Almost all about baseball...(sorry) :)

SEATTLE -- Seattle relief pitcher Rafael Soriano was taken from Safeco Field on a stretcher on Tuesday night after being hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of the Angels' Vladimir Guerrero.
Guerrero's line drive came on the first pitch that Soriano threw in the top of the eighth inning and with Seattle holding a 6-3 lead.
The medical status of the 26-year-old right-hander wasn't immediately known, though the Mariners announced in the pressbox that Soriano never lost consciousness. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center for further tests, the club said.
Soriano, who entered the game that inning, fell to the turf after being struck behind his right ear and remained on the ground for several minutes before being placed on a stretcher and taken from the stadium on a cart.
Soriano entered the game with a 1-2 record and a 2.11 ERA in 52 games this season.

So you can guess how my night's going. At least we won. But it was one of those bittersweet wins. They're saying now that he never lost consciousness, there was no fracture or anything. But he does have a concussion, knew where he was, and has to stay overnight at Harborview for observation. The skin was broken, but no bones. They said that he had the radio on listening to the game in the ambulence.
On a happier note, we've now won 6 games in a row (yes!) and 7 of our last eight games. Which is the most in a row for us in the last 3 years! Tomorrow we're going for the sweep (we're going to try and beat the Angels all three games that we play them).
And we had back to back home runs to open the game and almost 3 in a row (just short of the wall) but he scored off the next playet. Ibanez had his 26th home run of the season, and Snelling had his first (and second)! Ichiro also hit a home run to tie the game.
Washburn pitched 7 innings, then they brought in Soriano, and after he got hurt they brought in Greene. Then Putz came in to close it.
Now Washburn is saying that this is the worst he's ever felt after a win. And how he doesn't even remember pitching. And how everyone right now is concerned and doesn't know much. And the guy who hit him is pretty much in shock. He says:
"I just turned around and saw him on the ground, and all I could do was pray for him and his family that he would be okay." So I guess they're kind of friends, and they're both from Mexico? I think. And he's probably going to go to the hospital tonight to see him.
So now Soriano is added to the injured list, along with Mateo after he dropped a weight on his finger and broke it in the weight room. That's not normally very helpful for pitching.

I'm really sorry about all the baseball, but I had to say something. And you guys get to suffer for it...
I wish it would rain.
Oh bugger.
So I need to go to bed. Going to dad's office tomorrow, will try to post from there.
Namarie