theroot--2020-10-02--We’ve Got to Talk About These Melania Tapes

But feel free to send all gifts and apologi es directly to The Root ’ s main office as I called this one .
OK , fine .
This is kind of like calling that former President Obama would be out of office in eight years or noticing that this Drake kid was really going to be huge after listening to Take Care , which makes me more Captain Obvious than the Oracle , but tell me it ’ s not gratifying to learn that all of us were right about Melania Trump being just as heartless as her husband @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Melania being captive in a loveless relationship , having married for citizenship and wanting desperately to break free from her captor to one day continue her life ’ s work as a Slovenian rain man ( I mean she did come to the states on an “ Einstein visa.
” ) But , after being recorded by her former good , good girlfriend and East Wing adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff , Melania has proven herself to be exactly who we thought she was ; the evil bird to Trump ’ s wicked witch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a week after her trip to the Mexican border where immigration officials were separating migrant children from their families , first lady Melania Trump called a close friend to complain about how the press covered the event — as well to air her frustrations with having to plan White House Christmas decorations .
“ Who gives a fuck about the Christmas stuff and decorations ?
” Trump said to Stephanie Winston Wolkoff , a former confidante and East Wing adviser , who secretly recorded the conversation after she left the White House .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ working on Christmas and planning for the Christmas and they said , ‘ Oh , what about the children that they were separated ?
’ Give me a fucking break.
” Melania was speaking directly about migrant children who were separated from their families and placed in cages .
Melania : “ I ’ ve got to Christmas decorations to worry about , fuck them kids.
” This whole thing is a fucking mess , so let ’ s take it step by step .
First , Winston Wolkoff was supposed to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the money got funny and it looked like she made a killing planning the president ’ s inauguration , a claim that Winston Wolkoff denies , WW ( which can stand for either Winston Wolkoff or white woman ) either left the White House or was let go .
WW claims that she began recording her conversations with Melania because shady .
This is some Love & Hip Hop : White House edition level messiness , and I ’ m here for it .
Anyway , now that WW has a book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she ’ s making the rounds playing these recordings like it ’ s the Dipset Reunion mixtape produced by DJ Clue .
“ Secretly taping the first lady and willfully breaking an NDA to publish a salacious book is a clear attempt at relevance , ” Stephanie Grisham , the first lady ’ s chief of staff , said according to the Post .
“ The timing of this continues to be suspect—as does this never-ending exercise in self-pity and narcissism.
” Secondly , Melania ain ’ t shit .
That Zara @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ T CARE , DO U ?
” she wore when heading to the border was purposeful because she doesn ’ t care .
She doesn ’ t care about kids or America or her husband or her role as first lady .
Melania cares about Melania in the same way that Donald cares about Donald .
I do believe that Melania cares about her off-campus boyfriend and someone may want to check on him and make sure he ’ s OK. Thirdly , WW recorded Melania for a year !
A whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of low-level shit is that ?
!
I love WW .
I hate WW .
This isn ’ t the first bombshell that WW has dropped on America .
“ Last month , Winston Wolkoff told the Washington Post ’ s Jada Yuan that the first lady used private email accounts , iMessage , and Signal , an encrypted messaging app , while at the White House .
Critics said the finding was hypocritical considering the president ’ s attacks on Hillary Clinton , who used a private email server while she was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the recording , which was aired on CNN , Melania had the whitedacity to claim that the migrant children were pleased to be living in cages away from their loved ones .
“ The kids , they say , ‘ Wow I will have my own bed ?
I will sleep on the bed ?
I will have a cabinet for my clothes ?
’ It ’ s so sad to hear it , but they didn ’ t have that in their own countries , they sleep on the floor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken care of nicely there .
But you know , yeah , they are not with parents , it ’ s sad .
But when they come here alone or with coyotes or illegally , you know , you need to do something.
” If only we ’ d heard this kind of rhetoric before .
If only there were an orange man who painted a dismal picture of migrant children ’ s life outside of the U.S. “ They go over and they say like , ‘ Oh , we will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be , you know , it ’ s so dangerous , ’ ” Melania said , claiming that the children lie to appeal to a sensitive side of America .
“ So they are allowed to stay here.
” “ They could easily stay in Mexico but they don ’ t want to stay in Mexico , because Mexico doesn ’ t take care of them the same as America does , ” the first lady added .
Melania also claimed that the press only paints a negative image of the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the good that they ’ ve done .
Like her visit to the border in which the first lady ... visited the border .
“ They will not do the story .
We put it out , ” Trump said , referring to the media , the Post reports .
“ They are against us because they ’ re liberal media .
Yeah , if I go to Fox , they will do the story .
I don ’ t want to go to Fox.
” She also bitched and complained that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to save the children since , the press assumed , she had a heart and a soul .
Sadly , the press was mistaken .
“ They say I ’ m complicit .
I ’ m the same like him , I support him , ” the first lady said , referring to President Trump .
“ I don ’ t say enough I don ’ t do enough where I am.
” And then Melania , much like her husband before her , invoked the good name of Michelle Obama , claiming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And how much she ’ s working on Christmas stuff !
“ I ’ m working my ass off on the Christmas stuff , ” Trump said .
“ I was trying get the kid reunited with the mom .
I didn ’ t have a chance — needs to go through the process and through the law.
” Oh , and about that goof-ass jacket with “ I REALLY DON ’ T CARE , DO U ?
” written on the back—she wore it to be a clout chaser .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s for sure , ” she said .
“ They deserve it .
”

