Fun with quotes.

First, from SI.com last week:

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Prime Minister Ousmane Issoufe Maiga said Mali's soccer team will pay for losing a World Cup qualifying game which sparked rioting, looting and the destruction of monuments in the capital Bamako.

"All the consequences of the players' acts will backfire," Maiga said without elaborating on Monday, a day after the match and hours of street violence.

Government spokesman Ousmane Thiam told them they were "a disappointment" and "did not perform to expectations" after the government had spent African francs 380 million (US$775,500, euro601,100) on their transport and lodging.

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Today, from SI.com:

Minutes after watching the Yankees lose their fourth straight game, an 8-4 bashing by the Baltimore Orioles, Steinbrenner lashed out at his manager and a 25-man roster that is costing "The Boss" a whopping $200 million in salary.

"Enough is enough. I am bitterly disappointed, as I'm sure all Yankee fans are, by the lack of performance by our team," Steinbrenner said in a statement. "It is unbelievable to me that the highest-paid team in baseball would start the season in such a deep funk.

"They are not playing like true Yankees. They have the talent to win and they are not winning. I expect Joe Torre, his complete coaching staff and the team to turn this around."

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"You have failed me for the last time, Admiral."

--Darth Vader


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And finally, mad props to the Boys in Blue back home, who, despite our GM's best efforts to sack the team, are off to their best start since '95.

Remember, Jeff Weaver-san, the Force is with you always.