Murderball

This post has a double meaning. First, I got to see "Murderball" the movie tonight. If you haven't seen it, it is about the wheelchair sport "Quad Rugby." It's old name was Murderball, the name given before wheelchair rugby wanted sponsors. The premise of the movie was followling around a couple of the players, especially Captain Mark Zupan. Zupan was actually on campus tonight to speak after the movie showing. What comes across in the movie and during the speech, how regular a person Zupan is. I don't want to offend anyone, but he wasn't that great of a speaker. He did hold the attention of the audience which was the best part. Zupan seemed, as the cliche goes "one of us." He's someone you could easily see at one of the campus bars. I think that his personality goes further for his "disability" than any testimony about overcoming odds or anything like that. This movie is also a terrific sports movie. The two scenes in the championships when Canada plays the US are emotional and nerve-wracking (sp?). A great, great movie for anybody, especially those who are wanting to find out more about spinal cord injured individuals.

Cubs
Part 2, belongs to Dusty Baker and his use of Jose Macias. Somehow, Macias pinch hit for Zambrano last night, even though most statistics show Zambrano out hitting Macias in every category this year. Tonight Macias was somehow brought into the game again, as a defensive replacement, I think. This article pretty much sums up my opinion and should Dusty's.