{"id":13623,"date":"2011-05-18T08:41:46","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T12:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=13623"},"modified":"2011-05-18T08:41:46","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T12:41:46","slug":"rip-harmon-killebrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/05\/rip-harmon-killebrew\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP Harmon Killebrew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Harmon Killebrew<\/strong>, the last great player of the original Washington Senators, died yesterday. He had announced a few days prior that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/05\/looking-back-at-the-nats-marlins-series-and-harmon-killebrew.html\">he was entering hospice care<\/a>. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/early-lead\/post\/nationals-twins-pay-tribute-to-harmon-killebrew\/2011\/05\/16\/AFJ5Yp4G_blog.html\">Washington Nationals hung a &#8220;#3 KILLEBREW&#8221; jersey in the dugout on Sunday<\/a> (The Early Lead, <em>The Post<\/em>). The Minnesota Twins, who Killebrew played for throughout most of his career, started a similar tribute that the will carry on throughout the 2011 season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/post-mortem\/post\/baseball-star-harmon-killebrew-dies-at-74\/2011\/05\/17\/AFjsEp5G_blog.html?hpid=z3\">Port Mortem<\/a> found this great video of Killebrew talking about how he was signed by the Senators. It also features clips from a Home Run Derby episode the matched him up against Mickey Mantle:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hffB9um2Q8g\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Killer&#8221; hit his first 84 homers in a Washington uniform.<\/p>\n<p>OBITUARY: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/obituaries\/harmon-killebrew-hall-of-fame-baseball-slugger-dies-at-74\/2011\/05\/17\/AFf9jA6G_story.html\">Harmon Killebrew, Hall of Fame baseball slugger, dies at 74<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Post<\/em><\/p>\n<p>PRESS RELEASE: <a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/news\/press_releases\/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110517&#038;content_id=19187340&#038;vkey=pr_was&#038;fext=.jsp&#038;c_id=was\"><br \/>\nStatement from Washington Nationals Regarding the Passing of Harmon Killebrew<\/a> &#8211; <em>nationals.com<\/em><br \/>\nGood job on this press release Nats PR.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/live.washingtonpost.com\/ask-boswell-0516.html#KILLER\"><br \/>\nThomas Boswell offered an anecdote in Monday&#8217;s chat<\/a>. <strike>I was hoping Bos would have written that column about Killebrew that he said he was going to write.<\/strike><\/p>\n<p>Boswell&#8217;s column is now up and includes comparison to another teenaged Washington prospect, Bryce Harper (who I am avoiding blogging about until he gets to the big leagues): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/nationals\/harmon-killebrew-showed-how-a-bonus-baby-becomes-a-hall-of-fame-man\/2011\/05\/18\/AFRuZT6G_story.html?nav=emailpage\">Harmon Killebrew showed how a bonus baby becomes a Hall of Fame man<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>JOE POSNANSKI:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/joeposnanski.si.com\/2011\/05\/16\/the-gentleman-called-killer\/\">The Gentleman Called Killer<br \/>\n<\/a> &#8211; Curiously Long Post, <em>Sports Illustrated<\/em><\/p>\n<p> I was hoping the wayback machine would be fired up by DC Sports Bog or The Early Lead to find more stories about Killebrew and the return of baseball to DC. I know that <em>USA Today<\/em> published several over the years too, but I couldn&#8217;t find them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loudounhounds.com\/dogdish\/2011\/05\/hounds%E2%80%99-advisor-harmon-killebrew-passes-away\/\">Hounds\u2019 Advisor Harmon Killebrew Passes Away<\/a> &#8211; <em>loudounhounds.com<\/em><br \/>\nKillebrew was an adviser to the Loudoun Hounds minor league franchise that begins play in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2011\/may\/17\/heller-harmon-killebrew-holds-special-place-dc-bas\/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&#038;utm_medium=RSS\">HELLER: Harmon Killebrew holds special place in D.C. baseball lure<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Wash. 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