“Just out of pure habit, I walked into the wrong booth. I got two steps and thought, ‘Yeah, this isn’t my place anymore'" -- Red Sox radio announcer Mario Impemba , on walking into his former Tigers TV booth prior to the teams' Spring Training game yesterday. Impemba left the Tigers after last season following an altercation with former broadcast partner Rod Allen ( DETROIT FREE PRESS, 3/15 ).
“I’d say we’ll average 4,500" -- Rugby United N.Y. Founder James Kennedy , on his expectations for attendance during his team's inaugural Major League Rugby season at MCU Park, which kicks off Friday with a match against the Toronto Arrows ( N.Y. TIMES, 3/14 ).
“I went to Boston University with the intent of becoming a sports broadcaster. I wanted to become the next Bob Costas . I even called hockey games at BU. I was terrible at it, though, so I had to find something else” -- N.Y. Times culture writer Sopan Deb , on how he got his start in journalism ( POLITICO.com, 3/15 ).
