11 Quotes by Mike Mussina

I was young enough to be an optimist.

Three teams in it, two make it and one will miss it. Every game is like a playoff game. It's going to be as big as if it were a seven-game series.

This was only the third time I've been to the mound since I had three weeks off,

Well, we were going to have to win 'em all, anyway,

We were fortunate to get two two-out rallies early and get some runs, because Colon's had a tremendous season,

We knew in Spring Training he could throw the ball the way he's throwing it. When he got the opportunity, he did the job.

With Jaret back, even though Small deserves to be in the rotation, he gives us a legitimate long guy. He makes our bullpen better, so if there's a situation where the bullpen needs to get four or five innings, we don't have to kill the 'pen. That's something we haven't had.

This is a playoff game, ... There are no limits.

These guys came in and surprised us, helped us and kept us where we are. The Red Sox got hot and we've been able to hang with them. We could easily be seven or eight games out, but it's still inside of five, so we feel decent about our chances.