"We had no energy, the stadium had no energy, the fans had no energy. Overall, it was a pretty bad game for everybody that calls themselves Dodgers" -- Dodgers 2B Kike Hernandez, on the atmosphere at Dodger Stadium for last night's NLCS Game 3. The Brewers won 4-0 (ESPN.com, 10/16).
"There's no one in the league that we would trade him for and there's no one out of the league -- not even Beyonce. If we wouldn't trade him for her, he's probably untouchable" -- Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry, on whether the team would entertain offers for C Anthony Davis (USA TODAY, 10/16).
"We're in the belly of the beast right now. We've been doing a lot of heavy lifting in the last year, building legitimacy, building ballpark designs, building relationships with the city and the state. Staying connected with MLB. But truth be told, you can't have a ballpark until you have land" -- Portland Diamond Project Founder Craig Cheek, appearing on Billy Gates' "MLBtoPDX" podcast, on a pending "major announcement tied to the end of the World Series" (Portland OREGONIAN, 10/16).
"He pulls another rabbit out of his head!" -- ESPN's Jason Witten, on Packers QB Aaron Rodgers leading a comeback over the 49ers on "MNF" (“49ers-Packers,” ESPN, 10/15).
