There's a lot of news on the injury front for the Pirates and none of it is good. Worse yet, even the coaches are finding themselves in the infirmary.
In case you missed it late Tuesday night, and with an 11-2 score I'm sure most of you did, Pirates hitting coach Don Long got hit with a flying broken bat late in the game.
When Nate McLouth doubled in the eighth, his bat splintered and flew towards the dugout. Long, standing on the top step, was watching the ball and did not see the bat flying towards him and he got hit in the face.
Luckily for Long, he didn't get hit with the sharp, splintered end but got hit with the barrel of the bad. Luckily No. 2, be got hit just below the eye instead of on the eye. If either scenario happened the other way it could have been a lot worse for Long other than a few stitches.
The other news comes from the sickbay, as a virus is spreading through the Pirates' clubhouse. First baseman Adam LaRoche got it first on Saturday and he has been out of action since other than a pinch-hitting appearance.
Catcher Ryan Doumit has been a bit under the weather and apparently has contracted the virus as well. The virus causes congestion and cold-and-flu symptoms.
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