Outfield

The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield, and in association football to players outside the goal.

In cricket and baseball

In both baseball and cricket, fielders in the outfield have more ground to cover, but also more time before the ball reaches them. Catches are most likely to arise from shots that have been 'skied' (in cricket) or 'popped ' (in baseball). If a catch is not possible (for example, the ball has bounced, or is rolling or skidding across the turf) the fielder will attempt to head off, pick up and throw in the ball as quickly as possible to reduce the distance the runners can run and hopefully to effect a run out (cricket) or tag out (baseball).

In cricket, where the ball is far more likely to stay low against the ground than in baseball, the condition of the turf has a major effect on the speed at which the ball travels through the outfield. On a slow outfield the ball decelerates significantly, making fielding easier and batting harder — in particular boundaries are far harder to hit. This usually occurs if the playing surface is uneven or if it is damp from rain or dew. However, on a fast outfield the ball does not decelerate significantly even when rolling along the turf, often racing past the fielders and over the boundary rope. In these circumstances, batsmen find it easier to score runs quickly. Commentators often refer to the ball accelerating to the boundary on fast outfields, but this only physically occurs on grounds with a slope and on which the ball is moving downhill.

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The Outfield

The Outfield were an English rock band based in Manchester, England. They had an unusual experience for a British band in that they enjoyed commercial success in the U.S., but never in their homeland. The band began recording during the mid-1980s, and released its first album, Play Deep, in 1985 through Columbia Records. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 list and then reached triple platinum in America. The band's single "Your Love" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as No. 7 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and it became its signature song. It went on to be featured in a number of 80s-themed compilation albums, and over 1,000 covers and remixes by other artists have been released physically and/or online. The other singles "Say It Isn't So" and "Everytime You Cry" also made it into the top 20 on the Mainstream Rock chart.

The band continued to record and tour through the 1980s and then into the early 1990s. While their second album, Bangin', hit the top 20 on the Billboard 200 list and had both singles hit the Top 40 Mainstream Rock chart, the group began losing their popular audience by their third album, Voices of Babylon, in 1989. Drummer Alan Jackman left and, now as a duo, they recorded Diamond Days in 1991. After the disappointing response to their 1992 album Rockeye, which represented a shift towards progressive rock and arena rock, the group essentially disbanded in the 90s. They resumed touring in 1998, and thereafter released two live albums via their website, along with a new studio album, Any Time Now, released by Sidewinder Records in March 2006. In 2009, original drummer Alan Jackman announced he was returning to The Outfield and the band would be recording a new album. The band's latest album, Replay, was released on June 28, 2011 and constituted a comeback to their traditional power pop sound. It produced two No. 1 regional chart hits in "California Sun" and "A Long, Long Time Ago".

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Outfield (disambiguation)

Outfield may refer to:

  • Outfield, a portion of the field of play in certain sports
  • The Outfield, a rock band
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    Replay

    Released 2011

    Playlist: The Very Best of The Outfield

    Released 2011

    Any Time Now

    Released 2006

    Live

    Released 2005

    Live in Brazil

    Released 2001

    Extra Innings

    Released 1999

    It Ain't Over

    Released 1998

    Big Innings: Best of The Outfield

    Released 1996

    Playing the Field

    Released 1995

    Rockeye

    Released 1992

    Diamond Days

    Released 1990

    Voices of Babylon

    Released 1989

    Bangin'

    Released 1986

    Play Deep

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    Reach Out

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    Never been afraid to learn - at the speed I've been living
    Never tried to run away - when my luck's been sinking
    Looking back doesn't seem that long
    I was too blind to see waht was going on
    (Chorus)
    Tried to reach out and touch you but you were gone - Oh I
    Sometimes I wonder If I was wrong - so wrong
    Never been afraid to say - anything I been thinking
    Never tried to run away - even from the beginning
    Looking back doesn't seem that long
    The way I feel now don't care if I carry on
    (Chorus)
    Tried to reach out - tried to touch you
    Tried to reach out - tried to touch you




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