Sticky Pages: “Fast Balls”

As the baseball season nears its close, let's take a long, hard look at the boys of summer: we're talking about pitchers and catchers, free swingers, short stops and other heavy hitters. "Fast Balls: Erotic Tales of America's Favorite Pastime" is a new collection of "eighteen hot stories of men in uniform—who, after a diving catch, a game-winning run, or an impressive strikeout, like to take it all off." The anthology is edited by erotica auteur Jesse Grant, known to one-handed reading aficionados everywhere for his work on the legendary "Friction" series; for horny sports fans who are tired of speculating on the sexuality of certain pro athletes (ahem), these stories should go a long way towards proving there are at least a few boys out there who definitely play on our team.

· "Fast Balls: Erotic Tales of America's Favorite Pastime" by Jesse Grant (Amazon)