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After all, Philly fans still remember the glory days, back when Schmitty hit the dramatic 10th inning home run against Montreal to win the National League East pennant in 1980, and the Phillies went on to win the World Series...

Author: By Neil A. Cooper, | Title: The Aging Star Stays Home | 12/9/1988 | See Source »

...domination by the Russian Czars. Last week a crowd of more than 1,000 gathered at the church portico to demonstrate support for the Estonian supreme soviet, or parliament, as it joined in a battle of wills with Moscow. Near the cathedral steps, an elderly woman clutched a pennant of blue, black and white, the colors of the long-banned Estonian flag. Students in blue and crimson visored caps unfurled banners. NO TO COLONIAL LAWS read a sign in Cyrillic lettering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Estonia | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

August is the time for returning to school, choosing classes, retelling tales of your summer over and over again, talking about baseball pennant races, scrutinizing your school's chances in the upcoming football season and arguing about who will win the national football championship...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: College Hockey Fever ... Catch It! | 11/11/1988 | See Source »

...Fall Classic: "The good thing about it is that it keeps us in the pennant race."--Princeton Coach Steve Tosches after his team beat Harvard, 23-8, Saturday...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Real Game of the Ivy Season | 10/26/1988 | See Source »

...walked him," said Jimmy as relief ace Dennis Eckersley delivered ball four to Spike Owen. But the Eck got out of the jam when he popped up Jody Reed, and suddenly Jimmy dropped all objectivity. "The game is over!" he shouted. "The A's have won the pennant! Dad, you owe me five bucks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: How About Those Announcers? | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

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