DOWNTOWN — The parade of players through the media room here at the Millennium offered up some of the standard winter quips. A little multiple choice to pass the time.

Can you guess who said the following:

1. When asked about how nebulous his role is with this team, he said: “Dude, that’s been my whole career.” … A. Aaron Miles. B. Joe Mather. C. Todd Wellemeyer. D. Jason LaRue.

2. “The way these owners spend money, I might as well stick around for awhile.” … A. Dave Duncan. B. Aaron Miles. C. Tony La Russa. D. Jason Isringhausen.

3. “We’re like blowfish. We only look big. … It’s like we’re trying to outdo each other. Who can squat more in front of Tony at spring training.” … A. Ryan Ludwick. B. Ron Flores. C. Skip Schumaker. D. Rene Knott.

4. Upon arriving in the media room and seeing Carpenter talking with the media, he said: “I pitched as many innings as he did last year.” … A. Chris Perez. B. Jason LaRue. C. Aaron Miles. D. Jason Isringhausen.

5. “If I didn’t have a changeup I’d be making latte’s at Starbucks.” … A. Ron Flores. B. Tyler Johnson. C. P.J. Walters. D. Todd Wellemeyer.

6. “When the music stops, you want to be sitting or standing?” … A. Jason Isringhausen on the veterans being traded. B. John Mozeliak on the shortstop market this winter. C. Skip Schumaker on the open outfield. D. Tony La Russa on his ARF benefit concert Sunday.

7. “I pretty much learned I could take a beating and keep going out there.” … A. Tony La Russa. B. Anthony Reyes. C. Jason Isringhausen. D. Joe Strauss on hosting live chats with Mizzou fans. 

8. “Went house shopping (Friday). Didn’t work out too well. Might be renting again.” … A. Ryan Ludwick. B. Ryan Franklin. C. Yadier Molina. D. Brian Barton.

Log your guesses at the bottom, and I’ll come back with the answers before taking the annual post-Warm-Up break from the blog.

I’ll pop in with a few more as the day goes on.

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Will be at Winter Warm-Up all weekend, filing live updates into the blog from press conferences and panels. On Monday, I’ll be hosting a panel for fans at noon. It’s opposite Tony La Russa’s Q & A on the main stage and Albert Pujols signing autographs. So choose wisely … and get back to me if they say or do anything newsworthy.

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