bad throw
Errant baseball delivery
A bad throw is one that misses its target or fails to reach its intended recipient—wild, off-target, or poorly timed.
In baseball, a bad throw from an infielder lets runners advance.
The phrase applies broadly to any throwing motion gone wrong: The quarterback's bad throw was intercepted.
A bad throw can result from poor technique, misjudgment, or simple error.
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
- missFail to reach
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- wild pitchUncontrolled throw from pitcher
- errantDeviating from proper course
overthrow · underthrow · airball · brick · shank · off the mark · bobble · drop · wide · off-target · out of bounds · sailed · wobbly · interception · picked off · turnover · error · miscue
- sports mistakesown goal, fumble, dropped pass, overthrow, misplay
- baseball errorserror, fielding error, dropped ball, bobble, boot