The Minnesota Twins lost a titan today and the sport of baseball lost a true star, as one of the all time greats Harmon Killebrew passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Living in Minnesota, you realize quickly that Twins baseball is more than just a team, it's practically a state religion. People may still cling to the memory of the North Stars and roll their eyes about the woes of the Vikings or the Wild or the Timberwolves but everybody and I do mean everybody loves the Twins. I remember working security at one of the high schools in Mankato and the entire school ground to a halt and every television seemed to be on watching the Twins play the Athletics in the playoffs- when I was in high school, two things halted everything and glued everyone to the television: first was the OJ Verdict (sad, I know) and the second was the Florida Recount. Stopping everything for a baseball game just showed how seriously residents of the Medium White North take their baseball.
Killebrew was a titan of the game and an incredibly humble man to boot. He'll be missed.
(Going to see a Twins game just moved up the Bucket List)
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