“You can rest assured he will be allowed to participate” – MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, on Pete Rose being part of the All-Star festivities at Great American Ball Park this season (Mult., 4/23).
“We most definitely had a lot of conversations about that, and it wasn’t just shooting for the moon type of stuff. It’s been one of his long-term goals and obviously, he’s made tremendous progress getting there” – Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, on Floyd Mayweather Jr. having a goal of earning $1B (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 4/23).
“There was no drinking. Maybe the President was wasted – that deflate joke. We’re still wondering as an organization about that” – Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski, on the team’s visit to the White House (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 4/24).
“We want to make it clear, do not do this stuff, ever. And for goodness sake don’t do it in our name because that’s not our culture, that’s not our organization” – Flames President & CEO Ken King, on fans sexually harassing and intimidating women along the Red Mile during playoff games (CALGARY HERALD, 4/25).
“Any event that can draw 8,000 or 10,000 downtown is great for the city. We need all those we can get” – Indiana AD Fred Glass, on IU-Notre Dame baseball playing at Victory Field in Indianapolis. The matchup on Tuesday drew 8,728 and is believed to be record attendance for a college baseball game in the state of Indiana (IBJ.com, 4/23).
