<<How did Out in left field get its reputation?

by Sister Jean Posted 2011/04/07 21:42:52

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Ted Williams my Fav played left field

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misterz 2011/04/08 18:37:48

It's

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anything Left handed or sided is seen as a negative.

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Minarchist 2011/04/08 04:01:37

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I think it's because Babe Ruth always called out left field, and strategically that is the worst place to put the ball.

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wildcat 2011/04/07 23:51:35

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because Ted Williams played it. :-]
It is really because left handed ball players were a novelty early in baseball, they had a reputation for being eccentric and therefore they came from left field.

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roseofanycolor 2011/04/07 23:20:01

Undecided

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I really have no clue.........have to look it up later!

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Blancmange19 2011/04/07 22:38:11

Undecided

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Not sure. Since fewer balls go to right field and that's where little leaguers put the weakest fielder, you'd think it would be "out in right field."

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DiViews2013 2011/04/07 21:49:25

Undecided

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I know it seems to be a place where a lot of balls are not caught. I just got finished telling somebody they were hanging out there missing ball after ball.

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Barefoot Peace and Love∞ijm... 2011/04/07 21:45:03

Undecided

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I'm not sure.... but Ted was great♥

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Sister ... to Barefoo... 2011/04/07 21:58:48

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my fav I got his autograph that was a huge day in my life

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Blancma... to Sister ... 2011/04/07 22:43:44

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"Teddy Ballgame" was amazing. My Dad said he was the best hitter he ever saw and he was probably in the majority. Ted's the reason Robert Redford wore #9 in "The Natural." I know how you feel about getting that autograph. I got Sandy Koufax's the year after he retired when he was working for NBC. Best pitcher I ever saw. If he wouldn't have hurt his arm before he learned how to pace himself, it's hard to image the career he would have had.

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Sister ... to Blancma... 2011/04/07 23:45:38

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Ted had better than 20/20 vision as a kid he was my hero

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Barefoo... to Sister ... 2011/04/09 22:55:47

Wow...;)

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