Phreddy and I have been saying for years that it was only a matter of time before the Philadelphia Phillies would mount a terrorist attack on US soil, and today, we have been proven all too right:

NEW YORK -- Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was the pilot of a small plane that crashed into a high-rise apartment building in Manhattan on Wednesday, according to published reports.

Lidle, 34, was killed in the crash, the reports said. The New York Times reported that police said two bodies were found on the ground shortly after the crash, and that one of them was that of Lidle, who was a licensed pilot.

Four deaths were confirmed by the city medical examiner's office, CNN reported.

Phreddy points out that Arthur Rhodes said back in August that "The only thing Cory Lidle wants to do is fly around in his airplane and gamble."

I always expect Philberts pitchers to crash and burn, but this is ridiculous.

Experts believe Lidle saw a picket line in a Manhattan street and attempted to cross it.