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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 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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Marcus Hayes / Philly.com:
No fear of flying: A close look at Lidle — NEW YORK - Maybe I should have just gone back to the hotel. — The street vendor who sold me a knockoff Burberry scarf marveled at the chopper that crashed into the building on the Upper East Side. He raised his gray portable radio up to his ear …
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
It became a tragic sports story — NEW YORK — For a few hours, it was an international story, striking fear into the hearts of Americans and reminding us of our worst day since Pearl Harbor, that blue-sky Tuesday five years ago when the towers fell and changed us forever.
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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 …
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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.
Ben Walker / Associated Press:Lidle had twin passions — pitching and flying
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Josh Suchon / Contra Costa Times:
A's suffer another big hurt Thomas fails to deliver; Detroit leads series 2-0 — OAKLAND - As he walked out of the interview room before Wednesday's game, A's manager Ken Macha walked past A's killer Placido Polanco and told him, "Take a vacation or something, will ya?"
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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 …
Julian Garcia / NY Daily News:
Mets are stirring to Straw — Says core can take Apple — Just because the Mets are in the National League Championship Series and the Yankees are out of the playoffs doesn't mean the Mets own New York City, at least not yet. — So says someone who won World Series rings with both teams - Darryl Strawberry.
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Strawberry: Mets can win back NYC — The last time Darryl Strawberry appeared in the playoffs, it was across town, wearing the pinstriped uniform for the Yankees. And even though he was supposed to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for last night's Game 1 of the National League Championship Series …
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.
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
St. Louis shunning Marquis matchup — The Cardinals left 14-game winner - or perhaps more significantly, 16-game loser - Jason Marquis off their 25-man roster yesterday, figuring to replace the Staten Island product as their Game 4 starter in the NLCS with rookie Anthony Reyes.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Pedro already feeling better — Ace: I'll be back, improved in '07 — A giddy Pedro Martinez, his right shoulder still in a sling, predicted yesterday that he would return to the Mets during the second half of the 2007 season. He also predicted he would return a stronger pitcher.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Floyd starting, to his surprise — Not only did Cliff Floyd land on the NLCS roster, he was slated to be in last night's starting lineup. — The latter part seemed to surprise Floyd, who had informed Willie Randolph on Tuesday that he felt well enough to contribute this round despite …
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Clark Spencer / Miami Herald:
Marlins allowed to grow facial hair under Gonzalez, but can they? — Under Fredi Gonzalez, the Marlins are allowed to grow facial hair — but can they? — cspencer@MiamiHerald.com — Old manager Joe Girardi prohibited it. New manager Fredi Gonzalez is permitting it.
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Marc Lancaster / Cincinnati Post:
Reds' ax falls on Chambliss — Hitting coach told he won't be back — As Chris Chambliss drove down I-75 last week from Cincinnati to his home near Atlanta, he had every reason to believe he would be back as the Reds' hitting coach in 2007. — Then, his cell phone rang.
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