RIP Cory Lidle
Today was greeted with one of the most sad news stories I've had to read in awhile. Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was killed when the single-engine plane he was flying crashed into a Manhatten Building Wednesday. He is survived by his wife Melanie and his son Christopher.
Lidle had been playing Major League Baseball for 9 seasons, enjoying stints with the Devil Rays, the Athletics, the Mets, the Reds, the Blue Jays and the Phillies before joining the New York Yankees, recently eliminated from post season play. While he was not an All-Star caliber player, his personality garnered praise from just about every player who took the field with him.
Lidle is the third well known MLB player to be killed in plane accidents. Roberto Clemente was also lost in a plane accident in 1972.
Thoughts, comments and prayers are definitely in order if you have any or all.
