Quick Hits....

“Let me offer you this: If there are concerns, what often ends up happening is we have an opportunity, along with Major League Baseball, to sit down and discuss perhaps what the game plan might be or could be going forward” – MLBPA President Tony Clark, on the union monitoring the fact that the Mets are entering the season with MLB's seventh-lowest payroll (ESPNNY.com, 3/4).

“I am in favor of phasing this out gradually but we can’t do it straight away, we can’t throw clubs under the bus" – EPL club Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis, who opposes an immediate European ban on investors acquiring player-transfer rights from teams (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 3/4).

"I grew up in the NASCAR system and I love stock cars. I'm a champion. I built my home there. I will always be there. But this circles around to a bucket list item" – NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, on his plans to attempt to qualify for this year's Indianapolis 500 as a part of Andretti Autosport ("SportsCenter," ESPN, 3/4).