The Crash: Update
From ESPN:
New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was the pilot of a small airplane that crashed into a 50-story condominium in Manhattan, and Lidle is one of two confirmed dead.
UPDATE: A witness tells the Times, Lidle: "was on an incline, accelerating as he passed. Then he hooked around the corner, he hit the north side of the building, and you heard a tremendous explosion."
Ben has more stories here.
And the AP adds:-- Azi PaybarahOn Sunday, the day after the Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs, Lidle cleaned out his locker at Yankee Stadium and talked about his interest in flying.
high and outside.
awful.
a-rod's fault