I'm guessing everyone has already heard the news about that tragic death of Cory Lidle. The full details of what went wrong have not been released yet, but will be once the cause is determined. From reports that have been released so far, Lidle took off from a New Jersey airport with an instructor. They circled the Statue of Liberty and towards Manhattan. Once they passed the 59th Street Bridge, something went wrong and they crashed into a luxury condominium on the Upper East Side. Five people inside the building were hurt, but no one was killed.

Lidle pitched for 7 major league teams over 9 seasons, one of which was the Toronto Blue Jays. In November of 2002, Lidle was acquired from the Oakland A's for Mike Rouse and Christopher Mowday. He started 31 games for the Blue Jays in 2003, finishing with a 12-15 record. He pitched over 190 innings that season, recording 112 strikeouts and posting a 5.75 ERA. Toronto chose not to sign him after the season. From everything I've heard since yesterday about the type of person he was, he is going to be missed deeply by a lot people.