1.   All the while, he hoped to prove everybody wrong and return in time to help the Astros during their September pennant run.

2.   DiMaggio, Pesky, Williams and Doerr all made it back and contributed mightily to the pennant run.

3.   Following up on the euphoria of a pennant run, San Diego voters went for the full monty, two weeks after the World Series.

4.   Hearing the Yankees whine about the addition of Charlie Hayes reminded me of how old Yankee teams reacted when management brought in veterans for the pennant run.

5.   If the Sox are scoring, Aguilera can pace himself for the August crunch and September pennant run.

6.   San Diego was unloading salary, the Braves were loading for a pennant run.

7.   This is our pennant run.

8.   With the Angels in need of a strong starter for their pennant run, it would seem that left-hander Andrew Lorraine would be a good candidate.