"out of left field" (Why "left"?)

[Bob Haas]

Excellent point, Ron, and it relates directly to baseball rather than to a
general feeling.  I wish I'd thought of this earlier on in the discussion.

bob

On 3/27/01 1:12 PM, RonButters at AOL.COM wrote:

> I always thought that it was because the left-field fence was often placed
> farther away from home plate than the right-field fence (because more long
> balls are hit to left field than right). Hence "way out in left field" is as
> far away as one can get from the center of the action.