plane crashes into residential bldg in NYC!

[metmagic]

my co-worker's mother (from the midwest, I think?) just called to let us know! (funny how we're always the last to know and we live here!)


anyone know the details???? I can't see it from my building.... supposed to be on 72nd & York...... should be on the news right now....

[Tigers#1]

This is from CNN:

Aircraft crashes into New York building

NEW YORK (CNN) -- An aircraft has crashed into the middle of a brick luxury highrise residential building on Manhattan's Upper East Side at 72nd Street and York Avenue, police officials said.

The building is very close to the East River. There was no word on casualties as firefighters battled the flames that shot up from several windows on the 10th story. The Federal Aviation Administration has said a "general aviation" aircraft had hit the building.

A North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) spokesperson told CNN that it had not been tracking the plane.

Witness Sarah Steiner told CNN that fires were burning on the ground. "It looks like the plane just flew into someone's living room there."

"It looks as if the aircraft didn't go into the building but fell down," she said. "It may be part of the debris burning on the ground."

Steiner said that when she arrived, she saw fire shooting out of two windows on approximately the 30th floor of the 50 story building.

Video from the scene shows at least three apartments in the high rise fully engulfed in flames.

[rockin500]

right now they say no residential casualties.

[Atlanta Braves Freak]

There are now 2 reported dead, no report if they're residential or plane casualties.

[rockin500]

There are now 2 reported dead, no report if they're residential or plane casualties.
they are plane casualties.

[Nanner]

I have the TV on. Channel 4 is now saying there are 4 casualties. 2 in the plane, and 2 residents of the building.

NY1 is also saying the plane is registered in Lakeland, FL, and is registered to Corey Lidle. But they are not saying he was on board.

[Nanner]

Sorry, that was Channel 2 - WCBS - that was reporting it was registered to Corey Lidle.

Now they're saying that right now the Yankees are trying to locate him. :(

[Royce]

I just posted this in the Yankees forum. I've been watching too, I first saw it around 3:30 and this Corey Lidle stuff came out just like 10 minutes ago.

Hope Corey is okay.

[PissedPrincess]

Corey Lidle is dead. :rip:

:(

[Nanner]

Oh, geez. They're now saying that a member of the Yankee organization was on this plane. :(

They're not saying for sure that he was on the plane, though......:(

[Royce]

They're saying that there WAS a Yankee on the plane, but not directly saying Lidle himself. That doesn't make sense.

[Addict Sports]

They found Corey Lidle's passport on the ground on the street.

[Chisox73]

This is absolutely horrible to hear.:(

Godspeed to the victims and thier families.

[Royce]

:rip: C.L.

[Scrub]

R.I.P. Corey Lidle.

[Spitball67]

are they confirming it is Lidle? Sad to hear that. :(

[metmagic]

oh my God :crying2:

[PopTop]

Wow! Too sad. Had my head buried in work here and never got around to checking any news wires off the ticker most of the day.

What a freakin' shame. Not that there's a good time for something like this to happen, but this sure is a bad time considering the games that are to be played today, one of them right there in New York. Got to be tough on all of the players to have to carry on through something like this.

[Baseball Guru]

This is unfreakinbelievable.....

[TXRangers]

Very sad day indeed. Sorry to everyone that was lost in that accident today. I hope thier families can find some peace one day soon.

Tex

[Nanner]

So sad. How horrible. I can't get my mind around it. :(

[Baseball Guru]

are they confirming it is Lidle? Sad to hear that. :(

Yes, ESPN is reporting it is him....

[Pjj1020]

NY Times is saying he's dead, and so is about every News channel in New York.

Say a prayer for him. RIP CORY LIDLE

[rockin500]

damn. sad. :(

they cant release the names officially since the next of kin hasnt been informed.

[Pjj1020]

On the news its the saddest thing. There was a guy talking about it who totally broke down and cried.

[Panzram]

:rip:

[I Are Baboon]

This is terrible. :(

[Royce]

If you guys have been watching the news/ESPN they've referred to an article in the Times about Lidle and flying. Here it is if you guys are interested:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/08/sports/baseball/08yankees.html?ex=1315368000&en=f488e3344c30a4f4&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

[~*TiGeRs f@N*~]

OMG I am so sad :(

[Sheafaithful]

How very sad..... :(

I still don't even understand it...

[Tigers#1]

How does a plane, even a small plane, crash into a giant building and only kill 2-4 people?

[rockin500]

because the building is VERY sturdy, and the plane is very flimsy. that plane has very little mass., comparitively speaking.

