"How's Steve Zakuani's recovery going?

He's making progress. He's making strides forward. It's tough to predict when I see him being able to get out there and play in a 11 versus 11 game. With him and O'Brien White, we'd rather be cautious than be on the side of being aggressive and suffer setbacks. When you've been out that long, it can take a while to find your game. If you're out for a year, it might take you six months to get back. So we're looking the end of 2012 or even 2013."

Rob, on getting obliterated by Felix:

"I've caught him when he's that good," said Johnson. "When he's got his breaking ball, and he's throwing that thing for a strike -- plus the slider and curveball -- then his out pitch is a changeup and it's probably the best changeup in the big leagues, hands down.

"It's like a split-finger, straight down. It looks just like his two-seamer. If you take it, and it's a two-seamer, [it's] strike three looking. And if you swing, it dives out of the zone."

Alex Caskey, Sean Morris, Edouard Kabamba, Cole Peverley, and Jesus Gonzalez didn't make the trip to AZ.

Link is in Swedish, but according to the BK Hacken team website the deal is already done for a 3 year contract. Here's the translation (via google translator):

"Erik Friberg was on an outbound contract with Racing Club and there will be no continuation of the midfielder. His next club address is the Seattle Sounders in MLS in the United States. Fredrik Ljungberg's old club finished in four years in their conference and went out in the quarterfinals against the LA Galaxy.

Friberg looking forward to the adventure and said the following to fotbollskanalen.se:

'- An adventure to get to the league and I have been signs that the team is actually investing in the future.'

24-year-old has signed a three year-contract in which every year is a optionsår. Erik Friberg moving in a month and the league kicks off on 19 March.

BK Hacken thank Erik Friberg for the four years he played in the club, four years which he describes as wonderful, and wish him good luck over there."

Prost says Ianni won't be protected and speculates Portland will pick him up.

I know it's a much debated issue that many may be tired of hearing about, but the reasons to keep pushing for a natural surface at Qwest are still there.

Shut up Rob.