We've had productive discussions with them and we will continue to do so. We elect not to share the details of those discussions.

Because we signed him, Pedro.

We're in this thing for the families, and we'll continue to be there for the families.

The same intensity as on the field, he just attacked it. He taught himself English. He stands out for somebody his age, understanding the importance of doing it. He put the time into it. His personality comes through by doing that. It just shows what kind of guy he is. He struggled at the beginning, but now he's very good.

The first thing you notice, coming to Israel from the Arab world, is that you have left the most courteous region of the globe and entered the rudest. The difference is so profound that you're left wondering when the mutation in Semitic blood occurred, as though God parted the Red Sea and said: "Okay, you rude ones, keep wandering toward the Promised Land. The rest of you can stay here and rot in the desert, saying 'welcome, most welcome' and drowning each other in tea until the end of time.

It's like listening to a CD versus a tape, or watching a DVD versus a VHS. The future is digital.