[redsfan]

I thought I dreamt this. I fell asleep in front of the TV. When I woke up, my wife told me what had happened. I am still trying to get all the info.

[GaryMrMets]

:rip: Corey Lidle :rip:

Corey may have just finished off this season playing for the hated New York Yankees, but he made his major league debut with the Mets in 1997.

http://www.ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0573

Cory Fulton Lidle
Born: March 22, 1972 at Hollywood, Cal.
Died: October 11, 2006 at New York, N.Y.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 5.11 Weight: 180

First Mets game: May 8, 1997
Last Mets game: September 23, 1997

Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Mets in exchange for Kelly Stinnett on January 17, 1996.

Drafted from Mets by Arizona Diamondbacks on November 18, 1997.

Cory Lidle also played for the following teams:
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1999, 2000
Oakland Athletics 2001, 2002
Toronto Blue Jays 2003
Cincinnati Reds 2004
Philadelphia Phillies 2004 - 2006
New York Yankees 2006

Pitching Record with New York Mets
Year G IP W L Pct. H R ER HR SO BB GS CG ShO Sv ERA
1997 54 81.2 7 2 .778 86 38 32 7 54 20 2 0 0 2 3.53
1 year 54 81.2 7 2 .778 86 38 32 7 54 20 2 0 0 2 3.53

Mets record in games started by Cory Lidle
1997: (1-1)

Batting Record with New York Mets
Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB Avg. TB OBP Slg.
1997 54 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 .000 0 .167 .000
1 year 54 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 .000 0 .167 .000

http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lidleco01.shtml

Cory Fulton Lidle Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut May 8, 1997
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Born March 22, 1972 in Hollywood, CA
Died October 11, 2006 in New York, NY

Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1990. (All Transactions)

Pitching Glossary

Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
1997 25 NYM NL 7 2 54 2 0 0 20 2 81.7 86 38 32 7 20 54 3 2 345 4 0 3.53 4.04 115 1.298
1999 27 TBD AL 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5.0 8 4 4 0 2 4 0 0 24 0 0 7.20 4.87 68 2.000
2000 28 TBD AL 4 6 31 11 0 0 5 0 96.7 114 61 54 13 29 62 3 6 424 3 0 5.03 4.92 98 1.479
2001 29 OAK AL 13 6 29 29 1 0 0 0 188.0 170 84 75 23 47 118 10 5 762 7 0 3.59 4.35 121 1.154
2002 30 OAK AL 8 10 31 30 2 2 0 0 192.0 191 90 83 17 39 111 6 6 796 3 1 3.89 4.65 119 1.198
2003 31 TOR AL 12 15 31 31 2 0 0 0 192.7 216 133 123 24 60 112 5 9 840 3 0 5.75 4.71 82 1.433
2004 32 TOT NL 12 12 34 34 5 3 0 0 211.3 224 123 115 27 61 126 10 8 911 5 0 4.90 4.11 84 1.349
CIN NL 7 10 24 24 3 1 0 0 149.0 170 95 88 24 44 93 5 8 656 4 0 5.32 4.01 75 1.436
PHI NL 5 2 10 10 2 2 0 0 62.3 54 28 27 3 17 33 5 0 255 1 0 3.90 4.36 112 1.139
2005 33 PHI NL 13 11 31 31 1 0 0 0 184.7 210 105 93 18 40 121 6 6 792 5 0 4.53 4.53 100 1.354
2006 34 TOT 12 10 31 30 0 0 0 0 170.7 181 100 92 30 58 130 11 5 745 4 0 4.85 4.56 94 1.400
PHI NL 8 7 21 21 0 0 0 0 125.3 132 74 66 19 39 98 8 4 542 3 0 4.74 4.63 98 1.364
NYY AL 4 3 10 9 0 0 0 0 45.3 49 26 26 11 19 32 3 1 203 1 0 5.16 4.38 85 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
9 Yr WL% .532 82 72 277 199 11 5 26 2 1322.7 1400 738 671 159 356 838 54 47 5639 34 1 4.57 4.48 98 1.328
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
162 Game Avg 11 10 39 28 1 0 3 0 188.7 200 105 95 22 50 119 7 6 805 4 0 4.57 4.48 98 1.328
Career High 13 15 54 34 5 3 20 2 211.3 224 133 123 30 61 130 11 9 911 7 1 3.53 4.92 121 1.154

