{"product_id":"the-last-miracle-my-18-year-journey-with-the-amazin-new-york-mets-9781637277423","title":"The Last Miracle: My 18-Year Journey with the Amazin' New York Mets","description":"\u003cb\u003eNo origin story of the New York Mets is complete without Ed Kranepool.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The lefty first baseman known as \"Steady Eddie\" made his major-league debut at age 17 during the team's inaugural season and would eventually depart, nearly two decades later, with his name written throughout the franchise's record books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this definitive autobiography, Kranepool shares a remarkable life story, including early years playing stickball in the streets of the Bronx, the growing pains the Mets endured as an expansion club, his offseasons working as a New York stockbroker, and of course the miracle 1969 season that ended in an unforgettable World Series victory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He also opens up about the personal miracle which came 50 years after that famous championship: a lifesaving kidney transplant made possible by a Mets fan donor. A month after the surgery, Kranepool threw out the first pitch at Citi Field and boldly offered his services as a pinch hitter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAffable, open, and brimming with knowledge of the game, this thoroughly New York tale will delight baseball fans in Queens and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6483303\"\u003eEd Kranepool\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2851789\"\u003eGary Kaschak\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triumph Books (IL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637277423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637277423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO003000\"\u003eBaseball | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO016000\"\u003eSports\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV025050\"\u003eUnited States | Northeast | Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Kranepool \u003c\/b\u003emade his major-league debut with the New York Mets at age 17 and would go on to spend his entire professional baseball career with the franchise, winning a World Series title as part of the 1969 \"miracle\" Mets. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1990. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Kaschak\u003c\/b\u003e has served as sports writer and columnist for\u003ci\u003e The Vestal News\u003c\/i\u003e (upper New York state), \u003ci\u003eThe Green Bay Press Gazette \u003c\/i\u003e(Wisconsin), and \u003ci\u003eThe Burlington County Times\u003c\/i\u003e (New Jersey). He served \u003ci\u003eThe Montrose Independent\u003c\/i\u003e (Pennsylvania) as its Sports Editor and has also reported for WKOP radio in Binghampton, New York. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Triumph Books (IL)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48110510506221,"sku":"9781637277423","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_2559ea83-5a81-4fe5-bf9e-fda9d44332b8.jpg?v=1747629779","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-last-miracle-my-18-year-journey-with-the-amazin-new-york-mets-9781637277423","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}