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"I feel helpless. I have no ability to execute change. I have no ability to tell them what to do or how to do it" -- Double-A Eastern League Hartford Yard Goats Owner Josh Solomon, on lengthy delays to the team's new downtown ballpark forcing the club to play temporarily in Norwich, Conn. (HARTFORD COURANT, 5/24).

"It’s really sad. With all the players that come from Latin American countries, you’d want to see more managers" -- Former MLBer Carlos Delgado, on the lack of any Latino managers in MLB after the Braves' firing of Fredi Gonzalez (THESTAR.com, 5/23).

"I like the ballpark. I like the people here. It’s always a great experience" -- Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts, on taking in last night's Cubs-Cardinals game with some friends at Busch Stadium (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 5/24).

"She's not going to change. She was like this way back when I was in high school. She's not going to do anything different" -- Giants rookie CB Eli Apple, on his mother, Annie, signing on as a contributor to ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 5/24).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 13, 2024

Upfront week and sports is grabbing more of the pie; Why the WNBA going to Toronto is important; San Diego continues to be a baseball town

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. 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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