* indicates the value is park adjusted
Batting Glossary

Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
1997 25 NYM NL 51 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .167 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 28 TBD AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 29 OAK AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 30 OAK AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003 31 TOR AL 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 2 0 0 0 0 0
2004 32 TOT NL 32 62 3 9 4 0 1 6 0 0 5 36 .145 .209 .258 16 8 0 0 0 0
CIN NL 22 42 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 23 .143 .234 .190 8 4 0 0 0 0
PHI NL 10 20 1 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 13 .150 .150 .400 8 4 0 0 0 0
2005 33 PHI NL 31 58 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 30 .138 .153 .138 8 8 0 0 0 0
2006 34 TOT 31 34 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 .088 .139 .147 5 4 0 0 0 1
PHI NL 21 34 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 .088 .139 .147 5 4 0 0 0 1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
9 Seasons 156 170 10 22 4 1 1 8 0 0 9 87 .129 .173 .182 31 21 0 0 0 1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
162 Game Avg 177 10 23 4 1 1 8 0 0 9 90 .129 .173 .182 32 22 0 0 0 1
Career High 51 62 3 9 4 1 1 6 0 0 5 36 16 8 0 0 0 1

Special Batting Glossary

Year Ag Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/27 OWP BA *lgBA OBP *lgOBP SLG *lgSLG OPS *lgOPS*OPS+ psOPS SB%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+----+
1997 25 NYM NL 6 5 0 0.00 | .000 .266| .167 .337| .000 .417| .167 .754| -51 0%
2000 28 TBD AL 2 2 0 0.00 | .000 .276| .000 .350| .000 .444| .000 .794|-100 0%
2001 29 OAK AL 2 2 0 0.00 | .000 .262| .000 .328| .000 .422| .000 .750|-100 0%
2002 30 OAK AL 2 2 0 0.00 | .000 .269| .000 .337| .000 .432| .000 .769|-100 0%
2003 31 TOR AL 6 4 1 6.75 | .333 .274| .333 .340| .333 .438| .666 .778| 74 0%
2004 32 TOT NL 75 61 3 1.33 | .145 .263| .209 .334| .258 .427| .467 .761| 23 0%
CIN NL 51 40 2 1.35 | .143 .260| .234 .330| .190 .421| .424 .751| 16 0%
PHI NL 24 21 1 1.29 | .150 .271| .150 .343| .400 .439| .550 .782| 35 0%
2005 33 PHI NL 67 58 1 0.47 | .138 .278| .153 .349| .138 .442| .291 .792| -25 0%
2006 34 TOT 40 36 1 0.75 | .088 .276| .139 .347| .147 .448| .286 .795| -27 0%
PHI NL 40 36 1 0.75 | .088 .276| .139 .347| .147 .448| .286 .795| -27 0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+----+
9 Seasons 200 170 6 0.95 | .129 .271| .173 .342| .182 .437| .355 .779| -8 0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted
Fielding Glossary

Year Ag Tm Lg Pos G PO A E DP FP lgFP RFg lgRFg RF9 lgRF9 GS Inn
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 25 NYM NL P 54 5 8 0 0 1.000 .953 0.24 0.52 1.43 1.86 2 81.7
1999 27 TBD AL P 5 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.48 3.60 1.62 1 5.0
2000 28 TBD AL P 31 6 19 1 1 .962 .956 0.81 0.46 2.33 1.62 11 96.7
2001 29 OAK AL P 29 13 30 2 0 .956 .955 1.48 0.49 2.06 1.75 29 188.0
2002 30 OAK AL P 31 15 42 2 5 .966 .957 1.84 0.48 2.67 1.69 30 192.0
2003 31 TOR AL P 31 15 31 0 4 1.000 .957 1.48 0.49 2.15 1.73 31 192.7
2004 32 TOT NL P 34 17 44 1 2 .984 .965 1.79 0.47 2.60 1.84 34 211.3
CIN NL P 24 13 34 1 1 .979 .965 1.96 0.47 2.84 1.84 24 149.0
PHI NL P 10 4 10 0 1 1.000 .965 1.40 0.47 2.02 1.83 10 62.3
2005 33 PHI NL P 31 16 28 1 1 .978 .960 1.42 0.46 2.14 1.75 31 184.7
2006 34 TOT P 31 12 34 1 4 .979 .957 1.48 0.43 2.43 1.68 30 170.6
PHI NL P 21 9 19 1 2 .966 .957 1.33 0.43 2.01 1.72 21 125.3
NYY AL P 10 3 15 0 2 1.000 .958 1.80 0.42 3.58 1.57 9 45.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
Position Total P* 277 99 238 8 17 .977 .958 1.22 0.48 2.29 1.74 199 1322.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
Overall Total 277 99 238 8 17 .977 .958 1.22 0.48 2.29 1.74 199 1323

