Cory Lidle's Last Interview

Read his column: Cory Lidle wasn't just another Yankee to me, wasn't just another pro athlete I covered. He was closer than that, and getting closer by the day.

In the last couple of months, since he came here from the Phillies at the trade deadline in July, Cory and I were fast becoming good friends, connected by a passion that had nothing to do with baseball but, of all things, playing pool.