“I understand it has created some controversy. And also I understand that Don is a great broadcaster, but we felt that starting next year it was worth going in a different direction reenergizing the broadcast” – Red Sox Chair Tom Werner, on the team’s decision to not bring back NESN play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo next season (BOSTON HERALD, 8/30).
“Not being the boss is different. Now someone tells me what to do and when to do it” – ESPN analyst and former Univ. of Texas football coach Mack Brown, on the difference between his current and former professions (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 5/28).
“I borrowed money from agents, and I have no regrets whatsoever. I wanted stuff, I needed stuff to do. You don’t have any extra money, you can’t work, and I really appreciate those agents helping me” – Basketball HOFer Charles Barkley, on accepting financial assistance from agents while in college at Auburn Univ. (“Dan Patrick Show,” 8/28).
“More and more, people are coming to that conclusion, by the way, that there are powerful owners who are pressuring Goodell to make sure that the Patriots get their comeuppance finally” – The Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan, on why he does not expect a settlement between the NFL and Patriots QB Tom Brady over Deflategate (“The Sports Reporters,” ESPN, 8/30).
“ESPN IS A JOURNALISTIC EMBARRASSMENT. ESPN – what happened to you? Your intolerant PC police are running amok and making a joke out of you!” – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, on the net suspending analyst Curt Schilling for a tweet comparing Nazis to Muslims (FACEBOOK.com, 8/28).
“If Cup came here, they'd need to make the track bigger to fit all the people, I think,” – NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Paul Menard, on the circuit possibly bringing a race to Road America (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 8/29).
“Oh my God. I dropped your cake. How about that?” – NFL Giants TV play-by-play announcer Bob Papa, on trying to present analyst Carl Banks a birthday cake during last night’s Jets-Giants game (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 8/30).