I’m not a braggart.
But feel free to send all gifts and apologi es directly to The Root’s main office as I called this one.
OK, fine. This is kind of like calling that former President Obama would be out of office in eight years or noticing that this Drake kid was really going to be huge after listening to Take Care, which makes me more Captain Obvious than the Oracle, but tell me it’s not gratifying to learn that all of us were right about Melania Trump being just as heartless as her husband?
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There was once a narrative about Melania being captive in a loveless relationship, having married for citizenship and wanting desperately to break free from her captor to one day continue her life’s work as a Slovenian rain man (I mean she did come to the states on an “Einstein visa.”)
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But, after being recorded by her former good, good girlfriend and East Wing adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania has proven herself to be exactly who we thought she was; the evil bird to Trump’s wicked witch.
From the Washington Post:
In the summer of 2018, a week after her trip to the Mexican border where immigration officials were separating migrant children from their families, first lady Melania Trump called a close friend to complain about how the press covered the event — as well to air her frustrations with having to plan White House Christmas decorations. “Who gives a fuck about the Christmas stuff and decorations?” Trump said to Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former confidante and East Wing adviser, who secretly recorded the conversation after she left the White House. “I say that I’m working on Christmas and planning for the Christmas and they said, ‘Oh, what about the children that they were separated?’ Give me a fucking break.”
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Melania was speaking directly about migrant children who were separated from their families and placed in cages.
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For the TL;DR crowd:
Melania: “I’ve got to Christmas decorations to worry about, fuck them kids.”
This whole thing is a fucking mess, so let’s take it step by step.
First, Winston Wolkoff was supposed to be a friend of Melania’s but when the money got funny and it looked like she made a killing planning the president’s inauguration, a claim that Winston Wolkoff denies, WW (which can stand for either Winston Wolkoff or white woman) either left the White House or was let go. WW claims that she began recording her conversations with Melania because shady. This is some Love & Hip Hop: White House edition level messiness, and I’m here for it. Anyway, now that WW has a book, Melania and Me, to push, she’s making the rounds playing these recordings like it’s the Dipset Reunion mixtape produced by DJ Clue.
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“Secretly taping the first lady and willfully breaking an NDA to publish a salacious book is a clear attempt at relevance,” Stephanie Grisham, the first lady’s chief of staff, said according to the Post. “The timing of this continues to be suspect—as does this never-ending exercise in self-pity and narcissism.”
Secondly, Melania ain’t shit. That Zara jacket emblazoned with “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” she wore when heading to the border was purposeful because she doesn’t care. She doesn’t care about kids or America or her husband or her role as first lady. Melania cares about Melania in the same way that Donald cares about Donald.
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I do believe that Melania cares about her off-campus boyfriend and someone may want to check on him and make sure he’s OK.
Thirdly, WW recorded Melania for a year! A whole year! WTF?! What kind of low-level shit is that?! I love WW. I hate WW.
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This isn’t the first bombshell that WW has dropped on America. “Last month, Winston Wolkoff told the Washington Post’s Jada Yuan that the first lady used private email accounts, iMessage, and Signal, an encrypted messaging app, while at the White House. Critics said the finding was hypocritical considering the president’s attacks on Hillary Clinton, who used a private email server while she was secretary of state.”
And. Get. This.
At one point in the recording, which was aired on CNN, Melania had the whitedacity to claim that the migrant children were pleased to be living in cages away from their loved ones.
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“The kids, they say, ‘Wow I will have my own bed? I will sleep on the bed? I will have a cabinet for my clothes?’ It’s so sad to hear it, but they didn’t have that in their own countries, they sleep on the floor,” she said. “They are taken care of nicely there. But you know, yeah, they are not with parents, it’s sad. But when they come here alone or with coyotes or illegally, you know, you need to do something.”
If only we’d heard this kind of rhetoric before. If only there were an orange man who painted a dismal picture of migrant children’s life outside of the U.S.
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“They go over and they say like, ‘Oh, we will be killed by a gang member, we will be, you know, it’s so dangerous,’ ” Melania said, claiming that the children lie to appeal to a sensitive side of America. “So they are allowed to stay here.”
“They could easily stay in Mexico but they don’t want to stay in Mexico, because Mexico doesn’t take care of them the same as America does,” the first lady added.
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Melania also claimed that the press only paints a negative image of the first family and won’t do stories on the good that they’ve done. Like her visit to the border in which the first lady...visited the border.
“They will not do the story. We put it out,” Trump said, referring to the media, the Post reports. “They are against us because they’re liberal media. Yeah, if I go to Fox, they will do the story. I don’t want to go to Fox.”
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She also bitched and complained that the press wants her to do more to save the children since, the press assumed, she had a heart and a soul. Sadly, the press was mistaken.
“They say I’m complicit. I’m the same like him, I support him,” the first lady said, referring to President Trump. “I don’t say enough I don’t do enough where I am.”
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And then Melania, much like her husband before her, invoked the good name of Michelle Obama, claiming that she never visited the border! And how much she’s working on Christmas stuff!
“I’m working my ass off on the Christmas stuff,” Trump said. “I was trying get the kid reunited with the mom. I didn’t have a chance — needs to go through the process and through the law.”
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Oh, and about that goof-ass jacket with “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” written on the back—she wore it to be a clout chaser.
“I’m driving liberals crazy, that’s for sure,” she said. “They deserve it.”


