Ed Kranepool, dead at 79 Ed Kranepool, among the most legendary Mets of perpetuity, died on Sunday at his home in Florida. Kranepool was 79 years of ages. The cause of death was cardiac apprehension. A Bronx native, Kranepool made his launching at 17 years old - 17! - in 1962. The all-time leader in video games played as a Met 1853) and 3rd on the Mets' all-time hits listing 1418 ), Kranepool played his entire...