Postseason Pitching

Year Round Tm Opp WLser G GS ERA W-L SV CG SHO IP H ER BB SO
+------------------+-----+--+--+------+-----+--+--+---+-----+---+---+---+---+
2001 ALDS OAK NYY L 1 1 10.80 0-1 0 0 0 3.3 5 4 3 0
2002 ALDS OAK MIN L 1 0 9.00 0-0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0
2006 ALDS NYY DET L 1 0 20.25 0-0 0 0 0 1.3 4 3 0 1
+------------------+-----+--+--+------+-----+--+--+---+-----+---+---+---+---+
3 Lg Div Series 0-3 3 1 12.71 0-1 0 0 0 5.7 11 8 3 1
+------------------+-----+--+--+------+-----+--+--+---+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting

Year Round Tm Opp WLser G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB CS SH SF HBP
+------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+--+--+--+--+--+
2001 ALDS OAK NYY L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 ALDS OAK MIN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+--+--+--+--+--+
2 Lg Div Series 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+--+--+--+--+--+

Transactions
August 25, 1990: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

April 1, 1993: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

September 17, 1993: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Pocatello (Pioneer).

January 17, 1996: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Mets for Kelly Stinnett.

November 18, 1997: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the New York Mets as the 13th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

October 7, 1998: Selected off waivers by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

January 8, 2001: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Ben Grieve to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Oakland Athletics sent Angel Berroa and A.J. Hinch to the Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals sent Johnny Damon and Mark Ellis to the Oakland Athletics.

November 16, 2002: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Rouse and Christopher Mowday (minors).

October 26, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

August 9, 2004: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later, Javon Moran (minors), and Joe Wilson (minors). The Philadelphia Phillies sent Elizardo Ramirez (August 11, 2004) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

October 28, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 30, 2006: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Bobby Abreu to the New York Yankees for Matt Smith, Jesus Sanchez, C.J. Henry (minors), and Carlos Monastrios (minors).

Salaries (Leaders)
1997 New York Mets $150,000
1998 Arizona Diamondbacks $195,000
1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays $210,000
2002 Oakland Athletics $2,550,000
2003 Toronto Blue Jays $5,350,000
2004 Cincinnati Reds $2,750,000
2005 Philadelphia Phillies $3,000,000
2006 Philadelphia Phillies $3,300,000
Career (may be incomplete) $17,505,000

[oneil003]

wow, i was in such shock when i heard about it. watching information about it for about an hour on sportscenter made it sink in. a real sad story... i can remember that ridiculous month when he played for the A's when he didnt give up an earned run in 6 starts, all in the same month. my prayers go out to him and his family.:rip:

[Misha77Piazza]

Damn, that's sad. :(

My prayers are for Lidle family and others who also perished and/or may be injured in that crash as well. :(

[GaryMrMets]

Mets third base coach Manny Acta has an apartment in that building.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/story/460961p-387818c.html

Crash is real scare for Met coach Acta

BY ADAM RUBIN
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Mets third base coach Manny Acta left his upper East Side apartment at 2 p.m. yesterday bound for Shea. Forty-five minutes later, Cory Lidle's plane slammed into his building at 524 E. 72nd St., killing the Yankees pitcher and his flight instructor.

"This is a moment when you put life in perspective," Acta said. "There are so many other things more important than your work. I wouldn't say it's a coincidence that I live there. I just have a job, like everybody else. Whoever works at a hospital or a post office, if he lives there, he can say it's a coincidence, too. It just happened that I'm here in a spotlight with the Mets. I'm just like everybody else living in the building. I just hope everybody else is okay."

Even before the tragedy, Acta had planned to spend his final night in his apartment last night. His family had returned to Florida, and Acta planned to spend whatever remained of the Mets' postseason in a hotel after the team returned from St. Louis.

Acta first heard about the crash when his real-estate agent called him to see if he was safe.

"The real-estate agent and the owner of the apartment building just called me to see where I was," Acta said. "I said, 'I'm at work.' They had a sigh of relief, because they didn't know where I was. I asked what happened. They said what happened. My daughter called me right away, too. And my wife. The phone was ringing off the hook with my friends who know where I'm living. It's scary stuff."

Acta watched developments on TV, as did players and coaches. He lived in a different part of the building and said his apartment was undamaged.

