Harmon Killebrew passes at age 74

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,394
edited May 2011 in The Clubhouse
Esophegal Cancer has claimed baseball legend Harmon Killebrew at the age of 74... I met him when I was just a boy at a baseball clinic for little leagers. Rest in Peace...

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Minnesota-Twins-Harmon-Killebrew-dies-at-74-051711?GT1=39002
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
Post edited by nooshinjohn on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2011
    RIP Hero.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited May 2011
    That man could hit the ball and oh what a sweet swing! RIP Killer.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    edited May 2011
    RIP. Great ball player.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited May 2011
    R.I.P. Killer

    At the Mall of America, there's a cool tribute, just a red chair on a white wall overlooking an amusement ride. It marks the exact spot where he slugged a 522 foot homer into the second deck of the old Twins stadium. Awesome sports art!

    HarmonKillbrookeschair.jpg
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter