St. Louis Cardinals beat writer Derrick Gould helped save a man’s life yesterday in the Cubs dugout. The team was about to announce that manager Joe Maddon would not be returning next season, but there was a delay. Videographer Mike Flanary had collapsed and briefly did not have a pulse. Goold performed CPR before Cubs training staff and emergency personnel took over. Goold, who works for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, is a former lifeguard and Eagle Scout trained in CPR. Stadium doctor David Tan said, “Derrick wasn’t afraid. He didn’t hesitate. And he did it. This was a clinical save that was started by Derrick Goold. Period.” Officials say Flanary is in critical but stable condition after suffering a heart attack and stroke.
