Right field, it's easy, you know.

You can be awkward and you can be slow

That's why I'm here in right field

Just watching the dandelions grow.

- Peter, Paul, and Mary

Left field. Way out. It was always where they put me, a guarantee that the only trophies I would ever get would be for participation.

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