I wasn't a rookie in pennant races, but I was a rookie calling the shots. The players made me look good.
We're a team in a little bit of a transition. But I still expect us to contend. And I didn't even expect us to contend for the pennant last year.
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.
We should have won the pennant that year. It was the best club I was ever on.
The fact that we have something to work at, like battling somebody in a pennant race, means that pride will step in for us. It will force us to play hard and focus on the game.
Pennant races drain the energy from the best of them. Old-fashioned baseball races are to me the most grueling daily test in any sport. Gotta keep coming out, every day, in the face of looming disaster.
Pennant is actually considered a fan-assist atmospheric boiler, which uses atmospheric venting. But they use a fan on the out-side blowing in to regain your pressure loss on the combustion side. That helps a lot.
I'm looking forward to the second half of September. How could you not want to be in a pennant race with the Yankees?
We've had our backs to the wall and bounced back all season. But it hurts more when you're in a pennant race.
It's exciting to come in at this time of year and just be a part of (the pennant race). Basically, I'm just here to help the team in any way I can. I'm down here to do whatever I can.