#5 and #7

Number 5 and number 7, they’ve been here through thick and thin
Many wins and many losses and a brand new stadium

In ’88 and ’91, the two of them began
And looking back the Astros then, were surely in good hands

The ‘90s rolled along, the rainbow jerseys put away
Number 5 and number 7 led the charge out every day

The Astrodome still rings with echoes of the many cheers
A championship had come again after eleven years

Of course, that was the start of quite a run for all to see
That ended in St. Louis in ’05- THE VICTORY

Now, Number 5 is done and 7 has not much to do
Before to long the numbers on the field will all be new

Yet years from now when adding up the Houston baseball heart
The numbers 5 and 7 will be right there at the start.


I wrote this poem shortly after Craig Biggio announced that he was retiring at the end of the 2007 season.