Mel
10-11-06, 5:18 PM
Man what a freak thing :confused:
Lidle dies as plane crashes into Manhattan high-rise
NEW YORK -- A small plane with New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, killing Lidle and three other people and raining flaming debris on sidewalks, authorities said.
Federal Aviation Administration records showed the single-engine plane was registered to Lidle, and FBI reports show that Lidle's passport was found at the scene. The FBI believed Lidle was the only person aboard the plane and the other three deaths occurred inside the building.
Lidle crossed the picket line at spring training in 1995 following the '94 players' strike. He pitched for seven major-league teams beginning in 1997 with the Mets. He also pitched for Tampa Bay, Oakland, Toronto, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and finally the Yankees, who acquired him before the trade deadline in July along with outfielder Bobby Abreu.
rest -> http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2621860
CNN -> http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/11/plane.crash/index.html
Lidle dies as plane crashes into Manhattan high-rise
NEW YORK -- A small plane with New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, killing Lidle and three other people and raining flaming debris on sidewalks, authorities said.
Federal Aviation Administration records showed the single-engine plane was registered to Lidle, and FBI reports show that Lidle's passport was found at the scene. The FBI believed Lidle was the only person aboard the plane and the other three deaths occurred inside the building.
Lidle crossed the picket line at spring training in 1995 following the '94 players' strike. He pitched for seven major-league teams beginning in 1997 with the Mets. He also pitched for Tampa Bay, Oakland, Toronto, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and finally the Yankees, who acquired him before the trade deadline in July along with outfielder Bobby Abreu.
rest -> http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2621860
CNN -> http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/11/plane.crash/index.html