Yankees pitcher killed in crash of small plane in Manhattan

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 Yankees pitcher killed in crash of small plane in Manhattan
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor were killed Wednesday when the 34-year-old ballplayer's plane crashed into a high-rise apartment building in New York, city and baseball team officials said. No residents at the Belaire Condominiums at 524 E. 72nd Street near the East River were injured. Two bodies and Lidle's passport were found in the street, responders ... [link]

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Ricciardi Is Desperate
Published 3/26/2008 by Dustin Parkes at Drunk Jays Fans
... I've stood by Ricciardi while others have called the recent dismissals of Reed Johnson and Sal Fasano classless, and I'm all for thinking outside the box, but this may be going too far even for my taste. ...

Impossible happenings on the MLB transactions page
Published 3/26/2008 at Big League Stew
... Lidle, of course, died in 2006 when a plane he was piloting crashed into a building in NYC. Plus, the last time he pitched for the Blue Jays was in 2003. He was a Yankee at the time of his death. ...

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