Out of the left field?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="That">That</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weird">weird</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="field">field</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Weird">Weird</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> “<span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="field">field</span>”, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="being">being</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="field">field</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span>, <span word="left">left</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="batters">batters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="ensues">ensues</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="fielder">fielder</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inactive">inactive</span>, <span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="doze">doze</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="anyways">anyways</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> “<span word="untypical">untypical</span>, <span word="unusual">unusual</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span>” (<span word="CollinsDictionary">CollinsDictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span>).</p><p><span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="field">field</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span>), <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unconventional">unconventional</span>, <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="below">below</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>, <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="left">left</span> <span word="field">field</span>”:</p>
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