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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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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.
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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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
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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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.
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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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 …