They said it: Major League Baseball quotes

“It wasn’t because of my ‘advanced’ age that my ankle broke.”

— New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, 38 and out until at least the All-Star break, scoffing at the question of whether he ponders his baseball mortality.

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“I thought David Ortiz’s choice of words was outstanding.”

— Commissioner Bud Selig, on Ortiz’s “This is our [bleeping] city” oratory before the Red Sox played their first home game after the Boston Marathon bombings.

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“I was engaged in discussions in the world about pictures, as in paintings, not pitchers, guys who can or can’t paint the strike zone.”

— Miami Marlins owner and art dealer Jeffrey Loria, to Fox Sports, denying the allegation he personally switched the order of his team’s starters in a doubleheader.

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“Keep in mind that pretty much the only thing Loria is known for is lying about his team finances, lying to Miami-Dade County about the stadium finances, lying to players about not trading them, and lying his way out of Montreal when he was the owner of the Expos.”

— New Times Broward-Palm Beach, in response to Loria’s denial.