Mike Mussina Quotations

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.

This is only the third time I've been to the mound since I had three weeks off, ... One was good and one was bad, so I didn't have any idea what to expect. The two extra days off certainly helped me.

This is one of those situations you have to deal with. We'll get back out there as soon as possible, but I'm certainly not going to risk anything long-term to get out there and rush myself and try to do something I shouldn't do.