damn high.  there's also quentin berry, who's been talked up as being a potential leadoff hitter, and last year's 2nd and 3rd round picks kelly dugan and kyrel hudson.  they also have 2008 college world series standout steven susdorf as a potential good bat.  beyond them, there are athletes like tj warren and d'arby myers who are young, and have flashed potential in the past.

 

but even more than those names, is the possibility of this:

LF: tyson gillies, CF: anthony gose, RF: domonic brown

 

 

i do not ever want to see that lineup being run, mostly because i don't think any of the three are all that great at hitting, but think of the speed. 

 

anyone feel like ranking these guys?  they're mostly all on the fringes of what this site likes to talk about, but as i've been saying for years, i think you can learn a lot from looking at guys who are on the fringes, and since most of these guys are actually interesting, and they all have the potential to be quality major leaguers, let's take a look

the names of the prospects, in list form:

• domonic brown
• d'arby myers
• kyrell hudson
• kelly dugan
• anthony hewitt
• tyson gillies
• lou collier
• anthony gose
• steven susdorf
• john mayberry
• tj warren
• quentin berry

i'm wondering about this.  this question isn't specifically relating to who you'd choose to build a federation around, but who would be more valuable in an already existant federation.  christopher daniels is a tremendous worker who puts on great matches, and can steal the show on any PPV he's got a spot in.

 

ezekial jackson is just a big, nasty dude.  he doesn't have the personality to be a top card draw, and he's not gonna steal any show with his athleticism, but he should be able to pretty consistently manhandle mid card talent.

Poll

who's your man?

60%

big zeke

3 votes

20%

fallen angel

1 votes

20%

bryant gumble

1 votes

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well, he is.  this night doesn't prove it, and it probably won't convince anyone of that fact, but it's true. jem can check this if he wants, but i've probably been saying it for longer than it's been true; iggy is not someone who is capable of taking this team to the next level.

 

this team will go only as far as thad takes it.  lou, jrue, carney, kapono, smith, speights, and dalembert (and yes, i'm 1 of 1 who still likes and supports sammy D) are all capable of winning games for this team, but thad is the guy who will turn this team around.

halfway through raw:

CM punk showed us again why he's the best in the business ("straightedge means i'm better than you", "i'm not a chicken; you're a turkey!!")

kofi, sheamus, mizark, malcolm, kkwik, and randy orton have so far qualified for the zero world title battle royale to determine the number 1 contender.

 

'why was randy orton involved', you may ask?  because he's just that good. 

 

 

i think tonight may be the night that priceless turns on orton, but i've been thinking that's overdue for about 6 months. pushing kofi to the main event, and putting orton against priceless would seem to be a great way to build up some new talent. 

 

anything else?  has christian won a world championship yet?

 

 

anyway pissbreak's on now.

card is as follows:

World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Chris Jericho
(Triple Threat Match)

WWE Champion John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels (Triple Threat Match)

Rey Mysterio vs. Batista

Team Kingston vs. Team Orton (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match)

Team Morrison vs. Team Miz (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match)

Team Mickie vs. Team Michelle (Traditional Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination Match)

 

 

morrison-miz will steal the show if they let it.  there's a ton of talent on team miz.

1. rodney piper (both his segments were awesome. i mean, really freaking awesome. and i wasn't even alive for his heyday.)

2. chris masters (yeah, i know. i can't believe it either, but khali had it nailed. i want more.)

3. hornswoggle getting kicked. if it means seeing more DX, i guess i'd have to take it, but i think this is a job best suited for cody rhodes.

4. voices. we definitely need more voices.

5. show. we always need more show.

6. unfrozen caveman champion would be nice.

7. a cameo from 'the voice of a new generation' every once in a while would also be awesome.

8. miz on the mic. he nailed the new yorkers tonight. he's like a young, old jericho.

anyone have any thoughts for raw?

show is awesome as always. jericho still is over the hill, but good on the stick, even though he lays it on just a bit too thick.

the diva's suck, as always. i mean, really, if they're not valet's and they're not in stables, and they suck in the ring and on the stick, i just don't at all get why anyone bothers featuring them on the teevee. is that good enough?

did anyone else notice the XX'es on drew mcintyre's chest? it's probably nothing, but at some point, they're gonna have to give punk some muscle for his fights against taker, batista, and the unfrozen caveman champion. also, i don't know how many times i've said it, but punk is easily the best thing going today.

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this game was one he could have stolen for us.

i never really got why tony hunt was given such a short shaft. it can't be because he couldn't catch a pass out of the backfield or because he couldn't block; those are the two things that separated him at PSU and got him the starting job there. i guess there's the thing about him not at all fitting the system, but has andy reid ever really had a problem recognizing and utilizing an offensive player's strengths, instead of focusing on and denigrating his weaknesses?

considering the point we're at in westbrook's career, hunt should have been the golden child. he was a strong, bruising back, who could have taken a hell of a lot of pressure off of westy, and even mcnabb, by picking up 3-5 yards on every first down or second down. maybe that would sap the eagles of their big play ability, but i think it'd do more good than harm, since it would force an opposing safety to come into the box to provide an extra body to stuff the run.

also, i don't want to hear anything about lesean mccoy being better than hunt. firstly, they do different things, but secondly, shady isn't another westbrook; he hasn't shown anywhere near the explosiveness that westbrook showed in his first season, and while he's a pretty solid every down back, that explosiveness is either there or it's not, and i haven't seen it.

that's about all i have to say about that.