Harmon Killebrew presents - Harmonic History - Part 2

Harmon Killebrew delivered one of the all-time greatest lines from a Hall of Fame induction speech on this date in 1984: "We're not raising grass here; we're raising boys." It took the writers four frickin' ballots to finally elect Harmon, despite trailing only Babe Ruth on the American League home run list. He still only appeared on 83.1% of ballots, meaning about 68 writers still didn't know their asses from their elbows. | The Twins Almanac

Harmon Killebrew, the legendary baseball slugger, once shared this lesson from his dad: “We’re not raising grass; we’re raising boys.” It’s a powerful reminder that nurturing our kids matters more than having a perfect yard. Summer is in full swing over here. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been setting up blow-ups and slip and slides. We outgrew our old playhouse, so I added a trampoline. The kids have been playing every chance they get, and in doing that, they’ve completely destroyed my gra

On this date in 1974, the Twins retired Harmon Killebrew's #3. Here is a home run he hit during the 1965 All-Star Game! | Minnesota Twins