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Lidle dies as plane crashes into Manhattan high-rise — NEW YORK — A small plane piloted by New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, killing at least four people, authorities said. — Lidle died in the crash.
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CNN:
Airplane crashes into Manhattan high-rise … NEW YORK (CNN) — A small airplane crashed into a 50-story residential building on Manhattan's East Side on Wednesday, killing at least two people, the New York City Fire Department and New York City Police Department said.
Alan Schwarz / ESPN:
Recalling a now eerie conversation — You read about these things, you watch some hair-netted nitwit peer into Geraldo's camera and declare, "By golly, I was gonna go in that car with him" ... and you roll your eyes, numb to the tale's banality. Someone was always gonna go in that car with him.
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Lidle's tragic death hurts deeply — Game takes back seat for writer after his friend is killed — OAKLAND — Objective? Detached? Professional? — How? — Why? — Can't do it. — I lost a friend on Wednesday when former A's pitcher Cory Lidle died in a plane crash in Manhattan.
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Yankees' Lidle killed in plane crash — Small plane slams into Manhattan high-rise building — NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle died in an airplane accident in New York City on Wednesday afternoon when a plane he was piloting crashed into a 50-story building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
MSNBC:
Two dead; no evidence of terrorism, officials say — From first impact to first responders, view images from the small plane crash in New York City. — NEW YORK - A small plane with New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday …
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Lidle, 2nd person die in NYC plane crash — NEW YORK - A small plane carrying New York Yankee Cory Lidle slammed into a 40-story apartment building Wednesday, killing the pitcher and a second person in a crash that rained flaming debris onto the sidewalks and briefly raised fears of another terrorist attack.
New York Times:
Yankee Dies in Plane Crash, Official Says — Corey Lidle, a pitcher for the New York Yankees, was killed today when a plane crashed into a residential high-rise building on New York City's Upper East Side, igniting several apartments before pieces of the aircraft crashed to the ground …
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Lidle remembered by former teammates — (AP Photo/Bucks County Courier Times, Randy Miller) — NEW YORK —When Cory Lidle walked into the New York Yankees' clubhouse for the first time this summer, Jason Giambi was elated to see his old friend. — The pair were teammates …
Ben Walker / Associated Press:Lidle had twin passions — pitching and flying
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets' Pitching Situation Complicated by Rainout — The Mets' great adventure through the playoffs must wait another day. Game 1 of their National League Championship Series against St. Louis last night was postponed because of rain, setting up five consecutive games and complicating the Mets' already shaky pitching situation.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Game 1 of NLCS postponed by rain — NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets might have to face Chris Carpenter sooner than expected. — Game 1 of the NL championship series between New York and St. Louis was postponed Wednesday night because of a steady rain, giving the Cardinals a chance to pitch their ace on full rest in Game 2.
Associated Press:
Calf injury could keep Tigers' Casey out of ALCS — OAKLAND, Calif. — Detroit Tigers first baseman Sean Casey has a partial tear in a muscle in his left calf and could miss the rest of the AL Championship Series against the Oakland Athletics. — Casey injured himself in the sixth inning …
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Fox Sports:
No easy outs in Tigers' lineup — The Detroit Tigers — not without some Todd Jones-induced late-inning drama on Wednesday — are now up 2-0 in the ALCS. — The best road team in baseball this season just went into Oakland and took the first pair. That means the odds are on Detroit's side …
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Verlander, bottom three defeat A's — Righty throws solid outing, bats make it hold up in Game 2 — OAKLAND — Justin Verlander once again lit up the radar gun at McAfee Stadium, hitting triple digits. Yet it was the way his offense lit up the scoreboard that seemingly overwhelmed the homestanding A's.
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Rich Dubroff / MLB.com:
Nats' new stadium going smoothly — Construction slightly ahead of schedule in Washington — WASHINGTON — It's a construction site now, but in 18 months, the Washington Nationals will be playing baseball there. — The new stadium that's rising in southeast Washington …
Associated Press:
Cashman: Yankees not looking to trade A-Rod — NEW YORK — Joe Torre will be back with the New York Yankees and it looks as though A-Rod will be, too. — General manager Brian Cashman said the team had no intention of trading Alex Rodriguez, who failed to drive in a run in the playoffs …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers' job narrowed down to four — Possible candidates among A's, Mets and inside Rangers — ARLINGTON — The Rangers have narrowed their search to four candidates for their managerial opening, according to industry sources. — Rangers bench coach Don Wakamatsu …
