At least Rafael Soriano can joke about the after-effects of a line drive that hit him in the head.
The Mariners relief pitcher spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time since being hit Aug. 29 by a drive off the bat of Los Angeles Angels slugger Vladimir Guerrero. Upon seeing how many reporters awaited him in the dugout, he quipped to a team official: "Not too much, I've got a headache already."
But his ordeal has been no laughing matter for Soriano, who has resumed throwing on flat ground and hopes to play winter ball in his native Dominican Republic. Soriano remembers feeling surprised that his pitch to Guerrero drifted to the outer part of the plate rather than staying inside. He also saw the liner coming his way, but "only at the last second."
He talks about wanting to make the starting rotation in 2007. Read it all.
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