Pennant Quotes

The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant.

No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don`t complain about things - and I`d just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together.

Our organization is in the thick of the pennant race and we want as many people at the park as possible. The support of the best fans in baseball is what fuels our play on the field, so we`re hoping to see people come out and take advantage of this opportunity.

I was surprised by that. I thought he did a real good job for us. And he had been in a pennant race before.

That`s why if it was up to me, I`d turn off all of the TVs in the clubhouse. And I`d turn the (out-of-town) scoreboard off at home, too. What good does it do? When you`re in a pennant race, you shouldn`t worry about the teams chasing you, so why watch the games?

And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I`ll take the pennant every time.

The Yankees won the pennant, we went on to the World Series, 41 years after that in the city of Toronto. The great city of Toronto, and all the provinces in Canada, everybody reached out and they were excited because we won the first World Series ever, across the border.

When you`re in the middle of a pennant race, you can`t go up there thinking about home runs.

We should have won the pennant that year. It was the best club I was ever on.

I don`t believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants with the Yankees. How many did he win with the Boston Braves and Mets?

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I`ll win a pennant every year.

Because we`re still in a pennant race, we won`t be able to reward all deserving players. (Decisions) will be based on the needs of the big league club.

It`s hard to win a pennant, but it`s harder to lose one.

I don`t think a manager should be judged by whether he wins the pennant, but by whether he gets the most out of the twenty-five men he`s been given.

No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which can win three in a row really achieves greatness.

We want to add an American League pennant... and to bring the World Series to Arlington.

The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I`d rather go fishing for three years.

I probably could have finished the game, but I don`t think that`s a smart move, ... It`s a pennant race. Every game is pretty much a must-win.

We didn`t encourage clubs to get overly aggressive, because we knew what he meant to our club in the midst of a pennant race. Ryan`s an extremely talented player and is going to be an outstanding every day player in the big leagues. Despite the fact that a lot of people thought we should have been more aggressive in sending him away, we`re happy we didn`t.

They kicked our butts last year. They have a chance to win the pennant, but unless you`re from the West Coast, nobody knows about that.