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ESPN:
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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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.
mlb.mlb.com:
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.
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 …
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 …
NY Daily News:
Guilt & regret, but Dog barks on — Monday, it was business as usual for Mike Francesa and Chris (Mad Dog) Russo. While rehashing the Yankees' Detroit debacle, they descended on Cory Lidle and pounded him. — Pounded him pretty hard. — Still, longtime listeners have heard worse crunch jobs from the boys.
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.
Ben Walker / Associated Press:Lidle had twin passions — pitching and flying
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The Musings and Prophecies …
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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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 …
Nico / Athletics Nation:Down But Not Out — Don't get me wrong, I don't like going down 2-0 at home.
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.
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Rangers concentrate search on four candidates — NEW YORK - The Rangers have narrowed their list of managerial candidates to four, a source confirmed, with an outside chance of adding a fifth candidate. — The four candidates are Rangers bench coach Don Wakamatsu, New York Mets third-base …
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals lose righty Wood to Rangers — Right-hander Mike Wood is looking forward to a fresh start with the Texas Rangers after departing the Royals on Wednesday in a waiver claim. — "It's pretty exciting, I think," he said. "I guess we'll find out." — The Royals cleared two more spaces …
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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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FishStripes
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 …
Jim Reeves / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Rangers need a wizard — The Red Sox wallow in the Curse of the Bambino. The Cubs slather themselves with the Billy Goat Curse. — Neither of those teams has any idea what a hex really is until they've walked in the Rangers' shoes. — Or, better yet, stepped on the Rangers' pitching mound.
