It's awful. You think it (gets easier). It doesn't.

I think Tommy is better than he ever was. I really mean that. He throws inside now and you just can't hit him.

Without him, we wouldn't have recovered, I don't think. He pitched like a guy that was in the rotation, one of those guys making $7 [million], $8 million.

I think Renteria always has been one of the premier defensive players, plus we also talk about his clutch hitting. We were concerned about his back a little and he's had some weight problems sometimes. But the minute he was available, we hopped on it. It took the front office about three days to get Renteria ... but we had to do what it took to get him. He's that good.

I don't think I'm too thin at all. I understand when people say, 'Well your face gets gaunt,' but to get your bottom half to be the right size, your face might have to be a little gaunt. You choose your battles.

When you're in it gets easier to bat, so it was nice to get two new batsmen at the crease for the final day.