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Kranepool needs kidney transplant

Frayed Knot Mar 03 2017 02:56 AM

so if ya got one to spare ... Says he's been a diabetic for the last several decades and has recently had a big toe removed due to an infection. But now the 72 y/o is also on the waiting list for a kidney. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseb ... -1.2987486

MFS62 Mar 03 2017 03:04 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

That's really scary. We're within one year of age (I'm older), both Diabetic and I've been taking Kidney medication for years. I wish him well. Later

cooby Mar 03 2017 04:25 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

So sad, plus having to sell his WS ring...

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 04 2017 05:04 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

I was thinking about Ed the other day, reading his sabr bio and reflecting on how funny he was, seeing everything through an "Ed Kranepool" perspective, that no doubt evolved somehow by never knowing his dad. [url]http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/f9491612 good luck Steady Eddie

Benjamin Grimm Mar 04 2017 09:30 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

This letter appeared in the Daily News today: An offer to a Met legend in need Bridgeport, Conn.: I saw your article on Ed Kranepool (“Beloved Mets legend on waiting list for kidney donor,” March 2). I, like most humans, have more kidneys than I need to survive. My blood type is A+ and I’m 34 years old (in good health). I know those are not the only requirements, but if we happen to be a blood type match, I will gladly look into donation procedures for Kranepool. If he is in the kidney exchange program, he may be waiting quite a while. I’m not sure if that’s time he can afford. I have a close cousin going through the same thing. My twin brother is a match, thank God, so I feel compelled to pay that good fortune forward. So, I figured that if I could be of assistance, I might as well find a way to take that step. Especially, if it helps a New York Met! Please let me know if there’s anything I can do. I’m a man of modest means, but it breaks my heart to picture his ’69 ring at auction.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 05 2017 01:58 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

I was wondering the same thing: Kranepool’s not insured? Lincoln Park, N.J.: I read the story in the Daily News about former New York Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool needing a kidney transplant. As a Mets fan (and human being), I am very sorry to hear this awful news. The story infers his medical costs will be “out of pocket” and he is preparing to auction off his 1969 championship ring and other memorabilia. How does he not have, at age 72, Medicare and a supplement like the rest of us?

G-Fafif Mar 05 2017 02:30 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

When I read the sad news, I was struck by the decision to auction his 1969 ring since, beyond all it symbolizes, I recalled reading how Ed in particular would flash it to get in the door, as it were, in business situations. I searched for an anecdote to that effect (I don't remember where I first came upon it), and I came across this, from the Chicago Tribune in 1989: "A lot of the older ballplayers didn't command the salaries players do today and they wind up selling rings or trophies," Costanzo said. "I bought Maury Wills' MVP trophy (1962, National League) and Ed Kranepool's World Series rings from the 1969 and 1973 Mets. Kranepool said he didn't wear them and didn't really want them. He used the money to buy a boat." The one time I spoke to Kranepool, seven years ago, he said something about having plans to be out on his boat that weekend. I don't remember if he was wearing his ring. Maybe he got it (and the 1973 version) back along the way. Maybe the guy in the Trib story didn't have what he thought he had. Memorabilia can be murky. Whatever the case, may Ed get what he needs. The Mets' avatar of longevity deserves as long a run as he desires.

themetfairy Mar 05 2017 04:23 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

He wore the ring during the All Star Game Fanfest in 2013 - And while judging Banner Day in 2012 -

cooby Mar 05 2017 04:44 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

I was wondering the same thing: Kranepool’s not insured? Lincoln Park, N.J.: I read the story in the Daily News about former New York Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool needing a kidney transplant. As a Mets fan (and human being), I am very sorry to hear this awful news. The story infers his medical costs will be “out of pocket” and he is preparing to auction off his 1969 championship ring and other memorabilia. How does he not have, at age 72, Medicare and a supplement like the rest of us? I wondered it too.

Edgy MD Mar 05 2017 04:57 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

He seems to have an ongoing healthy relationship with the Mets as a brand that contrasts with a strained relationship with the Mets as a corporation. I mean, he did try and assemble a team to step forward and by the Mets in whole or in part at least twice, which suggests that at some level he views ownership as rivals. They not only out-maneuvered him in pursuit of ownership, but rejected his initiative to re-start his career in the team's front office. Beyond that, the number 7 was given to Hubie Brooks while it still had Kranepool sweat on it. But I'm also finding concerning the idea that he has no assets more disposable than his well-earned keepsakes to liquidate in order to cover healthcare expenses. (And beyond this, nobody should be forced to sell off assets because he's become sick and vulnerable, something that will happen to all of us.) Ed's post-career calling card was as a stockbroker and entrepreneurial investment guy—a dealmaker. But if you look at his partners from his last attempt—Donn Clendennon, Jr., and Martin Luther King III—you wonder who the money is, and get the idea that his game was to leverage names to get a bank to come up with all the change. And if his business dealings even 37 years after his career has ended, are still so much of a paper tiger, maybe he's been playing the float for awhile, using the promise of the next enterprise to pay off the the debts of the last one. Don't get me wrong, it's the American way, in a sense, and it's gotten Donald Trump to the presidency, and all you need is one big score to make that game pay off, but maybe it's catching up to him, along with the diabetes.

