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Quick Hits....

“From my perspective, I think that the way the Mets are doing this thing is correct. There are a lot of teams that spend a lot of money that don’t do well, either. ... Do I have any problem with the Mets’ finances? None” – MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, who was visiting Citi Field yesterday as part of his farewell tour (Bergen RECORD, 9/17).

“They are going to start construction at Wrigley Field, the modernization, but also at the school playground in making their investment and living up to the commitment they made at the table to the entire package, both for Wrigley Field and the neighborhood of Wrigleyville” – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, promoting the Cubs’ construction effort (SUNTIMES.com, 9/16).

"The Bills are getting a classy family that really takes care of everyone, from the players through everyone that works for them" – Sabres LW Matt Moulson, on Terry and Kim Pegula buying the Bills (BUFFALO NEWS, 9/17).

"It's less about a stadium and more about a team and a city wrapping its arms around the team. It's a piece of vacant lot not producing anything" – Las Vegas City Council member Steve Ross, at the first of six "town hall" meetings on a proposed $200M MLS-ready stadium (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 9/17).

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SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

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