HARMON KILLEBREW RUMORS
Eddie Feigner is dead, but “The King and His Court” lives on the next CS360 Show Monday Night at 7:00p.m.
Nobody played Fast-pitch like Eddie Feigner. The Washington Post described him as “the greatest softball pitcher who ever lived. For those who may not know what the King and his Court was, it was a 4 man fast-pitch softball team that Feigner assembled in 1946 and led by the man they called the King, Eddie Feigner. This 4 man team played more than 10,000 soft ball games around...
Twins curator Doepner is truly one of a kind
MINNEAPOLIS As Clyde Doepner walked past the Minnesota Twins' clubhouse Tuesday at Target Field, he was introduced to a group of children taking a tour of the park while the team was out of town.
"I want your job," yelled one of the kids.
Doepner's desirable job? He is the official curator of the Twins, and he joked that the kid outside the clubhouse can'...
Via Fox Sports North
July 25, 2012
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Organist Nelson has become Twins institution
MINNEAPOLIS This is more than just a musical instrument.
Perched high above the infield at Target Field, just a shade toward third base, Sue Nelson's organ is tucked among the red- and blue-clad bodies. Yes, it's the property of the Twins but in name only. The instrument still somehow belongs to Nelson.
It's covered in Crayola-colored drawings she's been given...
Via Fox Sports North
June 24, 2012
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Remembering the great Harmon Killebrew
Remembering the great Harmon Killebrew
Impact of Harmon Killebrew stretched beyond diamond
Perhaps the greatest compliment you can pay Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew is to simply state he was a baseball player. He wasn't necessarily flashy, though his majestic home runs were a thing of beauty. But the 6-foot, 195-pound Killebrew, who didn't fit the physical mode that we've come to expect from baseball players in today's game, was the type of player...
Saturday July 15, 1967
The 10th place Kansas City Athletics and the 2nd place Minnesota Twins had split the first two games of a three game series with a couple of 3-2 games at Metropolitan Stadium. Cal Ermer’s Twins came back from a 2-0 deficit in the first game on Thursday by scoring a run an inning in the 6th, 7th, and 8th; the first and last of which were solo home runs by Harmon Killebrew, who brought...
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January 19, 2012
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Harmon Killebrew
Multimedia from the death of twins slugger and baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, who died on May 17, 2011 at the age of 74.
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January 18, 2012
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Another ex-Twins player to be cast in bronze
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Twins plan to add another bronze statue of a former player outside Target Field next year.
Twins spokesman Kevin Smith says the player has yet to be publicly identified. He would join statues of Harmon Killebrew, Kirby Puckett, Rod Carew, Tony Oliva and the late Twins owner Carl Pohlad and his wife Eloise.
Smith says the Twins hope to unveil the...
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November 18, 2011
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Baseball Legend Harmon Killebrew Memorial and Burial Details
Today, the Killebrew family and the Minnesota Twins announced plans for the burial and public remembrance of the all-time great Major League Baseball legend that passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011 from a bout with esophageal cancer at the age of 74.
Family, friends and fans will have the chance to show their last respects to Harmon Killebrew on Friday, May 20, 2011, at a funeral and...
Major League Baseball Legend Harmon Killebrew Dies
Today is a moment that will always be part of sports history. There is nothing I can say that would be more worthy than the wise words of the Major League Hall of Famer, himself, Harmon Killebrew.
“Life is precious and time is a key element. Let’s make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.”
That being said, May 17, 2011 is a day to remember...
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