Quick Hits....

"I still have time to screw it up" – Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein, on President Obama calling him the best exec in baseball history during the team's White House visit yesterday (ESPN.com, 1/16).

"Obviously, the fans are pretty intense about beating the Cubs" – Cardinals Chair & CEO Bill DeWitt Jr., on expectations for the upcoming MLB season (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 1/17).

"I get to have a life during the day, not just sit around and wait for the games. I would prefer if we played more afternoon games on the weekends, have the Barracuda play at night. But I don’t make those calls" – Sharks C Logan Couture, on his appreciation for afternoon games (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 1/17).

"It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that nobody wants to see two minutes of commercials, come back, kick the ball and then go to a minute-and-a-half of commercials. I’ve thought that was absurd since I was 20 years old" – Ravens Owner Steve Bisciotti, on TV timeouts during NFL games (BALTIMORERAVENS.com, 1/15).