Quick Hits....

“People don’t think about it, because when you’re at a restaurant, you don’t think about how long the sous chef has been slicing vegetables, either. You just know the quality of the meal” – Verizon Center Senior VP & GM David Touhey, on the facility managing playing surfaces for NHL, NBA and AFL games (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 4/11).

“It will be a lot less confusing where the games are and when these local blackouts hit, which at times made people a little bit unaware of where to go. Now you know where to go. We like that. Simplicity is a good thing” – NBC Sports Exec Producer Sam Flood, on local Stanley Cup Playoffs coverage not being blacked out during the first round (NEWSDAY, 4/12).

“You can tell he’s invested. He’s not just a name attached to the team that we never see. He’s been here. He’s spoken with us individually” – NASL club Puerto Rico FC G Trevor Spangenberg, on Knicks F Carmelo Anthony, who owns the soccer team (N.Y. TIMES, 4/12).