| Oct. 11th, 2006 @ 07:31 pm Today's revelation |
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Current Location: E R C
Current Mood: contemplative
There officially aren't enough hours in my days to teach, plan, reflect, attend and prep for grad class, keep up with my all-too-important evidence binder, gradually write my inquiry paper, prep for the MTELs, remain active in Senate, attend such athletic events as football and hockey games (BC vs VTech anyoneeeee) see girls and guys HERE on a regular basis without the threats of defriendment on Facebook, , stay in good touch with loves from home who I miss terribly, work, sleep, stay fit, eat and function as a human being with a smile on my face. My days simply aren't long enough, but I sure am trying and won't quit at it all.
Sad note:
New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle died after a small aircraft he owned crashed into a high-rise building on the east side of Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon.
George Steinbrenner, who owns the baseball club, confirmed Lidle's death and offered condolences the player's family.
"This is a terrible and shocking tragedy that has stunned the entire Yankees organization. I offer my deepest condolences and prayers to his wife Melanie, and son Christopher, on their enormous loss," Steinbrenner said in a statement issued through his publicity officer.
Lidle's passport was found in the street below the crash. Federal Aviation Administration records also show that the plane was registered to the athlete, who got his pilot's license earlier this year during the off-season.
The crash also killed another person who has yet to be named, according to reports.
Lidle, who had been a major league pitcher for nine years, recently bought a four-seat airplane for $187,000, the New York Times reported in September.
During an interview with the paper, the baseball player brushed off safety concerns about his new hobby. "The whole plane has a parachute on it," Lidle said. "Ninety-nine percent of pilots that go up never have engine failure, and the 1 percent that do usually land it. But if you're up in the air and something goes wrong, you pull that parachute, and the whole plane goes down slowly."
A law enforcement official told the Associated Press that the plane had issued a distress call before the crash. The official said it was unknown whether Lidle was at the controls.
The small private plane took off at 2:30 p.m. and circled the Statue of Liberty, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a press conference Wednesday evening. He said air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane as it neared the 59th Street Bridge. The plane crashed into the 20th floor of The Belaire, a residential building on 72nd street, around 2:42 p.m.
This is not the first time a New York Yankee has died in a private plane crash. In 1979 Thurman Munson, who was the team's captain, was killed in the crash of a plane he was flying.
Current Yankees captain, Derek Jeter, issued a statement of sympathy to his teammate's family on Wednesday. "I am shocked by this devastating news. Spending the last few months as Cory’s teammate, I came to know him as a great man.” |
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