Sentences with phrase «pennant drive»

There are gags about using cell phones on airplanes, flushing goldfish down toilets, and the improbability of the Miracle Mets» pennant drive.

If this were the major leagues, it would be the ideal time for a pennant drive.

Shoddy pitching (the team was eighth in ERA) nullified San Francisco's pennant drive in 1963, but the current staff is considerably stronger.

He had not missed a game since Sept. 21, 1963 but was given the day off to rest up for the pennant drive.

(Enright had by that time joined Holtzman in the Durocher doghouse by writing that Durocher had gone AWOL during the pennant drive.)

Supposedly washed up in 1956, he became the key figure in Brooklyn's heart - catching pennant drive, winning 13 games and pitching a no - hitter against Philadelphia.

Who would ever have thought that the season's only no - hitter would be thrown by the Dodgers» Kevin Gross; that the only National League player to hit three homers in a game would be Atlanta shortstop Jeff Blauser; that Jose Canseco would be a Ranger; and that the National League strikeout leader, David Cone, would be anchoring the pennant drive for the Blue Jays?

Not exact matches

Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernandez had the game of his life Thursday night, hitting three home runs and driving in seven runs to lead his team to an 11 - 1 win over the Cubs to clinch the National League pennant and the franchise's first World Series trip in nearly three decades.

Then, donning a John Elway jersey, she put a Broncos pennant on her car and drove off....

As half - time approached, yet again Arsenal carelessly gave possession away, Pennant won the ball and drove at the away side's defence.

Novotel Sydney Norwest is a high quality conference hotel located in the Hills District of Sydney, close to Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill and Pennant Hills, also only 15 minutes drive from Parramatta.