Quick Hits....

"It’s so sad; I’ve had to turn away so many families because they didn’t have valid tickets, and we were sold out and we didn’t have another seat for them to go into. So it’s a buyer-beware situation on the secondary market” -- Ducks Dir of Ticket Sales Lisa Johnson, on counterfeit tickets still being a problem (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 5/8).

"While I do believe we have a system within which you can draft, acquire young talent and build a winner, it’s still a tall order to actually accomplish that in the way they have here" -- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, referring to Royals Chair & Owner David Glass, President Dan Glass and Senior VP/Baseball Operations & GM Dayton Moore (K.C. STAR, 5/8).

"The great thing about playing us is that you can get on real TV" -- Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp, referring to the Longhorn Network and discussions to renew a football rivalry with Texas (TEXASTRIBUNE.org, 5/7).