13 Pennant Quotes for You to Enjoy

Baseball's Opening Day is full of time-honored traditions: the President throws out the first ball, the Cubs' starting pitcher walks away with a 54.00 ERA, the Royals get mathematically eliminated from the pennant race. Rob Sheffield

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If your man is a sports enthusiast, you may have to resign yourself to his spouting off in a monotone on a prize fight, football game or pennant race. Marilyn Monroe

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It's hard to win a pennant, but it's harder to lose one. Chuck Tanner

Win Lose Pennant Hard Harder

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. Frank Robinson

Fans all have their memories of pennant races, good memories, sick memories. George Vecsey

Good Memories Fans Sick Pennant Races

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

Best Year Club Pennant Won Should Ever

There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant. Joe Torre

Time Will Everyone Pennant Winning Contribute Going Team

I'd rather win a pennant than an Academy Award. Laraine Day

Win Pennant Rather Academy Academy Award Than Award

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

Run Pennant Wins Games Team Two-Thirds

I'm not thinking about records. Just winning the pennant would be exciting. Ryne Sandberg

Thinking Pennant Would Would-Be About Records Winning Exciting Just

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 days. Whitey Herzog