Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for July 25, 2012

As I understand it, there was a ball park somewhere, where the pitcher faced West. A lefty’s pitching arm would be to the south. Some radio announcer called a left-handed pitcher a southpaw. I’m sure some smarty-pants will fill in the details to what I’ve written.

Why not? Start using it and maybe it’ll catch on. You’d be a trend setter.

Nah, righties don’t need a slang term :P Us 7%’ers do, though =D

Left-handed people, like me, are in their “right” mind. The right side of your brain controlls the LEFT side of the body.

We lefties are – on the average – smarter than the average bear. Almost every one in Hollywood is lefthanded and one year both of the presidential candidates were lefties.

Left-handed pitchers are at an advantage because it’s easier for them to check a runner at first during the stretch. Left-handed batters are at an advantage because their swing pivots them towards first base to begin their run.The term southpaw, though, comes from boxing, and refers to a stance in which the fighter leads with his left and follows with a right.I used to be a fencer, and practiced regularly against a left-handed friend. Whenever I went to a competition, I always got sent in against the other teams lefties.Overall, though, I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

In the old days, when all baseball games were played during the afternoon, baseball diamonds were built so that the batter would not face the afternoon sun. eg he would look east toward the pitcher, who would be facing west with his left arm to the south. In late afternoon games in many parks today you can see the shadows moving out from home plate towards the pitcher’s mound, so the pitcher is facing the sun.

.Toronto’s Skydome, you can see that Homeplate is in the southern part of the field.N.B. Websters says it’s from Baseball, and first used in 1891.Ask.com says it’s also baseball, but first used in 1885 … interesting, very very interesting.

Then there was the queer bear who laid his paw on the table…………………..