It's being reported lidl was on the plane that crashed into the upper east Side Building in NYC. ESPM says he was the pilot of the plane in a small "breaking news" blurb on the front page but no article is avilable yet.
It's being reported lidl was on the plane that crashed into the upper east Side Building in NYC. ESPM says he was the pilot of the plane in a small "breaking news" blurb on the front page but no article is avilable yet.
He was the pilot of the plane that crashed into a high-rise condo building.
Sad news. RIP Cory.
rf28
This is sad and shocking
Apparently they found it out because they found his driver's license at the scene.
rf28
That sucks.
"For someone who was never meant for this world, I must confess I'm suddenly having a hard time leaving it. Of course, they say every atom in our bodies was once part of a star. Maybe I'm not leaving... maybe I'm going home."
The last game I went to this year he was pitching...RIP Cory.
Sorry that this had to happen. Why not have in a players contract your not able to pilot airplanes or hi speed motocycles? There are to many guys being injuried or killed! Big Ben could have very will have died.
All I am saying is during your playing career there should be a stipulation stating no flying airplanes on your own! Who else needs to die for these owners to figure things out! That's the 2nd yankee I know of.
To bad this had to happen. Hope the family make's it through it.
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Im wondering why he was flying so close to the high-rises
I wondered the same thing.
To fly a private plane, as he was, requires a license, which he had. The skills required to get this license make flying a relatively safe method of travel. His flying was done in the off season, so it did not interfere with his training or pitching schedule.
I doubt if any player that is a licensed pilot would allow a clause to be put into a contract saying they could not fly a plane. It would be like a licensed driver being told he couldn't drive a car.
All this said, it is a sad day for baseball fans. Cory Lidle was not going to be a Hall of Famer. He was not in line for any awards for excellence. He was a good, not great, major league pitcher whose life ended too early.
Rest in peace, Cory.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans...." John Lennon
Actually, word from some top experts is that there was a hole in the tank, or the tank wasn't properly filled, and that neither pilots noticed until it was too late. That's why there wasn't a larger fire, and a bigger explosion...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http:.../v/PIAj-ilYtwQ
a little Tribute to Corey Lidle