Sentence examples for blown a pennant from inspiring English sources
The Dodgers may have blown a pennant.
This might be nothing like '69, when their forefathers blew a pennant and went back under their rock for most of the next decade.
Through the years, other first-place teams have blown a big lead only to lose the pennant or a division title in a race that went down to the final days of the season, if not in a playoff.
These events led me to conclude that perhaps there was something to the curse of the Black Cat which originated in 1969 when the Cubs blew a big lead in the pennant race to the Mets.
In Chicago, he's best known for managing the 1969 Cubs, who blew a giant lead down the stretch and lost the pennant to the Miracle Mets.
After winning the second game of the series, the Dodgers blew a 4 2 lead in the ninth inning of the deciding third game, losing the pennant.
Share this history lesson with Clippers detractors: The Dodgers lost the 1962 NL pennant to the Giants in the final playoff game's ninth inning, when their pitchers blew a two-run lead.
They blew a seven-run lead in Game 5 of the A.L.C.S., then lost Game 6 before recovering to clinch the pennant.
The Cubs went on to blow a 3-0 lead in that inning, gave up eight runs to the Marlins and fell short of winning their first NL pennant and World Series berth since 1945.
Schachter blew a whistle.
Blowing a big opportunity?
