I think it's a better outfield than we had last year. Garret did an admirable job in center, but I think his natural position is left. And offensively, [Finley] gives us one more good solid bat.

I think in a lot of ways, I've responded to a lot of things this year kind of like a rookie ¿ as far as appreciating things. I've been around a lot, but you can appreciate things a little bit differently when you've been away. It's a different Opening Day than I've experienced in the past, just because of where I've had to come from.

An incredibly admirable job,

I think they've been doing a very good job. I think it would be detrimental to the medical center if the Pitts Management group were to leave right now.

You run out of adjectives to describe him because he does things you've never seen before. He is one of those guys in the game you just don't miss his at-bats. You stop whatever you are doing and just watch because he's bound to do something you've never seen.

You kept telling yourself to not look over your shoulder, but the Mariners were making so much noise. That's how Cleveland is right now. Everybody is talking about them. You've got to find a way to stop it -- whether that means taking the televisions out of the clubhouse, stopping newspaper delivery, whatever. You've got to do it.