"Welcome to the opening night in this beautiful new area. I have a feeling we’re going to have some fun in here tonight" – Paul McCartney, during his performance last night, the inaugural event at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center (SACRAMENTO BEE, 10/5).
"My own view is that the spike is related to the way the game is being played now, the way that we are training hitters from a very young age. We have not been able to find any external cause that explains the spike in home runs" – MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, on an increase in home runs during the '16 season (N.Y. TIMES, 10/5).
"I have made a decision – you guys don’t like, I get it – I want the face of the organization to be [GM Sandy Alderson] and [manager Terry Collins]. I don’t want [co-Owner Jeff Wilpon] to be the face. And I don’t want to be the face" – Mets co-Owner Fred Wilpon, on not answering questions from the media ahead of his team's NL Wild Card game (NEWSDAY, 10/5).
"It's not my championship, I recognize that, but I also feel that I did something there, and I graciously accepted because it was a gracious offer on their part" – Former Cavaliers coach David Blatt, on the organization offering him a championship ring despite being fired midway through the '15-16 season (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 10/5).
“Go down to six months. Enough. Get off Sharapova. The Tour needs her” – ESPN’s Michael Wilbon, on Maria Sharapova’s drug suspension being lowered to 15 months (“PTI,” ESPN, 10/4).
