Press box notes/Ed Kranepool record about to fall

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

http://www.mlb.com/mlb/presspass/gamenotes.jsp?c_id=mlb

MLB makes the press box notes available online, and they're often a fun read. Today, the notes show that David Wright is two doubles away from passing Ed Kranepool as the all-time team leader. HoJo is third, with 214.

Poor Eddie. Another piece of his legacy chipped away.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's pretty cool.

As for Kranepool, he's held that record longer than anyone would have guessed. It's been more than 30 years since he played his last game!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

As much as I think fondly* on the 'Pool, it's nice to see Met records pass from lifers to actual good baseball players.

*Since those who weren't actually, bodily around can't actually remember.

[Benjamin Grimm]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ...it's nice to see Met records pass from lifers to actual good baseball players.

I agree with that. David Wright is more deserving of the crown, such as it is, than Ed Kranepool.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Looks like it will be a while before Eddie loses any of his other records: Games, at-bats, plate appearances, hits, total bases, singles and sac flies.

[Guest Edgy DC]

And, swing as David might, Ed will retain one very important claim to fame.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

"I'd like to thank CitiField's dimensions; and my own presumptive home run trots, for their part in allowing me to achieve this great honor so early in my Mets career."

[Benjamin Grimm]

I haven't rolled this out yet, so consider this a sneak preview.

Here's where Ed Kranepool ranked at the end of his career.

[Frayed Knot]

I posted a chart at least two years running showing the progress both Wright & Reyes were making towards various NYM career offensive records - although with the search feature here not working with older stuff I'm having trouble finding it/them.
Reyes already snagged both triples & stolen bases but his lost season last year screwed up some of the future projections.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I haven't rolled this out yet, so consider this a sneak preview. Here's where Ed Kranepool ranked at the end of his career.

I love that site!!!!

Oh, and when Wright gets that third double, I'm expecting the same breathless coverage as when Jeter got the MFY hits record.

[Guest Edgy DC]

He was also ahead of Wright in Hitsville and Runstown and now is not. He'll probably snag back the active runs lead given a few weeks of health.

[G-Fafif]

This must be the first team record David claims (beyond all-around good guy-ness).

That beta UMDB feature is Da Bomb. Would have come in very handy when tracking the evolution of Eddie's team hit record when there was all that fuss about it last September.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think he already has most total bases in a season.

[G-Fafif]

David's first team career record?

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Gayest Commercial Ever record won't fall anytime soon.

[Frayed Knot]

Here is one of the Reyes/Wright 'projection' threads I was talking about.

http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/7500/f1_t7566.shtml

I think I updated that at least once since this one but can't find it at the moment.




on edit: And here's the other:

http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/10300/f1_t10322.shtml

Maybe I'll get around to updating this in the next few days.

[stevejrogers]

Edgy DC wrote: And, swing as David might, Ed will retain one very important claim to fame.

I don't know, The Wright Forum actually does have a nice ring to it.

"Well, you know you've come to the right forum with The Wright Forum!"

(ducks flying rotten vegetables)

[seawolf17]

Edgy DC wrote: He was also ahead of Wright in Hitsville and Runstown and now is not. He'll probably snag back the active runs lead given a few weeks of health.

Eddie will?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, either him or Reyes. I'm not sure. Some guy wearing seven.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: The Gayest Commercial Ever record won't fall anytime soon.

"Just wait'll you see my ad with Swallows Man!"

[Frayed Knot]

So where Krane's team doubles record can fall as soon as tonight, by the end of next season we could start seeing a whole bunch of NYM offensive records start to crumble.
Assuming good health and more or less average (for them) seasons, Wright could grab the all-time Met marks in: Total Bases (from Krane); plus RBIs, Runs, and Walks from Straw. Reyes - who already has Triples & SBs - is neck-and-neck with Dabidrye for most runs but will need four more seasons before stealing Eddie K's all-time longevity mark of most NYM ABs


These numbers should be up-to-date as of last night's disaster ... I mean game.

STAT	RECORD	HOLDER	REYES	PLACE	Pct	Proj?	WRIGHT	PLACE	Pct	Proj?
ABs	5,436	Kranepool	3,366	10th	62%	2013	3,206	11th	59%	-----
HITS	1,418	Kranepool	964	11th	68%	-----	990	10th	70%	2012
DOUBLES	225	Kranepool	163	10th	72%	-----	223	2nd	99%	2010
TRIPLES	73	Reyes	73	1st	100%	XXX	13	30th	18%	-----
HRs	252	Strawberry	63	26th	25%	-----	142	5th	56%	2013
Total Bases	2,047	Kranepool	1,462	9th	71%	-----	1,665	7th	81%	2011
RBIs	733	Strawberry	325	21st	44%	-----	565	5th	77%	2011
Stolen Bases	301	Reyes	301	1st	100%	XXX	121	6th	40%	-----
Walks	580	Strawberry	260	22nd	45%	-----	424	10th	73%	2011
RUNS	662	Strawberry	552	7th	83%	2011	557	6th	84%	2011
Strike-Outs	960	Strawberry	410	21st	43%	-----	643	6th	67%	2012