joining me now on the rapid response panel, terrence moore, columnist at mlb.com and bob nightingale,mnist. gentlemen, great to have you with us tonight. on a sad story, unfortunate that a great one such as hank aaron or anyone of color would have to put up with this. bob, you interviewed aaron and got a chance to read some of the hate mail he received after your article came out. what struck you the most? >> i mean, just heartbreaking. everything mr. aaron said holds true, where he said as much as things have changed, a lot have stayed the same. just as racism is not as overt as it used to be, but simply camouflaged. and i think the mail that's gone to the braves' offices this week simply reflect that to signal what's still going on. >> terrence, what does it say about where we stand as a country? i mean, how can we have tough conversations about race if this is going to be the response? >> well, i'll tell you something, ed i worked at the "atlanta journal-constitution" for 25 years i was the first african-american general sports columnist in the history of the south. back in 1984. p