Daily Brew 8/11

It's beginning to be too much for me. Ned, c'mon, what are you doing? If this were wrestling, I'd be waiting for the sababtage and heel turn any moment now where Yost rips off the Brewers uniform and is fashionably sporting a Cardinals t-shirt. But it's baseball, so I have to wonder, is Ned Yost a robot who hasn't been programmed for managing in close situations, just given a general database of baseball knowledge? Is he showing up to the games drunk like Mr. Buttermaker? Or, is he just a big Seinfeld fan and pulling his own Constanza experiement and trying to get canned ala George and the Yankees? One out, bottom of the 7th, runners on the corners, you trail 1-0, the worst hitting pitcher in all of baseball is at the plate (Ben Sheets). Do you A.) pinch hit with Wes Helms, B.) pinch hit with Russell Branyon, C.) pinch hit with Chad Moeller, or D.) pinch hit with Chris Capuano. Even though it wasn't on the list, Ned chose E.) Allow sheets to ground out and not advance the runner home, promptly follwed by Chris Magruder doing the same to end the inning. Final score Cardinals 3, Brewers 0. In golf vernacular Ned, nicely played. You just teed off with your pitching wedge.

While I still hate him, I will say this, Drew Rosenhaus is a smart man. So T.O. and Javon Walker both showed up to camp on time despite reports that neither man would. Why? Doesnt' this take their leverage away? No. Rosenhaus made a genius move, and told T.O. to show up to camp, work out, practice, but do it on your terms. Make the Eagles hate you and make life in Philly a living hell. All of this will change if you get a new deal, tell them that. It is highly unethical, a scumbag move and just overall repulsive, but sadly it might just work. This way the player (until TO-gate yesterday) looks like a good guy and is showing up doing what's asked of him, and it's the team who won't work with him. Please Eagles, please, don't back down.

The Maple Leafs are working out a deal with Eric Lindros, Eric freaking Lindros. Lindros already turned down a $1.5 million deal from the Columbus Blue Jackets, so you would think this will be for more money than that. Are you completely nuts, or just partially? If this guy takes a high five the wrong way he'll get another concussion and will be forced to retire. I'm also assuming that contract will be tough to insure. Well I can only think of one good authority to ask the opinion of on this matter...Zeke, what would you do?

(Isiaah Thomas) "Oh I'd definitely sign him, matter of a fact we (Knicks) already tried.

(JG) But doesn't he play Hockey Zeke?

(IT) "Eric is just an athlete, period. We feel he could do a great job of replacing Kurt Thomas, and would give us the worst 5 contracts in in any sport, ever(Lindros, Marbury, Tim Thomas, Q Richardson and Allan Houston)."

(JG) Well if you put it like that Zeke...

You see, while he may seem like he's crazy, oh hell the guy is full blown crazy but regardless, he does have a plan afterall.

Tiger Woods has started his day +4 throughh his first 6 holes of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol CC. On a side note, I was officially credentialed for this event. I was apparently grandfathered in because I covered last years PGA Championship.

Braylon Edwards had a deal, then he didn't, then he did. I guess. He and his agent had negotiations with the Browns yesterday, and it looked as though a deal was about to be signed. Then it hit a snag when the Browns wanted first right of refusal in regards to his marketing deals, Edwards and his camp refused and left without a deal. His agent said they were leaving Cleveland, but hours later they were back and had a deal. What?

The Packers begin their pre-season tonight when they take on the Chargers at Lambeau. Aaron Rodgers and Phillip Rivers will see a lot of playing team so that should be interesting to watch. I for one am getting a little leary of all the comparisons Nick Collins is drawing to LeRoy Butler. Butler wore #36 and Collins is wearing it, that's where it ends.