theroot--2020-10-02--The Root Jams Weekly (10/2/2020): 'Jams Upon Jams'

This week there has been absolutely too much going on—sometimes you just need to rock with your favorite jams of @ @ @ @ @ the day .
This week ’ s list is made up of folks ’ personal @ @ @ @ @ .
Porter Robinson “ Get Your Wish ( DJ Not Porter Robinson Remix ) “ @ @ @ @ @ ( When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever ) “

Panama Jackson on Very Smart Brothas, shared by Panama Jackson to The Root

This week there has been absolutely too much going on—sometimes you just need to rock with your favorite jams of the moment to get through the day. This week’s list is made up of folks’ personal jams. Jam on it.
Jessica Moulite
Majid Jordan “Shake Shake Shake”
D Smoke “Lights On”
Jorja Smith, Popcaan “Come Over”
Ari Lennox “Chocolate Pomegranate”
Dua Lipa, Da Baby “Levitating”
Ella Mai “Not Another Love Song”
Joe Jurado
Jaden “Cabin Fever”
Calvin Harris featuring The Weeknd “Over Now”
Porter Robinson “Get Your Wish (DJ Not Porter Robinson Remix)“
Joji “Sanctuary”
Conway The Machine “Dough and Damani”
Corey Townsend
Missy Elliot “Hot Boyz”
En Vogue “Don’t Let Go”
Monica “The First Night”
Tyrese “Signs of Love Makin’”
Trillville “Some Cut”
Michael Harriot
Switch “There’ll Never Be”
Isley Brothers “Don’t Say Goodnight”
Al Green “So Glad You’re Mine”
DeBarge “Time Will Reveal”
Earth Wind & Fire “Reasons”
Panama Jackson
Uyama Hiroto “Ribbon In The Sea”
MFSB “Something For Nothing”
Laurnea “Infatution”
GoldLink “Palm Trees”
Cleo Sol “When I’m In Your Arms”
Keni Burke “Risin’ To The Top”
Mtume “Juicy Fruit”
A Tribe Called Quest “Lyics to Go”
Five Special “You’re Something Special”
Ray J “Gifts”
Kanye West “Late”
Kiana Ledé featuring Ari Lennox “Chocolate”
Ray J “Hurt You”
Anne Branigin
Duckwrth “Super Good”
Burna Boy “Wonderful”
Darondo “Didn’t I”
Daniela Andrade “Wet Dreams”
Stevie Wonder “I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)“


theroot--2020-10-02--Five NC Officers Resign After Leaving Man Who Overdosed Unattended While He Suffered Seizure

