pucka lucka
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I wouldn't classify him a hero, but it does help bolster his leadership image. If he's not able to play in the game, he could have chosen to sit out for a 'maintenance' day, like Gooch did. He didn't, and instead bag-skated it with the rest of the shmucks.
Hero is probably a touch hyperbolic, but in my opinion it was still laudable.
It's far more laudable when one of us stiffs goto work for chump with a hangover