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September 07, 2007
"I tucked and rolled, like any other cripple who was falling from 30-something feet would do . . . all I was thinking about was how I was going to get out from under the wing": Mark Zuppan from Murderball competed in this year's Flugtag. Like so much in life, it's not how far you get, it's where you end up.
Mark Zupan is one athlete I do not mind looking up to. He is a class act.
posted by urall cloolis at 11:44 PM on September 07, 2007
Great story, thanks. (Also, dude, your 100th FPP -- that seems like an awful lot. Sure, it's fourth among those who posted today, and only two more than another. But still, impressive.)
posted by The Crafty Sousepaw at 12:05 AM on September 08, 2007
You can thank Mary Buckheit. I almost never go to ESPN to just browse around anymore, but it seems when I do, she has the best stories. She's certainly the closest* thing to an authentic "blogger" voice I've heard there. * I originally typed that as "closet" which seemed an unfortunate Freudian slip given her terrific Page 2 article about coming out. And yet I'm enough of a dick** to think that funny enough to demand inclusion. ** Pardon the gender-specific appelation.
posted by yerfatma at 08:43 AM on September 08, 2007
Hey, hey, hey now. Wait just a sec there Crafty. We all know that it isn't all about numbers here. It's about proven veteran leadership. And intangibles. Delicious heathen intangibles.
posted by lilnemo at 07:17 PM on September 08, 2007
No no no. It is all about the numbers, but not the raw numbers. We need Grum to run a root mean square analysis of FPP to days of membership. (or some other option that He, The Noble Statistician, should more wisely choose.)
posted by apoch at 09:47 AM on September 09, 2007
Zupan was on an HBO special about murderball one time. Crazy sport. Seems like a hip guy. "I almost never go to ESPN to just browse around anymore, but it seems when I do, she has the best stories." -I assume you read Bill Simmons as well. He's awesome. Once I'm seasoned enough, I'll be posting some of his stuff. Despite his view of my 07-08 Chiefs.
posted by Slaptastic at 12:04 PM on September 10, 2007
I assume you read Bill Simmons as well. He's awesome. Once I'm seasoned enough, I'll be posting some of his stuff. Despite his view of my 07-08 Chiefs. 0 of 15
posted by The Crafty Sousepaw at 12:33 PM on September 10, 2007
I assume you read Bill Simmons as well. He's awesome. <indierock mode="streetcred"> Simmons was awesome when he was the Boston Sports Guy. Now he is awesome about 5% of the time. </indierock>
posted by yerfatma at 12:36 PM on September 10, 2007
Slaptastic, I don't know what Simmons said about the 07-08 Chiefs, but after going to both the KU game and the Chiefs game, I couldn't really tell you which would win in a head to head match-up. I have been a Chiefs die-hard all of my life, and I have never seen any team, not just the Chiefs, look more anemic on offense. It is embarrasing.
posted by hawkguy at 12:55 PM on September 10, 2007
You know,I love hearing stories like this.You know...the last guy that people think should be doing this is the one person who makes it worth while. All I can say is bravo and he should have told them the horse was a floatation device.