“We’re certainly not going to be making phone calls and knocking doors at 8 o’clock Wednesday night, I can tell you that” – Boston mayoral candidate Martin Walsh, on candidates taking a break from campaigning during Red Sox-Cardinals World Series games (BOSTON HERALD, 10/21).
“We are really setting out on a journey. We want statistics that visualize the game and lead to a greater understanding of it” – NBA Exec VP/Operations & Technology Steve Hellmuth, on NBA arenas being equipped with cameras that will record players’ every move (ADWEEK.com, 10/20).
“I think there will be more ripples because of what these kids at Grambling did” – Former Nike, adidas and Reebok exec Sonny Vaccaro, who believes the Grambling football players’ protest could be “a major step” in the effort to reform college athletics (WSJ.com, 10/20).
“They are a Florida hockey team playing in October; they’d put the ALCS on the jumbotron and switch over to 'Big Bang Theory' during commercials if they thought it would fill that barn” – CBSSN’s Jim Rome, on the Panthers broadcasting Red Sox-Tigers ALCS Game 5 in the arena during a game last week against the Bruins (“Rome,” CBSSN, 10/18).
