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October 11, 2006

Corey Lidle's Plane Crashes into New York City Skyscraper: The plane that crashed into the Upper Ease Side building today was registered to the New York Yankees pitcher. One month ago the New York Times ran a feature on Lidle and his plane that's disturbing in hindsight. "A player-pilot is still a sensitive topic for the Yankees, whose captain, Thurman Munson, was killed in the crash of a plane he was flying in 1979. Lidle, acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies on July 30, said his plane was safe."

posted by toradio to baseball at 03:53 PM - 117 comments