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...this most peculiar pennant race, he's sitting in limbo...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Like a Rat Out of a Trap | 7/31/1979 | See Source »

...cool, professional, jackhammer-steady attack, conducted on blackboards, in doctor's officer, in meditation. No past and no future. No Sen. Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass) strutting his proud nose in the Senate and announcing to his esteemed intoxicated colleagues that "there will be no more pennant race in 1977." The next fall, Brooke watched the local newspapers proclaim the story of his divorce all over their front pages; he watched Sen. Paul Tsongas eak him out of a Senate seat, and he saw the Yankees win the World Series...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Like a Rat Out of a Trap | 7/31/1979 | See Source »

...ecstatic young women of the town hoist the simple manager onto their shoulders. The truth is, any Boston sports fan would endure Zimmer if he was masterful enough to guide a ballclub with a shallow pitching staff, and an injured supercatcher, and a terrible psychological history to a pennant...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Like a Rat Out of a Trap | 7/31/1979 | See Source »

With the notable exception of Brock, the Cards are largely a young and inexperienced team, and Manager Ken Boyer worries about what will happen when the pennant race tightens in September. Boyer is counting on Brock's steadying hand. "He can motivate a team," says the manager. "He thrives on pressure." Brock frankly declares: "Someone has to light the spark. I've been it. I possess the unique ability...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Spirit of St. Louis | 6/25/1979 | See Source »

...Name the young Tiger who defeated Bob Feller and the Cleveland Indians to win the 1940 American League Pennant...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: How Much Do You Really Know About Baseball? | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

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