Before the right hooks and haymakers, there was the helmet toss.
A very bad helmet toss.
As he made his way to the mound after getting hit by a pitch on Monday afternoon, Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper attempted to throw his helmet at Giants reliever Hunter Strickland. He missed by a wide margin.
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Observers took notice, including Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner.
"What was worse, Harper's helmet throw or 50 Cents first pitch? Heads up in the #McCoveyCove," Turner tweeted shortly after the brawl between the Giants and Nationals.
Turner is referring to a ceremonial first pitch thrown by rapper 50 Cent prior to a Mets game in 2014.
Harper mentioned the helmet when addressing the situation after the game.
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"I was trying to go after him, with the helmet or with myself, just doing what I needed to do keep it going, I guess," Harper told reporters.