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Having a Ball

It takes a very confident man to stand five feet from a pitching machine and take a 90 mph baseball to the cojones. Or a crazy one. Wearing both hats is former MLB pitcher Mark Littell, who put his fertility in the hands of the NuttyBuddy - the athletic supporter he invented - during a videotaped field test.

Playing the part of a manic pitchman in the you-really-don't-want-to-miss-this-clip (nuttybuddy.com), Littell promises that the supporter, which comes in three sizes - the Boss, the Hog and el Jefe - will curb the breakage and pinching common with other cups. Says he: "I stand behind my product. Literally."

- Charles Curtis


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Nutty Buddy Athletic Cup