# That Seals The Deal. I Am No Longer A Fan In July 2019, Baltimore Orioles fan @will61375 posted an angry farewell tweet after the team traded pitcher Andrew Cashner, vowing to drop his season tickets and never watch again. Other Orioles fans copied the wording within weeks, and by summer 2020 Red Sox, NBA, soccer and political Twitter accounts were pasting versions under unrelated news. ## Origin On July 13, 2019, Twitter user @will61375 replied to the Baltimore Orioles' tweet announcing they had traded pitcher Andrew Cashner with the paragraph that would turn into copypasta[1]. He wrote he had been a fan since 1982, a season ticket holder since 1996, and that general manager Mike Elias was "officially the worst gm in history." The reply itself picked up 15 retweets and 49 likes[1]. - **Platform:** Twitter - **Creator:** @will61375 - **Date:** 2019 ## Overview Posts following the template keep the structure fixed while writers substitute in whatever team, executive, politician or celebrity caused the latest fake grievance[4]. The joke rests on the specificity of invented details: an exact year the author claims they became a fan (1982), a season ticket purchase date (1996), and a reaction to news that often has nothing to do with the stated loyalty[1]. Variations often target progressive statements or roster moves. When the Boston Red Sox posted a Black Lives Matter banner, @BlueJaysTroll substituted the Red Sox into the Orioles template and declared Elias the worst GM in history anyway[2]. That Red Sox version itself turned into its own sub-template that NBA Twitter accounts reused under basketball posts weeks later, with the GM slot filled by basketball executives instead[3]. ## How to Use Users typically keep the "since 1982" fan date, the "since 1996" season ticket line, the vow to not renew the plan or watch on TV, and the closing "worst gm in history" sentence[4]. They substitute the team name, the executive's name (sometimes a politician's or coach's), and reply the result under whatever news tweet they want to mock, as @BlueJaysTroll did with the Red Sox's Black Lives Matter banner in July 2020[2]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is That Seals The Deal. I Am No Longer A Fan? It is a copypasta based on a July 2019 tweet by Baltimore Orioles fan @will61375, which fans substitute subjects into when reacting to team moves, politics or celebrity news[1]. ### Where did That Seals The Deal. I Am No Longer A Fan come from? @will61375 wrote it on July 13, 2019, under the Baltimore Orioles' announcement that they had traded pitcher Andrew Cashner, singling out GM Mike Elias as "the worst gm in history"[1]. ### What does That Seals The Deal. I Am No Longer A Fan mean? It mocks fans who publicly announce they are quitting a team or figure over a single trade or decision, using invented specifics like a decades-long fandom and a season ticket plan[4]. ### How do you use That Seals The Deal. I Am No Longer A Fan? Reply to any news tweet with the original wording and swap the team or Mike Elias's name for the target of fake outrage, as @BlueJaysTroll did with the Red Sox in July 2020[2]. ### Is That Seals The Deal. I Am No Longer A Fan still popular? The copypasta saw its biggest usage in 2020 across baseball, NBA, soccer and political Twitter[3], and sits on Know Your Meme's directory as a documented sports copypasta[4]. ## References 1. [https://twitter.com/will61375/status/1150161905702621196]() 2. [https://twitter.com/BlueJaysTroII/status/1286109422461300736]() 3. [https://twitter.com/jdubbsimms/status/1298731698725814280]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/that-seals-the-deal-i-am-no-longer-a-fan]() 5. [https://twitter.com/Castro1021/status/1324078760975601664]() 6. [https://twitter.com/Pluto_IX9/status/1323526208236212224]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/that-seals-the-deal-i-am-no-longer-a-fan Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library