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Will John Daly's Drunken Antics Result in His Beloved Hooters Firing Him?

DAULERIO — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:45:10 EST

Last week, John Daly denied initial reports that he had drank himself into a catatonic state at a local Hooters in North Carolina, using the excuse that "he sleeps with his eyes open" and a worried bus driver merely overreacted. After his time in the drunk tank, Daly spoke with Golf.com about the incident, but seemed a little more concerned about the negative publicity Hooters would receive than his own well-being. The reason, as Darren Rovell points out today, is that Daly does have a lucrative endorsement contract with the wing-and-knocker franchise. But is he really in jeopardy of getting de-Hooter'd. Rovell says no:

On the surface, you'd think that Hooters has to drop Daly. All signs pointed to him getting "overserved" at one of their establishments. But it's not that easy. For one, Hooters knows exactly who John Daly is. He's the every man. That's why they signed him. He's a very risky proposition. That's why despite mistake after mistake they are still with him....Then, there's the authenticity argument. Anyone who reads this blog knows that I have a thing for athlete endorsement fraud—when athletes get paid to endorse one product or service but are caught using the competitor. That part of me that loves that this happened at a Hooters. If the guy is going to have some drinks and perhaps have some wings, he's doing it at the place that sponsors him. It would have been pretty easy for Daly to do this exact same thing at a Buffalo Wild Wings.

Don't you we could all go through life cloaked in authenticity? Even though Hooters hasn't commented yet, plenty of CNBC's readers think keeping Daly on as an endorser of their brand is not at all bad for business. A overwhelming 84% of readers polled said that Hooters shouldn't dump the big hitter. (ED: Corrected. Who's not Nate Silver?)

But if he does get the boot, the world should brace itself for the bender to end all benders.

Will They Drop Daly for Being Drunk? [CNBC]

Possibly The Most Disturbing Baseball Hazing Photo You'll Ever See

Rick Chandler — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:00:58 EDT

This baseball hazing thing officially went too far on Wednesday, when San Diego Padres rookies were forced to dress as Hooters waitresses; with one there on the right completing the ensemble with fake breasts. God, I hope those are fake. Won't somebody think of the children??!

So can anyone provide names here? Otherwise how will we mock them in the future?

San Diego: Bad baseball team, but top-notch Aussie Rules football squad.

UPDATE: Oh God, it gets worse.

More Sanctioned Hazing [The Slanch Report]

A Call Out to Objectify This Man's Wife

Leitch — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:19:23 EST

From the Letters to the Guest Editor department:

I'm a big Deadspin guy, and was wondering if the fellow diehards could help the cause. My wife, Stacie is in the running for the Best Damn Sports Show "Dream Girl" Contest. I'm seeing if you guys can help harness the greatness that is power of Deadspin readers... She is known in San Antonio as "Stacie the Sports Chick". She is a co-host on the Sports Station here in San Antonio every Wednesday. Her Sports Knowledge is up there with Isiah's GM's skills, but it's makes for some pretty funny radio. Anyways, It would be huge if you guys could post something on the site about voting for her. If she wins she get featured on BDSSP, and perhaps she can work in a Deadspin or YWML reference. Or just a shitload of signed Calendars, which could be sold on ebay for a whopping $3.99.

Hmm. You know, I'm thinking this is something that could be discussed on the comments, no? Please exercise your usual restraint, Spinheads.

Vote Now for Your Hooters Best Damn Dream Girl [FoxSports]
Stacie Burns [FoxSports]