[Boston scored only eight runs in the three games against the A's and a total of 24 runs in their last eight. Jason Varitek's slump is at 4-for-41 and Damon's at 5-for-26.] I don't think you can score nine runs a game the whole year. ... It doesn't work like that.

Terry Francona

Boston Games 24

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There's so much passion and so much interest in the Red Sox in Boston.

— Terry Francona

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We won 95 games in a season where things didn't go right, ... I will not sit here and apologize for that. We busted our [butt] to do the best we could. I was very proud of what we accomplished.

— Terry Francona

We're battling for first place with Ottawa, so all those games are going to be huge. Then Toronto and Boston are fighting for playoff spots, and Montreal's trying to stay in. Those are all going to be huge, key games for us. Those are all four-point games.

It's about brand building and getting these games in the hands of our 14- to 24-year-old male target market.

— Bill Nielsen

We'll relish this for about 24 hours. We still have five more games to go. But we've worked so hard for this, and it's nice to know that it doesn't have to go down to the end. This is a great feeling.

— Geoff Peters