21x20 Media presents
Out of Left Field
A left fielder expects baseballs. The phrase has other deliveries in mind.
He signed up to catch baseballs.
A bat crack sends us into a vintage ballpark, where Lou keeps receiving deliveries from show business. A confused baserunner in the Boston Herald in 1919, unexpected radio newcomers in Billboard in 1943, and Arnold Shaw's 1949 description of a surprise hit trace the expression beyond the diamond. These are records of use, not a proven invention date; exactly why left rather than right remains disputed.
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Studio21x20 Media
FormatAnimated short
Runtime1 minute, 3 seconds
Published
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