41.   All were acquired in the past month from teams without October aspirations, and they are relishing being back in a pennant race.

42.   But accepting and embracing this new wrinkle in pennant races could make them feel better.

43.   But being in a pennant race?

44.   But he also has proven to have a knack for the late-season pickup with a pennant race at hand.

45.   But he grew a trifle somber when he recalled the joy, the terror, the challenge of a pennant race.

46.   But deception is a dangerous trait in a pennant race.

47.   But in a pennant race, Anaheim Angels manager Terry Collins drew the line.

48.   But Sox-Yankees in a pennant race is a bonus.

49.   But the best part, Gant said, is leaving a last-place team and joining a team in a pennant race.

50.   But the ashes of a pennant race grow colder while the fires for football burn hot.