Baseball Roundup: Twitter Is All In On The Harper-Strickland Fight

Source: www.sportsgrid.com --- Tuesday, May 30, 2017
It was one of the best fights in Baseball history, mostly because it was so stupid. When Giants’ reliever Hunter Strickland planted a fastball into Bryce Harper’s hip, the Nationals’ outfielder charged the mound and a series of weird and unfortunate events unfolded. The internet was delighted, of course. Let’s take a look at the highlights, in order of importance. Harper’s Helmet Throw Was a clown move, bro In retrospect, a helmet might be a good thing to have during a fistfight — no one else is likely to be wearing one, and it might deflect some blows, or at least keep you from getting your hair pulled. Instead, Harper decides to jettison his in the most humiliating way — by throwing it sideways. WTF? Was that aimed at Strickland? Bryce Harper helmet throw vs. 50 Cent first pitch http://pic.twitter.com/jFw3JJvMVc — Jack Korte (@JackMyNBC5) May 29, 2017 Harper missed Strickland with his helmet like: http://pic.twitter.com/KpbQgqIs3P — MLB Spongebob (@MLBSponge) May 29, 2017 Bryce Harper's helmet throw x Lance Stephenson http://pic.twitter.com/HMDTF2gGKh — CJ Fogler (@cjzero) May 30, 2017 Bryce Harper had the worst helmet toss of all time today, and it got the hilarious meme treatment. Check it out: https://t.co/ZFBWl2ZzYk http://pic.twitter.com/oTym4LiBtB — Steve DelVecchio (@SteveDelSports) May 29, 2017 Giants erect Buster Posey statue ahead of schedule Not only did Posey not try to stop Harper from getting to Strickland, but he barely seemed interested i ...

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