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• n  the award given to the champion
• n  a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
• n  a long flag; often tapering

• It was the hottest pennant race in years.
• In the International League (Baltimore, Rochester, Toronto, Buffalo, Reading, Syracuse, Newark, Jersey City) the pennant was won by Baltimore for the fifth consecutive year .
• This week the Braves clinched it their first pennant since 1914.

• crown
• pennon
• streamer
• waft

News & Articles

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• Manny Ramirez Home Run Called ‘Long Gone, Just Like the Ex-Girlfriend Who Will Never Return’ (Video)
  Baseball broadcasters have long been adored for their skill in delivering memorable home run calls. Even for the casual viewer, calls like Jack Buck‘s “I don’t believe what I just saw” in the 1988 World Series and Russ Hodges‘ “The Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant!” in 1951 have lived on, and […]
  June 7, 2013 - New England Sports Network
• 'Damn Yankees' taking stage at Fine Arts Association
  “Damn Yankees,” based on Douglass Wallop’s novel, “The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant,” opens June 7 at The Fine Arts Association stage in Willoughby and runs through June 23.  Baseball, beautiful women and catchy songs have made the Tony-award-winning musical a truly engaging experience for many. 
  June 7, 2013 - The News-Herald
• Disappointing Angels Prepare to Make Lone Trip to Fenway Park This Weekend
  When the 2013 MLB season began, the Los Angeles Angels were among the favorites to win the American League pennant at 9-2, behind only the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers. However, the Halos (26-34) enter this weekend’s three-game set at Fenway Park as the AL’s most disappointing team — at least south of the […]
  June 6, 2013 - New England Sports Network

Quotes

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• Jon Daniels in The Associated Press
  Bengie brings an experience level that we were looking for,general manager Jon Daniels said. "A strong defensive catcher, experience in the postseason and in the pennant race, and handling very good pitchers."
• Joe Torre in The Associated Press
  Manny is certainly going to have a lot of emotions here,Torre said. "This was a huge part of his career. You are never blase about coming to Boston and playing in front of these fans and involved in so many pennant races and not have it be...
• Theo Epstein in Washington Post
  He woke up and decided he wanted to join a team in the middle of a pennant race to have a chance to pitch in October and to have a chance to get a ring, which he's never done,Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein said. "There were some ups...