Police say they saw Harold Easter ingest the cocaine as they stood outside his SUV on January 23 .
Easter , 41 , had just been pulled over in Charlotte , N.C. after officers saw what appeared to be a drug deal .
“ Don ’ t eat it !
He ’ s eating it , ” one Charlotte-Mecklenberg cops says as he reaches inside the car window and tugs on Easter ’ s red hooded sweatshirt .
“ Hands up.
” Officers took Easter into custody but didn ’ t get him any medical assistance .
Instead , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the CMPD , Easter was tossed into an interrogation room for about 45 minutes , during which he was left alone for long stretches of time .
As CNN reports , Easter yelled for help repeatedly , and began convulsing on the table , and later on the floor of the room .
While he was left unattended for a full 37 minutes , Easter had a seizure that caused him to collapse on the floor .
He was seizing for seven minutes before officers finally got to him .
CMPD Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers involved in Easter ’ s arrest have all resigned , citing violations of CMPD protocol at the time , which required officers to check in on suspects every 15 minutes .
In February , that policy changed , now requiring police to “ maintain continuous observation ” of the people they detain .
Jennings also faulted the officers for knowing Easter had ingested a large amount of cocaine , but not immediately calling a medic .
“ I don ’ t believe these officers had malicious intent .
But they did make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t follow policy , ” Jennings said on Thursday .
“ So those bad decisions have consequences .
Especially when those decisions have contributed to the loss of a life , a life that we had the responsibility to protect.
” WBTV showed portions of the video , noting that it is “ heart-wrenching ” and difficult to watch .
Throughout his time alone in the interview room , Easter talked to himself .
“ I said I had to pee .
I needed some water , ” Easter said about five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I need some water.
” “ I ’ m getting dehydrated , ” Easter said a few minutes later , still alone , “ So if I die in here , everybody know what I ( inaudible ) .
” “ But y ’ all gon na let me die in here , ” Easter said shortly after .
While the five officers are off the CMPD force , they will not be facing criminal charges .
In a letter written in September to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation , Mecklenberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office could not have proved that Easter would have survived had he gotten adequate , immediate medical care .
Easter was a father of four .
An attorney for his family says his family watched the footage of him screaming for help and convulsing in pain as he waited in the interrogation room .
“ He ’ s unbelievable ...
He took his kids to daycare and preschool and school every day , oftentimes staying the day with them and helping out at the school , ” attorney Alex Heroy told CNN .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been extremely heartbreaking to me to see the impact this has had on the Easter family , ” Chief Jennings said , according to WBTV .
“ They ’ re good people .
Something they should not have had to endure and live through .
I do pray they find comfort in knowing that the police department did what we had to do to hold these officers accountable.
” Witnessing what happened to Easter eight months ago was harrowing for his mother in particular , said Heroy .
“ She cried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
”

