Barry Larkin, who played shortstop 19 years for the Cincinnati Reds, won’t be coming back next season. Larkin was my “role model” in my Little League days, when I played shortstop and wore his number (11). He was an awesome player in his day, but he is getting “old.” He was supposed to retire this season, but had a really good year and decided to come back for one more. Personally, I think he should have stuck with his decision and gone out on top, but I guess he loved the game too much and wanted to play as long as he could. The Reds should have kept him around for one last year, in a limited role, so he could finish out his career with the same team he started. It wasn’t meant to be, though… Thanks for everything Barry!