This article is mostly about how I don't expect an A's trade to add a new left fielder to the mix, so the headline is to be taken somewhat literally. But how did the phrase "came out of left field" come about? Why left field? Why can't something unexpected come out of right field? Or perhaps the dugout? I suppose the rally possum came out of left field and I have to say that was quite the surprise the first time. Yet I'm fairly certain (which is kind of like being "somewhat unique") that the expression "out of left field" predates the first sighting of the rally possum.
January Trade Unlikely To Come Out Of Left Field
