Yankees Corey Lidle dies in small plane crash

[psmachetti]

Corey Lidle was apparently flying his small plane and crashed into a 50 story apartment building in NYC on Manhattan's East Side .He was apparently the only person in the plane. 4 people are dead .

[earlywynnfan]

And baseballs signed by him that weren't being sold for 10 bucks this morning are now at $250 and rising!

[kylehess10]

MLB just announced that no games will be canceled tonight. I don't get it. Do they just not care???

[camarokids]

And baseballs signed by him that weren't being sold for 10 bucks this morning are now at $250 and rising!

First off, it's sad people are trying to make a buck , minutes after the poor guy dies , new items are popping up . It's crazy what people are bidding on , most of the the balls are not even OML ! I have a Lidle sig , but I'm keeping it ! Go on www.drudgereport.com and in one of the articles it tells of Cory saying to reporters last month how safe his plane was because it has a parachute.......My heart goes out to his family......

[eGameUsed]

This is sad! Same thing happened after Ken Caminiti and Darryl Kile. I have no problem with an item increasing in value over time due to the death (ie. HOF signed baseballs years after they die are rare). But to sell within minutes of someone's death! We all get judged one day!

[jake33]

It is pretty disgusting people trying to make a buck right now, I have a ton of Lidle rookie cards, and a game used D-rays hat of his, the rookies are going for $100 right now (and in a month after all the TV camera have left thy'll be a nickle again), that money could go to aiding his family.

I am not going to preach about it but people should show a LITTLE bit of class. If this wasn't in the media at all (including the "heartfelt" tribute that espn will NO DOUBTLY air in the next 24-48 hours) no one would even know.

One last thing, does anyone who ever dies tragically ever a bad person (not saying that Lidle was)? It is amazing how when people die that everyone has something nice to say. I hope when i die at least people won't sugar coat anything and actually say i was a prick.

[Oil Can Dan]

It is pretty disgusting people trying to make a buck right now, I have a ton of Lidle rookie cards, and a game used D-rays hat of his, the rookies are going for $100 right now (and in a month after all the TV camera have left thy'll be a nickle again), that money could go to aiding his family.

I am not going to preach about it but people should show a LITTLE bit of class. If this wasn't in the media at all (including the "heartfelt" tribute that espn will NO DOUBTLY air in the next 24-48 hours) no one would even know.

One last thing, does anyone who ever dies tragically ever a bad person (not saying that Lidle was)? It is amazing how when people die that everyone has something nice to say. I hope when i die at least people won't sugar coat anything and actually say i was a prick.

I would sell that hat & those cards if I were you. Sell for $100 today then buy back at that nickel you mentioned in a few weeks? Why not? How is doing this disrespectful to the Lidle family?

As for "that money could go to aiding his family", well he earned $17.5M over his career. I expect his family will be fine from a financial standpoint.

I may be coming across as cold, but approximately 6,500 Americans die each and every day. I see no good reason I'm to feel for Corey Lidle more than the other people I never knew. I actually feel worse for the single mother that worked three jobs to put food on the table that died due to a lack of a good medical plan than I do for the rich guy that played a game his whole life.

[CollectGU]

the rookies are going for $100 right now (and in a month after all the TV camera have left thy'll be a nickle again), that money could go to aiding his family.

I hope when i die at least people won't sugar coat anything and actually say i was a prick.

????While tragic and sad, I don't think money will be an issue, he made $18 million over his career.

[suave1477]

I think we all need to take a moment out for losing Cory Lidle today in NYC.

Cory Lidle will be missed as a baseball player, it's sad to see one pass on before his time!!!!

I would also like to mention as said before when Kirby passed it is disgusting how people are trying to profit off his death on ebay!!!
I find it funny how you could get an autographed item a day ago for $20 - $30 and now those same items are being bid over $100+

Don't get me wrong Cory was a decent player but not great, he didn't break any records and his career total of games - 82 Games Won / 72 Games Lost - not exactly a Hall of Famer - yet everyone is going crazy to buy his items.

[kylehess10]

They have video now of the crash that's playing on ESPN. It's very sad to watch