The selling of John Daly

[sasha031]

LAS VEGAS – John Daly sat in a booth at the Hooters Casino Hotel sipping a Diet Coke and surrounded by merchandise, his merchandise. Suddenly a man who appeared to know Daly approached the golfer whose highly-publicized odyssey has included two major titles, two rehab stints and four failed marriages.

“What are you doing?” the man asked cheerfully. Daly looked up with a weary smile. “I’m trying to sell (stuff),” he said. “So get out of the way.” The man obliged, and Daly got back to hawking autographed pin flags for $40, autographed photos and caps for $20 and autographed golf balls for $10. A woman who worked for the casino stuffed the cash into an oversized envelope. The total would be calculated at the end of the night.
http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=jo-daly110608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

[Faygo Kid]

1. Sad. Not likely to end well.

Everybody was amazed at his drives, but he had great touch around the greens, too.

Not a very bright guy, but he had the world at his fingertips. All he had to do was hang on - he sure didn't have to be perfect.

But he's the Tonya Harding of golf. We'll see how it ends. Would love to see him pull it together, but that's very doubtful at this point.

[sasha031]

2. alcohol took him down, like so many other talented people

it's sad.