Paying Homage To Clint Barmes

Former Pirate shortstop Clint Barmes announced his retirement after 13 Major League seasons yesterday.

Everyone knows what the state of the Pittsburgh Pirates was prior to the last three seasons. From 1992 through 2012 the Pirates had 20 consecutive losing seasons, and North American professional sports record that is likely to never be broken. However, that tide has turned as the Bucs have made three straight trips to the postseason and are very much so a postseason caliber team once again this year.

Many people, both on and off the field, played a major role in the turn around of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The reason for this article is that one of those people announced their retirement…