Ed Kranepool
New York Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool was asked if the Mets had a chance of winning the World Series before the 1969 season started. He said "The Mets have as much of a chance to win the World Series as Man has of landing on the Moon."
"He's only seventeen and he runs like he's thirty." -Casey Stengel, on why he kept Kranepool on the bench in 1962.
How Yo La Tengo got their name.
"He's only seventeen and he runs like he's thirty." -Casey Stengel, on why he kept Kranepool on the bench in 1962.
How Yo La Tengo got their name.