Cory Lidle is a professional baseball player. He's a right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees and wears number 30. He is managed by pitching manager Ron Guidry.
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... 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
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... 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... 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
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... 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
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“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 .
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“Spending the... Read Full Story
He was a helluva guy - Yankee Blue poured though his veins. He had dinner with Geffner last night - unbelieveable.
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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
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... Read Full Story
