It has happened, Pirates fans. The winning season has finally arrived. Now, I’m in the group that feels it’s a nice milestone, but it’s time get past the idea of a winning season and look forward to the playoffs.
However, the fact that we are talking about playoffs and the Pirates shows just how far the franchise has come since 1992.
The following list is a grouping of 82 different Pirates that have kind of summed up the 20 years of losing.
In no particular order, be glad that the years of these men are gone and the years of Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez and Gerrit Cole are here.
1. Derek Bell
2. Rod Barajas
3. Matt Morris
4. Keith Osik
5. Humberto Cota
6. Chad Hermansen
7. Armando Rios
8. Lou Collier
9. Raul Mondesi
10. Jimmy Anderson
11. Emil Brown
12. Doug Strange
13. Jimmy Barthmaier
14. Adrian Brown
15. “Big Country” Brad Eldred
16. Jermaine Allensworth
17. Tike Redman
18. Brandon Moss
19. Benito Santiago
20. Bobby Hill
21. Jose Hernandez
22. Brant Brown
23. Ryan Church
24. Eric Hinske
25. John Van Benschoten
26. Bryan Bullington
27. Lyle Overbay
28. Jose Castillo
29. Josh Fogg
30. Kip Wells
31. Chris Duffy
32. Ian Snell
33. Midre Cummings
34. Daniel Moskos
35. Chris Snyder
36. Steve Cooke
37. Mark Johnson
38. Paul Wagner
39. Bobby Crosby
40. Jeff Tabaka
41. Trey Beamon
42. Nelson Liriano
43. Kevin Polcovich
44. Mark Smith
45. Abraham Nunez
46. Todd Van Poppel
47. Elmer Dessens
48. Rich Loiselle
49. Ed Sprague
50. Mike Benjamin
51. Todd Ritchie
52. Pat Meares
53. Gary Matthews
54. Warren Morris
55. Adam Hyzdu
56. Enrique Wilson
57. John Wehner
58. David Williams
59. Ryan Vogelsong
60. J.J. Davis
61.Duaner Sanchez
62. Randall Simon
63. Jeff Reboulet
64. Carlos Rivera
65. J.R. House
66. Jeff D’Amico
67. Chris Stynes
68. Aki Iwamura
69. Michael Restovich
70. Jody Gerut (Yes, he qualifies)
71. Ronny Paulino
72. Mark Redman
73. Jose Mesa
74. Jeromy Burnitz
75. Rajai Davis
76. Shawn Chacon
77. Ronny Cedeno
78. Masumi Kuwata
79. Jason Michaels
80. Brian Bixler
81. Steve Pearce.
82. Lastings Milledge
Have I missed any? Be sure to add your forgotten Pirates below.