Police say they saw Harold Easter ingest the cocaine as they stood outside his SUV on January 23. Easter, 41, had just been pulled over in Charlotte, N.C. after officers saw what appeared to be a drug deal.
“Don’t eat it! He’s eating it,” one Charlotte-Mecklenberg cops says as he reaches inside the car window and tugs on Easter’s red hooded sweatshirt. “Hands up.”
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Officers took Easter into custody but didn’t get him any medical assistance. Instead, according to newly-released body camera and surveillance footage from the CMPD, Easter was tossed into an interrogation room for about 45 minutes, during which he was left alone for long stretches of time.
As CNN reports, Easter yelled for help repeatedly, and began convulsing on the table, and later on the floor of the room. While he was left unattended for a full 37 minutes, Easter had a seizure that caused him to collapse on the floor. He was seizing for seven minutes before officers finally got to him.
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He died three days later.
CMPD Police Chief Johnny Jennings announced Thursday that the officers involved in Easter’s arrest have all resigned, citing violations of CMPD protocol at the time, which required officers to check in on suspects every 15 minutes. In February, that policy changed, now requiring police to “maintain continuous observation” of the people they detain.
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Jennings also faulted the officers for knowing Easter had ingested a large amount of cocaine, but not immediately calling a medic.
“I don’t believe these officers had malicious intent. But they did make a bad decision, and they didn’t follow policy,” Jennings said on Thursday. “So those bad decisions have consequences. Especially when those decisions have contributed to the loss of a life, a life that we had the responsibility to protect.”
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WBTV showed portions of the video, noting that it is “heart-wrenching” and difficult to watch.
Throughout his time alone in the interview room, Easter talked to himself.
“I said I had to pee. I needed some water,” Easter said about five minutes after entering the room. “I need some water.”
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“I’m getting dehydrated,” Easter said a few minutes later, still alone, “So if I die in here, everybody know what I (inaudible).”
“But y’all gonna let me die in here,” Easter said shortly after.
While the five officers are off the CMPD force, they will not be facing criminal charges. In a letter written in September to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Mecklenberg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather said his office could not have proved that Easter would have survived had he gotten adequate, immediate medical care.
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Easter was a father of four. An attorney for his family says his family watched the footage of him screaming for help and convulsing in pain as he waited in the interrogation room.
“He’s unbelievable...He took his kids to daycare and preschool and school every day, oftentimes staying the day with them and helping out at the school,” attorney Alex Heroy told CNN. “Family meant everything.”
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“It’s been extremely heartbreaking to me to see the impact this has had on the Easter family,” Chief Jennings said, according to WBTV. “They’re good people. Something they should not have had to endure and live through. I do pray they find comfort in knowing that the police department did what we had to do to hold these officers accountable.”
Witnessing what happened to Easter eight months ago was harrowing for his mother in particular, said Heroy.
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“She cried out the whole time for her son.”


theroot--2020-10-03--Reports: Cam Newton Has Tested Positive for COVID-19, Won't Play With the Patriots in Week 4 Game Ag

Reports: Cam Newton Has Tested Positive for COVID-19, Won't Play With the Patriots in Week 4 Game Against the Chiefs

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is reported to have tested positive for coronavirus , and as a result will not play in the game between the team and the Kansas City Chiefs planned for this week .
The Patriots announced on Saturday that one of their players had tested positive for COVID-19 and had immediately entered self-quarantine , but did not reveal the players name .
Sources told ESPN that Newton has the virus—but he isn ’ t the only NFL player to have tested positive , which has forced a reschedule of the Patriots-Chiefs Week 4 game .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there were “ positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.
” As a result of the positive tests , the NFL said Sunday ’ s scheduled game will be played either Monday or Tuesday .
A source told Schefter that “ Tuesday is more likely.
” Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta ’ amu tested positive , a source told ESPN , confirming an NFL Network report .
Ta ’ amu serves as Kansas City ’ s scout team quarterback and played the role of Newton in preparation for this week ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patriots will need to find a new starting quarterback .
This marks the first time this season that the Patriots have been affected by the coronavirus .
Up to this point , they hadn ’ t placed a player on the COVID-19 reserve list .
The new date and time for the postponed game has yet to be confirmed .
“ In consultation with infectious disease experts , both clubs are working closely with the NFL and NFLPA to evaluate multiple close contacts , perform additional testing and monitor developments , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ All decisions will be made with the health and safety of players , team and gameday personnel as our primary consideration.
” The Patriots added that their players and staff who came into close contact with the team member who has COVID-19 all tested negative for coronavirus in initial tests conducted on Saturday morning .

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is reported to have tested positive for coronavirus, and as a result will not play in the game between the team and the Kansas City Chiefs planned for this week.
The Patriots announced on Saturday that one of their players had tested positive for COVID-19 and had immediately entered self-quarantine, but did not reveal the players name.
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Sources told ESPN that Newton has the virus—but he isn’t the only NFL player to have tested positive, which has forced a reschedule of the Patriots-Chiefs Week 4 game.
From ESPN:
The NFL said in a statement Saturday that there were “positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.” As a result of the positive tests, the NFL said Sunday’s scheduled game will be played either Monday or Tuesday. A source told Schefter that “Tuesday is more likely.” Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta’amu tested positive, a source told ESPN, confirming an NFL Network report. Ta’amu serves as Kansas City’s scout team quarterback and played the role of Newton in preparation for this week’s game. With Newton out, the Patriots will need to find a new starting quarterback. This marks the first time this season that the Patriots have been affected by the coronavirus. Up to this point, they hadn’t placed a player on the COVID-19 reserve list.
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The new date and time for the postponed game has yet to be confirmed.
“In consultation with infectious disease experts, both clubs are working closely with the NFL and NFLPA to evaluate multiple close contacts, perform additional testing and monitor developments,” said the Patriots in a statement on Twitter.
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“All decisions will be made with the health and safety of players, team and gameday personnel as our primary consideration.”
The Patriots added that their players and staff who came into close contact with the team member who has COVID-19 all tested negative for coronavirus in initial tests conducted on Saturday morning.


