"ugly finder" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1989 August 12, Mitch Williams, quotee, “There's never a dull moment with the Cubs' 'Wild Thing'”, in Minneapolis Star-Tribune",
          "text": "I tried to duck under the ball, but it was definitely an ugly finder.",
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        {
          "ref": "1996 March 1, Barry Rozner, quoting Rob Dibble, “Dibble survives an ugly scare”, in Daily Herald, page 5",
          "text": "\"That ball was an ugly-finder,\" [Rob] Dibble said. \"But I consider that good luck. No broken nose, no stitches and no black eye.\"",
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          "ref": "2003 February 9, Rodney Page, quoting Bill Matthews, “Tritons count on the pitching staff to deliver”, in St. Petersburg Times, page 4",
          "text": "\"The unique thing about this team though is that of the eight position players - all are either new or are playing a different position,\" he [Bill Matthews] said. \"With something like that, you just hope the ball doesn't become an ugly-finder.\"",
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          "ref": "2010, Jason Turbow with Michael Duca, quoting Ed Whitson, The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: the Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime, Random House, Inc., page 134",
          "text": "Everybody was trying to throw the ugly-finder at him, and we still couldn't find him.",
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        "A hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout."
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        "(baseball, colloquial) A hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout."
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          "ref": "1989 August 12, Mitch Williams, quotee, “There's never a dull moment with the Cubs' 'Wild Thing'”, in Minneapolis Star-Tribune",
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          "ref": "1996 March 1, Barry Rozner, quoting Rob Dibble, “Dibble survives an ugly scare”, in Daily Herald, page 5",
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          "ref": "2003 February 9, Rodney Page, quoting Bill Matthews, “Tritons count on the pitching staff to deliver”, in St. Petersburg Times, page 4",
          "text": "\"The unique thing about this team though is that of the eight position players - all are either new or are playing a different position,\" he [Bill Matthews] said. \"With something like that, you just hope the ball doesn't become an ugly-finder.\"",
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        "A hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout."
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        "(baseball, colloquial) A hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout."
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  "word": "ugly finder"
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