Lidle loss reminder players are mortal

Now, there are many rivalries in baseball. Being a Cubs fan from Chicago, the rivalry I know best is the Cubs and White Sox. The law behind this rivalry is: 1. Cubs fans hate the White Sox and Yankees; 2. White Sox fans hate the Cubs and Yankees. Actually, many baseball fans, such as myself, feel that if you have no roots in New York, then you should not be a Yankee fan. However, the events of Oct. 11 have changed my view on the Yankees and their players. You may not like the Yankees; you may not respect the Yankees, but Oct. 11 reminds us that even the Yankees are human.\nThe Yankees have feelings. The fans of New York have booed A-Rod for months, not thinking at all about A-Rod's feelings. How can booing him help? It probably made him feel and play worse. What did A-Rod do that was provoking booing? Did he do anything that wrong?\nThe Yankees are mortal. Just like everyone else, Yankees can get hurt and even die. Oct. 11 reminded all baseball fans that even Yankees are a part of baseball, and it hurts to see a Yankee leave us early. Cory Lidle was last known as a Yankee but was really a man of baseball. He played for all corners of the game from the Mets to the A's and all types of teams between, including the Blue Jays, Reds, Devil Rays, Phillies and Yankees.\nCory Lidle is now gone, but I hope the Yankees fans, and all baseball fans, pick up on the message here. That message is that everyone, including the Yankees, are people with feelings and are mortal. This can even go beyond baseball to get people to respect each other and refrain from saying bad things, because you never know what will happen.