theroot--2020-10-03--Bob Gibson, Hall of Famer from the Cardinals, Has Died at 84

Bob Gibson , the powerful former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and a National Baseball Hall of Famer , died on Friday at 84 years old from pancreatic cancer .
Gibson had been in hospice care for over a year in his hometown of Omaha , Nebraska , according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch .
Playing for the Cadinals his entire baseball career , Gibson was especially celebrated for his winning pitching in the 1968 World Series , which led him to be one of the first ( and still few ) African American pitchers to be honored with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s death came on the 52nd anniversary of perhaps his most overpowering performance , when he struck out a World Series record 17 batters in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against Detroit .
One of baseball ’ s most uncompromising competitors , the two-time Cy Young Award winner spent his entire 17-year career with St. Louis and was named the World Series MVP in their 1964 and ’ 67 championship seasons .
The Cards came up just short in 1968 , but Gibson was voted the National League ’ s MVP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baseball changed the rules for fear it would happen again .
Gibson continued to rack up impressive pitching performances with the Cardinals until he left the club in 1975 , later publishing the book Pitch By Pitch to invite fans into the story behind his stunning 1968 Series performance .
“ Everything I ’ ve talked about , Bob Gibson stood for , ” said Cardinals manager Mike Shildt to AP , in response to the pitcher ’ s death .
“ He was an elite athlete .
He was a great competitor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think he would have enjoyed playing on this team .
We ’ re going to miss him.
” Gibson maintained ties with the Cardinals and often spoke highly of the team ’ s one-time manager Johnny Keane , despite experiencing racism from that manager ’ s predecessor , Solly Hemus , and even from fans in the stadiums .
In more recent years Gibson acted as a mentor to the team ’ s younger Black players , like Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty .
“ That one hurts , ” Flaherty said of Gibson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a legend , first and foremost , somebody who I was lucky enough to learn from .
You don ’ t get the opportunity to learn from somebody of that caliber and somebody who was that good very often.
” Gibson ’ s former long-time teammate with the Cardinals , outfielder Lou Brock , died earlier this month at 81 .

Bob Gibson, the powerful former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and a National Baseball Hall of Famer, died on Friday at 84 years old from pancreatic cancer.
Gibson had been in hospice care for over a year in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Playing for the Cadinals his entire baseball career, Gibson was especially celebrated for his winning pitching in the 1968 World Series, which led him to be one of the first (and still few) African American pitchers to be honored with the Cy Young Award.
From AP:
Gibson’s death came on the 52nd anniversary of perhaps his most overpowering performance, when he struck out a World Series record 17 batters in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against Detroit. One of baseball’s most uncompromising competitors, the two-time Cy Young Award winner spent his entire 17-year career with St. Louis and was named the World Series MVP in their 1964 and ’67 championship seasons. The Cards came up just short in 1968, but Gibson was voted the National League’s MVP and shut down opponents so well that baseball changed the rules for fear it would happen again.
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Gibson continued to rack up impressive pitching performances with the Cardinals until he left the club in 1975, later publishing the book Pitch By Pitch to invite fans into the story behind his stunning 1968 Series performance.
“Everything I’ve talked about, Bob Gibson stood for,” said Cardinals manager Mike Shildt to AP, in response to the pitcher’s death. “He was an elite athlete. He was a great competitor. He was a winner. I think he would have enjoyed playing on this team. We’re going to miss him.”
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Gibson maintained ties with the Cardinals and often spoke highly of the team’s one-time manager Johnny Keane, despite experiencing racism from that manager’s predecessor, Solly Hemus, and even from fans in the stadiums. In more recent years Gibson acted as a mentor to the team’s younger Black players, like Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty.
“That one hurts,” Flaherty said of Gibson’s death. “He’s a legend, first and foremost, somebody who I was lucky enough to learn from. You don’t get the opportunity to learn from somebody of that caliber and somebody who was that good very often.”
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Gibson’s former long-time teammate with the Cardinals, outfielder Lou Brock, died earlier this month at 81.