Harmon "the Killer" Killebrew was one of my heroes growing up. Before I go on you HAVE to understand something about me.

1. Every doll I ever had was either bald from all the haircuts I gave or was a melted melded gob of plastic goo from being burned at the stake as I danced and hopped around in circles while yelling war whoops at the top of my lungs...
 
2. I knew how to argue baseball stats much better than I knew how to glob on nail polish (in fact I think I was 27 or so before I got the nail polish thing halfway right and I STILL think it is stupid)... 

3. I wanted to be Tarzan when I grew up...

( I think these are also the reasons why God gave me boys BTW)

But back to my point...

Killebrew played in the American League (baseball for all those football fans out there) and sported eight 40-homeruns seasons,  nine 100-RBI seasons and played in 11 all-star games back in the late 60s and early 70s. He retired with 573 home runs - more than Reggie Jackson or Micky Mantle.  He was definately a category 5 player and as a 7 year old with goofy teeth and a perpetually dirty face, I was in love with him.

My heart hurt today when I read that he has EC.

You can beat this, just like you beat the Yankees in the bottom of the 9th in '65!