  Harpernottingham Member Username: Harpernottingham Post Number: 72 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 66.178.227.202 |
(Or a pennant "chase," for that matter, either.) There simply ARE no more pennant races. There hasn't been a pennant race since 1968. (And we know who won the American League flag that year. Wasn't much of a race, though.) Now 1967 ... man ... THAT was a pennant chase! But when both leagues were split into two divisions in 1969, pennant races ceased to exist. The Tigers are in the hunt for the playoffs this year. Period. They'll have to win two rounds of playoffs to win the pennant. And therein lies the difference. The playoffs determine who wins the pennant. (NOT the regular season anymore.) So why do reporters continue to use the term "pennant race"? There's no such thing anymore. | ||
Lurker Member Username: Lurker Post Number: 1661 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 65.196.220.198 |
It's a figure of speech, like calling someone a douchebag. | ||
Ltrain Member Username: Ltrain Post Number: 92 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.220.225.152 |
or fun governor. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 4477 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 141.217.84.77 |
The Tigers doesn't have to be on penant race for they're roaring in the lead for now. GO TIGERS 2006 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS. | ||
7milekid Member Username: 7milekid Post Number: 108 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 68.61.161.193 |
lmao @ lurker, i was thinking of a way to say that without really saying it but you nailed it on the head. Anyway, yes the tigers are in a sort of pennant race because they are trying to get to the playoffs. to win the pennant and ultimatly the world series. | ||
Mikeydbn Member Username: Mikeydbn Post Number: 318 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 68.41.96.170 |
You can purchase the "Race For The Pennant" ticket package from the Tiger box office. http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/ NASApp/mlb/det/ticketing/penna ntpack.jsp | ||
Jelk Member Username: Jelk Post Number: 3840 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.40.111.105 |
It seems to me that making the playoffs is kind of like winning the first leg of the pennant race. I mean technically there was never any race. The most accurate way to describe the so-called pennant race (in 1902, 1967, 1993, or now)is as a pennant competition. What can you do? | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 1100 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 68.60.45.70 |
Like a "Cool City" /snicker | ||
Tayshaun22 Member Username: Tayshaun22 Post Number: 271 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 69.14.101.116 |
Baseball just ain't as good it was back in the day. When I played, we didn't even have real bats, balls, or mitts. You caught the ball with your bare hand, but that was alright because the ball was an old sturdy sock. Man those were the days... (Message edited by Tayshaun22 on June 30, 2006) | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 226 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 69.221.39.210 |
O.K., it looks like we're done, here. Now, can we think of some other absolutely trivial matter to argue about? | ||
Detroitej72 Member Username: Detroitej72 Post Number: 10 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 66.184.3.44 |
Bless you Boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
Drm Member Username: Drm Post Number: 996 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.227.85.97 |
Harpernottingham, I'm sure you and your buddies Riley and Dow still believe that major league baseball will be played at the corner again, too. I really detest the saying, but some people need to get a life. You ain't 21 anymore, you are "that guy" when you go to the club and Bob Seger is losing his voice due to too many Marlboros. Wake up, it's 2006! | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 756 Registered: 05-2004 Posted From: 68.40.119.216 |
Semantics aside, the Tigers are in the hunt for a post season playoff berth for the first time in recent memory. That in itself is reason to rejoice. It is fun to see the other teams screw up for a change and have us take advantage of them. Nothing like a winner. | ||
Mountainman Member Username: Mountainman Post Number: 86 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 153.90.110.13 |
If you look at the sequence of games played against other teams as race to win more games than their competitor as race, then wouldn't the playoffs and regular season combined equal out to a pennant race? Therefore there are still pennant races, and you would appear to be a bitter individual attemtping to create some sense of superiority. Just a thought. | ||
Motorcitymayor2026 Member Username: Motorcitymayor2026 Post Number: 967 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 24.231.189.137 |
I agree with you, Mountainman. |
