The Baseball Crank meme features a distorted caricature of conservative commentator Dan McLaughlin, originally created by cartoonist DonkeyHotey. While the illustration was meant as a standard political caricature, it was adopted by 'Weird Twitter' and various online subcultures as the universal symbol for being 'mad online.' The image perfectly captures a state of high-blood-pressure indignation, making it the go-to reaction for mocking pundits or social media users experiencing a public meltdown. Whether used to satirize political outrage or personal annoyance, the exaggerated features of the Baseball Crank have made it an enduring piece of internet iconography for anyone losing their cool in the digital sphere.