Like everyone else, I was saddened to hear about the death of Yankee pitcher Corey Lidle after the plane he was flying crashed into a high-rise building in New York City on Wednesday. The 34-year-old Lidle had two passions in life: pitching and flying. You could say that Lidle died while doing something he loved.
The papers and TV sports shows have been filled with video tributes and interviews from teammates and coaches who knew him. My favorite story is one by Oakland A's pitcher Barry Zito who said that when Lidle pitched for the A's several years ago, teammates used to call him "Snacks" because he'd eat everything from Reese's pieces, Whoppers malt balls, even ice cream, between innings while pitching eight scoreless innings.
I guess the secret to his pitching success was a sugar buzz.
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