G-Fafif Mar 05 2017 05:57 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

Eddie held the all-time franchise hit record for 36 years, yet led the team in hits in only one season, his All-Star campaign of 1965, per UMDB. Fascinating 1984 profile from the defunct New York Sports magazine, unearthed and reprinted in 2012 by Mets Merized Online. Incredible quote from Seaver, in 1970, when Ed was sent down to Tidewater. Kranepool blamed his own shoddy performance on manager Gil Hodges’ platoon system. He wanted the chance to prove he could be a productive everyday player, eight years into his career. "He’s been to bat nearly 3,000 times in the majors," Tom Seaver observed. "That’s not a chance?"

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 05 2017 07:20 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

Wow, great piece. Krane's a piece of work.

Zvon Mar 05 2017 07:31 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

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batmagadanleadoff Mar 05 2017 08:21 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

Reading that 1984 piece, I'm in the mood to jump on the retire-Kranepool's-number bandwagon. Does that bandwagon even exist?

Benjamin Grimm Mar 12 2017 03:56 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

What Ed Kranepool really wants Manhasset, L.I.: I am Ed Kranepool’s nephrologist (kidney specialist). I saw him Wednesday at my office and spoke to him about the recent articles appearing in the news. He confirmed to me that he will not be selling his World Series ring for any reason related to his medical condition. At present time, it is considered unethical by UNOS (the United Network for Organ Sharing) for someone to trade valuable items for a kidney, or to pay money for a kidney. It is a very controversial issue, and certainly there are some countries that condone this practice. But not the United States. Mr. Kranepool is financially sound, and would not need to raise money to assist in any medically related endeavor. But even if he were not financially sound, he would not need to raise money to fund a kidney transplant. The costs would be covered by his insurance. I am not certain of how the topic of selling his ring was brought up to him, but it is important that we clear up any confusion here. He is, however, looking for an altruistic kidney donor. What can the donor expect in return? Mr. Kranepool’s sincerest gratitude.

cooby Mar 12 2017 04:11 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

Now THAT is good news

d'Kong76 Mar 12 2017 05:59 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

I had a feeling that ring story was a stretch by someone. I'm glad he has insurance (I thought everyone had to under ACA?) and also Medicare covers life-threatening organ issues to some extent as well. Hope to keep hearing upbeat news on the Kranefront...

MFS62 Mar 12 2017 06:00 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

What Ed Kranepool really wants Manhasset, L.I.: I am Ed Kranepool’s nephrologist (kidney specialist). I saw him Wednesday at my office and spoke to him about the recent articles appearing in the news. He confirmed to me that he will not be selling his World Series ring for any reason related to his medical condition. At present time, it is considered unethical by UNOS (the United Network for Organ Sharing) for someone to trade valuable items for a kidney, or to pay money for a kidney. It is a very controversial issue, and certainly there are some countries that condone this practice. But not the United States. Mr. Kranepool is financially sound, and would not need to raise money to assist in any medically related endeavor. But even if he were not financially sound, he would not need to raise money to fund a kidney transplant. The costs would be covered by his insurance. I am not certain of how the topic of selling his ring was brought up to him, but it is important that we clear up any confusion here. He is, however, looking for an altruistic kidney donor. What can the donor expect in return? Mr. Kranepool’s sincerest gratitude. Nice to hear. But a Doctor revealing anything about a patient (including how the patient would pay for a procedure) without the patient's permission is a violation of HIPPA and could cost a doctor his license. I wonder If Ed knew this was being released. Later

SteveJRogers Mar 12 2017 06:25 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Reading that 1984 piece, I'm in the mood to jump on the retire-Kranepool's-number bandwagon. Does that bandwagon even exist? As soon as the Skanks do the same for the Roy Whites, and not just lesser All-Stars of more recent vintage (Bernie, Posada, etc). IIRC, the lack of a Kranepool "day" was probably tied into the Met HOF committee waiting out Tom Seaver's career. Only reason Staub and Harrelson ended up going in ahead of Seaver was because they ran out of non-players to honor and the two were employed by the team at the time! I also don't think Kranepool is no where near worthy enough to be an exception to the "Met logo on Hall of Fame Plaque" rule.

Ashie62 Mar 12 2017 08:55 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

A larger issue may be the long term effects on the kidney by the most common type 2 drug, Metformin. Ed's situation is by no means unique. There are newer drugs aka Januvia that work differently and less toxic given to those new to the disease but at $700 a month are unafforable to most. Good luck Ed, you always look good.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 12 2017 09:04 PM Re: Kranepool needs kidney transplant

SteveJRogers wrote: I also don't think Kranepool is no where near worthy enough to be an exception to the "Met logo on Hall of Fame Plaque" rule. I'm not at all sure that that's a "rule". I don't think it's the Expos cap on the plaque that's kept number 8 from being retired. And David Wright is not going to be a Hall of Famer, but I think number 5 gets retired anyway.