"I found out from the phone call, and then we turned the TV on in the clubhouse," Acta said. "The original report said on 71st (St.), so I said, 'Oh, I just live one street over.' And then, when they clarified everything, I found out it's exactly the street.

"At first they wouldn't say the address. And then they said 524, which is my building."

Originally published on October 12, 2006

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/story/460995p-387845c.html

Crash Met
with shock

Lidle news 'horrific'

BY PETER BOTTE
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

The news of Cory Lidle's death spread quickly, through the Mets' car radios and the Cardinals' cell phones in taxis and buses that were headed to Shea.

Players and coaches in both clubhouses - some former teammates and some who had never met the Yankees pitcher - were floored when they learned that Lidle was the owner of the single-engine plane that he and co-pilot later indentified as Tyler Stanger were in when it crashed into a 50-story Manhattan building yesterday afternoon.

"It's horrific. I wish I had words. I have no words," said Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson, who was Lidle's pitching coach with Oakland in 2001-02. "I have very strong emotions and it's just sadder than sad. There are no words to describe a loss of somebody that you spent very special times with.

"You want to find out that maybe it's not true, but obviously what they are reporting is true. It's one of the most unbelievable things I've ever heard of, how horrific this is."

Lidle played for seven teams in a nine-year MLB career, beginning with one season with the Mets in 1997. Thus, there was a slew of players in each clubhouse who called themselves former teammates and friends.

Mets infielder Chris Woodward, who grew up in same area as Lidle in Southern California and later was Lidle's teammate with Toronto, expressed relief that last night's NLCS opener at Shea was rained out. Carlos Delgado also was with the Blue Jays when Lidle was there in 2003.

"It's really sad. It's tragic. A member of the baseball family passed away. It's tough and I'm sure it's tough for his family," Delgado said. "There are a lot more important things in life. Sometimes we take things for granted. Life can be short sometimes."

Like Peterson, injured Cardinals pitchers Mark Mulder and Jason Isringhausen were close with Lidle from their days together in Oakland. Mulder and Lidle were golfing buddies in Oakland, and later, too, whenever their teams crossed paths after both left the A's. Isringhausen was part of a regular card game with Lidle and others in the raucous A's clubhouse and on their team plane.

"He started taking the (flying) lessons when he was in Oakland....I know he loved flying," Mulder said. "I talked to him when he got traded (to the Yankees) just for a minute...and that was the last time I talked to him. It's just unbelievable. I can't imagine what his wife and son are going through. I feel terrible."

Both Mulder and Isringhausen coincidentally underwent surgery this season at the Hospital for Special Surgery, across the street from the accident site. Both also met in recent weeks with Mets team physician Dr. David Altchek in his office in the East-Side building that was struck by Lidle's plane.

"I was trying to get in a cab in the city, no one knew what was going on and the cabbie turned on the radio and we heard a plane hit a building," said Isringhausen, who also Lidle's teammate with the Mets in 1997. "I called my wife and said I was just there two weeks ago. When we got to the park, everything unfolded and we learned the plane belonged to Cory, and the worst thoughts go into your head.

"It's just a shock. You get the chills, the cold sweats. It's just a shame to happen to someone so young with a bright future and a great family. It's just a sad day."

Mets closer Billy Wagner has admitted he didn't have a close relationship with Lidle when they were teammates in Philly in 2004 and 2005, but added, "Life is a little bit more important than baseball. It's tough for everybody that knew Cory. It shows how quickly life can be taken."

Several players, including Mets star David Wright, believed it was better for both teams that last night's Game 1 of the NLCS was rained out. "It'd still be tough to get up for a baseball game after one of our baseball brothers was killed in an airplane accident," he said.

"We obviously all would have been out there with heavy hearts and a renewed sense of what we're doing," said Game 1 starter Tom Glavine. "That's life, and life is hard sometimes."

With Julian Garcia

Originally published on October 12, 2006

[Dward00]

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[Rockin Robin]

I was on my way to Shea Wednesday afternoon as the story was unfolding. Originally they were saying that just because the plane was registered to him, it's common for owners to lease them out. Then they couldn't reach him on his cell phone. Then they found his passport on the ground. (That's when I knew.) Then there were reports that he told friends he was going flying that day.

His wife and son were on a plane to California as this story was unfolding. There were met at the gate by an airline employee and some sort of police type person.

He just brought his plane up from the Philly area last week. He wanted to fly around New York to see it. He was a fairly new pilot, and was learning new things.

Very sad. RIP