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‘Let’s play some ball’: Notable quotes from a week of Chattanooga area news

Staff File Photo / Chattanooga-Hamilton County Sports Authority Chair Matt Patterson watches a presentation during a meeting. The authority recently received an update on revenue projections for Erlanger Park and the surrounding special tax district.
Staff File Photo / Chattanooga-Hamilton County Sports Authority Chair Matt Patterson watches a presentation during a meeting. The authority recently received an update on revenue projections for Erlanger Park and the surrounding special tax district. Staff File Photo / Chattanooga-Hamilton County Sports Authority Chair Matt Patterson watches a presentation during a meeting. The authority recently received an update on revenue projections for Erlanger Park and the surrounding special tax district.


People who had a way with words in the news last week:

“I feel a little cheesy saying this, but let’s play some ball.”

— Chattanooga-Hamilton County Sports Authority Chair Matt Patterson gaveling the panel’s most recent meeting to a close and looking ahead to this week’s opening of Erlanger Park.

“Like your mother says, nothing good ever happens after midnight. You’re at the Waffle House at 3 o’clock in the morning, you’re going to see some wild stuff.”