2 Legends at an end: basebal and tacos

For the second day in the row I attended an Astros game. They did much better today than yesterday, opening the game with a 3 run home run, but before the game took place, they put an end to a number. A number that belonged to a seven-time All-Star Major League baseball player who played his entire 20-year career with the Houston Astros. He stands with 3,060 career hits, the 27th person in that 3000 club and with 291 home runs. 4 time golden glove award winner and 5 time slugger winner. He ranks in 5th in 668 doubles and is the only player in baseball history who has 3000 hits, 600 doubles, 400 stolen bases, and 250 home runs. He broke the modern-era career hit-by-pitch record, 285 times he was hit by a baseball. Ranks 20th on the all time hits list. His first game was June 26 1988 as a catcher then was put on 2nd base in 1992. In 2003 he went to the outfield and then back to 2nd base in 2005. July 24 2007 he said it was time for him to go. He as been with the Astros for 20 seasons, the longest, no other MLB player as ever done that, another record he has set. He finished his career with 3,060 career hits, 668 doubles, 291 home runs, 1175 RBIs, 414 stolen bases, and a .281 batting average. That number was the #7 and it belonged to a man by the name of Craig Biggio and at 12:30, the Astros retired that number, and I was there to see it.


I have just found out that another legend is also being retired. This is not a person but a building that sits on the corner streets of Dumble and Telephone RD. This is the place where many high school students called home, where they came to eat. This place is the Jack in the Box. It's been there since the 70's, and it is a very big deal here. Where will the pot heads go when they need an egg roll to fix their munchies? Where would the local gangsta's convene to establish their shenanigans? And where would the Mexican lady find the 99 cents taco meal plan to feed her 17 kids? Where?