This week’s standout baseball quotes

“There were 13 people shot in Chicago yesterday, and all people want to talk about is people swimming in a swimming pool? Pretty disappointing.”

— Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis, on Friday, on the debate over whether the Dodgers should have celebrated their National League West title by jumping into the Arizona Diamondbacks’ pool.

“When I was 20 years old, I could barely swing a wood bat.”

— Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth, to the Washington Times, on teammate Bryce Harper joining Tony Conigliaro as the only players with two 20-home run seasons before turning 21.

“In my book, Chewbacca won us the game.”

— Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Sam Fuld, on the Rays’ 18-inning victory Friday in which outfielder Luke Scott disdained the usual rally cap after 17 innings in favor of a Chewbacca mask.