Cory Lidle

Over Coffee this morning the usual suspects from the Buttonville flying club kicked around the idea that the tragic accident involving a Cirrus in New York City was caused by a stall out in a steep turn.     As I fly C-GOPX, a Canadian registered Cirrus that is the same model and year as the plane involved I was asked to speculate as to if this was a possibility.         I can not say for certain what might have happened to Cory Lidle, who played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2003 and was currently pitching for the New York ... Read Full Story

Canada.com pulled together statements from various people within the Yankees organization and major league baseball. Linked from http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=45a3629d-fdbd-4b31-911f-08b8c5dcde16 --- “This is a terrible and shocking tragedy that has stunned the entire Yankees organization. I offer my deep condolences and prayers to his wife, Melanie, and son, Christopher, on their enormous loss.” - New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner . --- “Spending the last few months as Cory’s teammate, I came to know him as a great man. While he was known as a baseball player, he was, more importantly, a husband and father and, at a time like this, I want to share my ... Read Full Story

Cory Lidle crashed his plane into The Belaire condominiums in New York City on Oct 11th, 2006. Lidle recently pitched one and a half innings in the final game of the Division Series against the Detroit Tigers and gave up 3 earned runs.  He had a 12-10 regular-season record with a 4.85 ERA. Cory Lidle pitched with the Phillies before coming to the NY Yankees. He started his pro baseball career in 1997 with the Mets. He also pitched for a short stint for Tampa Bay, Oakland, Toronto and Cincinnati. Lidle wasn't always popular with his teammates.  He became a replacement player in 1995, ... Read Full Story

Sports journalism is a field where journalist/athlete friendships are a taboo, but in rare cases they do exist.  Writer Mychael Urban considers pitcher Cory Lidle a friend, and in this heartfelt piece he walks us through the emotions he felt on Wednesday, October 12, the day that Lidle trgically died in a plane crash. "He was the least pretentious pro I've ever met. Probably the most honest, too -- even when he knew his honesty might get him in trouble." link Read Full Story

A small plane owned by New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a 50-story condominium tower,  The Belaire Apartments ,  today on Manhattan's Upper East Side, killing at least four people.   A law enforcement official in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Cory Lidle was on the plane. Read Full Story

If Cory Lidle was as good as this guy to my left and landed his plane in the Hudson River...would we ever know Darrell Rasner, Jeff Karstens, Sir Sidney, IPK, Ross Ohlendorf, or even...Chase (Mr.) Wright? Would these beloved Yankee figures even get a shot at showing off their out-of-this-world stuff if Cory Lidle was taking up their place on the team as "token, doesn't really belong in the Majors, pitcher"? So as the fortunate few on the doomed U.S. Airways count their blessings, we also count our blessings that our beloved Cory Lidle wasn't as lucky. We are thankful for Cory's death, so ... Read Full Story

NY Yankee Cory Lidle was a recreational pilot. He owned the plane that crashed into The Belaire Apartments earlier today. Authorities have not yet announced whether Lidle was piloting the plane when it crashed, but it is likely. Read Full Story

Unfortunately, no amount of money will bring Cory Lidle back.  His accident was tragic and its a loss to his family and to the sport.  But now his family might get hit with more bad news. Cory Lidle was covered by the Major League Baseball Players ' union's benefit plan.  The plan includes a $450,000 life insurance benefit and an accidental death benefit of $ 1.05 million.  But the fine print of the plan includes an exclusion for "any incident related to travel in an aircraft . . . while acting in any capacity other than as a passenger." Lidle and Tyler Stanger , ... Read Full Story

When you take off in a light airplane, you want to get to the highest speed and highest altitude, as soon as possible ! Cory made the mistake, of many New Pilots, of taking off at a Low Speed, and making Turns, at a Low Altitude ! Taking turns at a low speed, and at a low altitude, will cause any light Airplane to fall out of the Sky ! Cory should have taken off with the Engine gunned, and he should have aimed for a very High Altitude, as soon as possible, instead of going sight seeing around Manhatten Island, at very low ... Read Full Story

(800lb) - New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle’s plane crashed in New York because the pilot was an overbearing, underachieving, loud-mouthed asshole, federal investigators said Tuesday. In presenting their findings, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said they still don’t know whether Lidle or his flight instructor was piloting the plane at the time of the Oct. 11, [...] Read Full Story