How many pitchers wear cups when they pitch?

I thought this was interesting: A poll on the High School Baseball Web message boards asks how many pitchers wear cups when they pitch. Of the 63 people who've responded by the time I wrote this article, only 21 say they wear one. The other 42 pitchers don't. Yeesh!

I always wore a cup when I pitched. I wore it between a pair of Under Armor boxer briefs and Under Armor compression shorts. Why did I wear it? My follow-through and finish was generally off to the first base side of the mound. As a result, my glove hand generally finished out of position to respond to a pitch hit on a line back at me. So I wore a cup for the obvious reason – protection.

But I also wore it for another reason: It made me feel fearless. When I pulled up those boxer briefs, cup, and compression shorts, I felt like I was going to war. Mentally, wearing one triggered "Game time! Let's go."

Do you wear a cup when you pitch? Take the poll here.