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Baseball players debate comfort versus protection

After Seattle third baseman Adrian Beltre suffers a groin injury when hit by a ground ball, major league infielders discuss whether to wear a protective cup.

By Ben Bolch
August 17, 2009

There's a new undergarment debate raging among major league infielders, and no, it's not boxers versus briefs.

It's whether to play without a protective cup.

The discussion was prompted by an unusual injury suffered by Seattle third baseman Adrian Beltre, who was put on the disabled list last week after a ground ball caused a severely bruised right testicle.

Chicago White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen, always quick to offer a colorful take, called Beltre's decision not to wear a cup "ballsy."

"I can't believe a guy is playing third base without a cup," Guillen told fanhouse.com. "That's a dangerous place."

Among the infielders who confessed to playing without protection are Oakland second baseman Mark Ellis and Detroit counterpart Placido Polanco. They said it's primarily a comfort issue.

Athletics infielder Nomar Garciaparra told the website he has always worn a cup, but if he didn't, "I'm definitely taking ground balls off to the side and not using proper form."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ran ... 3163.story

[Syncopate]

Athletics infielder Nomar Garciaparra told the website he has always worn a cup, but if he didn't, "I'm definitely taking ground balls off to the side and not using proper form."

It's not just Bullfighters that go `OLE

[Vince P]

Mark DeRosa (also 3B and #7 on the Cards, playing the Dodgers tonight) goes,

"I don't wear one either but I will for the team picture if you want me to."

Vince P

[Shutoutagain]

Cups became obsolete for most players in the steriod era due to the raisin effect the drugs have on the downtown junk:)