As we continue to dissect the Nationals-Giants brawl, let's dive into the Bryce Harper helmet toss! The short version is that it wasn't good.
Have another look at the video footage and watch the helmet:
For what it's worth, helmets aren't easy to throw, as they aren't exactly symmetrical. Plus, it's possible Harper was trying to just distract Hunter Strickland while preparing to throw a haymaker.
Still, the immediate place the internet took us was the notorious first pitch from rapper 50 Cent a few years ago in Citi Field.
And here they are side by side:
Which was better?
— DAN (@danWorthington) May 30, 2017
Harper Helmet Toss.
50 Cent First Pitch. pic.twitter.com/oaNK6NrLn4
The 50 Cent pitch was clearly worse, right? He's throwing a baseball from a stationary position, not running at someone with his blood boiling and preparing for fisticuffs. Then again, Harper is the professional baseball player.
So which was a worse "throw," Harper's helmet toss or 50 Cent's "pitch?"
Argue away.