I have a request from friend of the site Marty Gover, who represents Ed Kranepool, asking for people interested in Steady Eddie, Mets, and old school memorabilia to come to the original Met’s home on Long Island for a Meet and Greet this summer.
I just want to say right off, I did one of these a year or so ago. I am not a big memorabilia guy. What I have are mostly gifts from friends or giveaways from the ballpark over the years… or on rare occasions when I could not help myself during frequent Cooperstown research trips. (That said, I could not let Shea go away without snagging a pair of orange stadium seats that now reside in my laundry room/Man Cave—though I did use the seats for reclining research for Shea Stadium Remembered.) I went to Ed’s house and met him and bought a handful of framed pictures that hang in my office. With his permission we used one of him celebrating the 1973 pennant in the clubhouse with Willie Mays for the Shea book.
It was totally worth the effort to check out the Krane’s pad and stuff. The money from these Meet and Greets will help with Ed’s ongoing treatment, recovery, and relocation following his kidney transplant. Here’s to you, Steady Eddie.
As a top Mets Memorabilia Collector, Mr. Kranepool is offering a limited number of collectors the opportunity to visit him at his home on Long Island to examine and purchase unique Mets and Yankees Sports Memorabilia directly from his collection. The items for sale are autographed vintage photos, autographed assorted team and individual baseballs, great baseball memorabilia from different teams, as well as unsigned, never been seen before personal photos from his days while he was with the Mets for his 17-year career.
This opportunity to visit Mr. Kranepool for a Meet and Greet at his home will be during the Summertime of 2019. This will take place in the evenings between 7 PM-10 PM on Monday to Thursday, as well as some weekends. All home visits will be by appointment only. This memorabilia sale will help pay for some of Ed’s major medical bills from this past year.
This is a great opportunity for the true Baseball Autograph Memorabilia Collector to set-up an appointment to visit Mr. Kranepool at his home in Long Island and examine the memorabilia that he has collected since he broke into the Major Leagues with the Mets in 1962. If you are interested, please contact Martin Gover of Momentum Sports Management, Inc. at (212) 918-4545. Thank you for your attention regarding this matter.