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05-14-2011, 07:00 AM
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Harmon Killebrew was one of the nicest ballplayers I met while covering baseball. I asked him one time, "What's the hardest you've ever hit a baseball... not the longest... but the absolute hardest?" He thought for a little bit and said, "Well, we were playing the White Sox in the mid-60s at their place and I absolutely crushed a ball. It hit one of those big steel girders just beyond the leftfield fence... and rolled nearly all the way back to the shortstop position. I can't hit a ball any harder than that." Harmon is a class act.
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05-14-2011, 11:39 AM
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Killer was my hero when I was a kid growing up in Minnesota. Typical of one of the most kind and considerate men in or out of uniform, Harmon said last night he was more worried about the Twins current state of affairs than his own health. He is one in a million and I am very sad about his current state of health. The Twins? Dedicated the game to Killer and then laid an egg and were shut out. They are almost on pace to catch the 62 Mets as worst team ever. How does GM Bill Smith still have a job?
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05-14-2011, 11:41 AM
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Though not a Twins fan I have had the opportunity to meet Mr. Killebrew on several occasions over the last 20 years. I concur with all of those who have posted before me, easily the nicest ballplayer or ex-ballplayer I have ever met and had the chance to visit with.
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05-14-2011, 04:28 PM
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Just very sad news
Although any day now, this news is going to hurt many of us fans who appreciate his class on and off the field
Rich
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05-17-2011, 10:50 AM
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Sad news
Last edited by Leon; 05-17-2011 at 11:11 AM. Reason: added link
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05-17-2011, 10:54 AM
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The pride of Western Idaho. He was a great guy!
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05-17-2011, 11:07 AM
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Sorry to hear he passed away. He was a great ballplayer and a decent man. And he had that great name. You could never forget it.
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05-17-2011, 11:10 AM
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Very sad news...one of the most feared sluggers of all-time. RIP
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05-17-2011, 11:15 AM
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Same as everyone else has already stated. Sad day in baseball.....
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