wild throw
Ball goes astray
A wild throw in sports is one that misses its target badly, sailing past the intended receiver or landing far from where it should.
A pitcher makes a wild throw when the ball escapes his control; an infielder's wild throw sends the first baseman scrambling.
The phrase extends beyond sports: His estimate turned out to be a wild throw—off by millions.
- errantDeviating from proper course
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- misfireFailure to discharge
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
error · scramble · dugout · backstop · runner · base runner · advance · bobble · offline · off line · wide · high · in the dirt · heave · arm · arm strength · infield · first base
- sports mistakesown goal, fumble, bad pass, dropped pass, overthrow
- baseball errorserror, fielding error, dropped ball, bobble, boot