rip harmon killebrew

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

no steroids for this bad boy.

"Harmon Killebrew, the Hall of Famer who developed the strength to hit home runs by lifting 10-gallon milk cans as an Idaho farmhand and grew up to be one of the most feared sluggers of his generation, died on Tuesday morning at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., four days after announcing that he was ending treatment for esophageal cancer. He was 74."

the rest of the story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/sport ... ml?_r=1&hp

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 3:07 pm

Heard about this on sportstalk today on my lunch break.

Total beast.

Also, a fact I didn't know. He was the MLB logo:

RIP

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 3:15 pm

first autograph i ever got as a young'n (long after he retired). helluva a ballplayer and an even better human being. i've only lived in the twin cities for a few years but i've truly grown to love this man - the stories of his humility & kindness are those rom a dying era. i've shed a tear for two heroes in as many wks - seve & now HK.

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 3:17 pm

catswilleatyou is preparing the memorial.

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 3:18 pm

& jerkass is readying to tear it down.

discostu · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 4:20 pm

As a kid, I used to love watching him rip them out of the park on re-runs of Home Run Derby

http://www.hulu.com/watch/170347/home-r ... illie-mays

bort · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 4:23 pm

saw this coming as there was news of his declining health. he was a legend, for sure.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 4:55 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Also, a fact I didn't know. He was the MLB logo:

There is some debate. The designer says that he created it from a bunch of players. But, he cannot recall which ones, so the mystery continues. Killebrew himself told people it was him though, a la Jerry West/NBA logo. Its hard not to believe that its not him though. Same shoulders/batting stance.

catswilleatyou · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 5:14 pm

About one minute after I saw the Killebrew email this morning I walked past a tearful Tony Oliva. Tony always seems so happy, it was really depressing to see him like that.

DHRjericho · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 10:15 pm

Sat behind him on a flight once. He was very nice and accommodating when my Dad & I talked to him while waiting for our luggage.

Lrr · **Posted:** Wed May 18, 2011 9:40 am

RIP old timey baseball. It seems like he went fairly peacefully.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Wed May 18, 2011 1:42 pm

discostu Wrote:

As a kid, I used to love watching him rip them out of the park on re-runs of Home Run Derby

http://www.hulu.com/watch/170347/home-r ... illie-mays

This is pretty awesome. That announcer is cheese city. Do they say what ballpark they are hitting in?

catswilleatyou · **Posted:** Wed May 18, 2011 2:31 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

As a kid, I used to love watching him rip them out of the park on re-runs of Home Run Derby

http://www.hulu.com/watch/170347/home-r ... illie-mays

This is pretty awesome. That announcer is cheese city. Do they say what ballpark they are hitting in?

Somewhere in the middle they say wrigley field in LA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Fi ... Angeles%29

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