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.

It'll be interesting to see what happens in the next 24 to 48 hours. I think it'll be a big decision-maker as to whether people continue with their plans.

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

Probably for him that's his most consistent game. He's had 24 or 20 in (other) games, but he gets them all in one quarter or two quarters. It was a solid night for him.

[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.

I'm very pleased with the way we started off, especially having four games in less than 24 hours. I thought the girls did a great job, and our conditioning is excellent for this time of year.