I have to admit, i didn't expect this to work, and i generally don't condone ratting somebody out, but i think Woo Woo inspires special circumstances.
He was a few rows above me and a group of maybe a hundred other University of Iowa alumni last night, and started right in with the wooing early and loud. Between innings, he was... how shall i say this... creeping around? We all know his reputation.
Within 10 minutes of making a complaint to the Cubs text line, he was gone. Might be worth trying in future instances.
Sorry for the crappy picture quality... just got a new phone (HTC EVO) and am not sure how to take screen caps yet.
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Also of note - HEY, SPRINT WORKS AT WRIGLEY.
Couldn’t have made this magic happen on AT&T. Anybody got any “can’t live without ’em” android apps?
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My iPhone worked perfectly fine at Wrigley
’Course, I was in the bleachers…
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I always had issues...
… until i discovered one of the rooftops leaves their WiFi connection open. WINNER!
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 20, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
My iPhone has always worked there too.
Been to two games this year in the grandstand on both sides of the stadium. No issues.
"Dad gum right this games gonna be played under protest. . . I guarantee this is gonna be one protest that's upheld." --Hawk Harrelson, 6/24/07
I really never had much luck whenever i was in a large crowd, but maybe you are more patient than i am.
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 21, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Tons!
Slacker Radio (music), Dolphin Browser HD, Handcent SMS (texts), Food Finder, Places Directory, Where, Shop Savvy, SportsTap, AK Notepad (great sticky notes widget), TuneWiki, Weatherbug and Yelp.
Seconded on...
… Weatherbug and Handcent. Essential.
Also, if you use Twitter, Seesmic is the best app I’ve found for tweeting.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
More apps!
For messaging I use Chomp over Handcent.
Pandora. idealyzer, movies, urbanspoon, goby, the straight up Twitter app is good.
I assume you have a taskkiler.
My paid apps include: pure grid calendar (bigger, better calendar than stock), beautiful widgets (for the htc looking clock/weather) and At-Bat!
My personal favorite though is Launcherpro. It’s a home replacement app that I love. I think it’s faster than stock home on my droid. Gives a bunch of different functions and more homescreens. It’s free (he just came out with a paid version but free has all the best stuff). It might take a few days to figure it out. But I love it love it love it.
How about a CTA Bus Tracker app? You from chicago?
The free one i have blows.
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 21, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Nice, thanks!
Already really enjoying Dolphin…
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 21, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
If you play golf...
the SkyDroid GPS app for $1.99 is phenomenal. Dead on identical readings as the $150 SkyCaddies other golfers in my foursome were using.
Seconded on Seesmic for Twitter. Google Sky Map and Navigation are great ones.
Beware the Fring app—had to unistall it, as it caused my camera to not work (EVO). Maybe after the bugs are worked out.
I’m hoping they drop the price on MLB At Bat 2010 (which is cool, but the season is almost half over.)
The Air Horn app works as a Woo-remover.
Love the EVO so far, but I keep it plugged in at home, car and office, AND I carry a spare charged battery. Heavy use will kill the battery quickly, since you have 4G in Chicago I’m sure it’s worse. At least you can swap batteries unlike that other phone.
This is great news.
Keep up the good work. Hopefully, others will as well and that self-promoting noise machine will be permanently banned.
I’d love to get an EVO for my next phone, or I may wait for the Samsung Galaxy. How’s battery life on the EVO? I’ve heard it’s not so great.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Battery life is literally the ONLY thing i miss about my iPhone.
With a good task / app killer and some diligence on your screen brightness / turning antennas you aren’t using off, you’ll make the day, but i do plan on buying another battery for heavy use days.
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 20, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
You answered my question.
I think I’ll wait for the Galaxy. I don’t really want to get another battery if I got the EVO.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
The diffence likely won't be huge.
I think they are both rocking a 1500 mAh Li-ion battery, and being that they both run the same release of Android, i expect you’ll have to jump through the same hoops no matter which you get.
The only disadvantage to the EVO’s battery life is the big ass screen, which i’ll happily take in favor of an extra hour on the thing before charging.
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 20, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll check them both out.
Right now, my Moment does pretty much what I need it to.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I think you'll run into battery problems no matter what
with a lot of these high end phones.
The processing power and running apps just kills the battery.
I hope they locked him up and threw away the key.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
It's right there on the display.
88019. They also post this number on the message board before the game.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I just happened to catch the number on the TVs that sit above the 200 section...
… and chuckled when i thought of the poor guy fielding a Woo Woo complaint.
We use a similar system at Soldier Field and i’m constantly getting petty complaints over my radio to go look in to poeple who are smoking or cursing or doing things i can’t really prove once i arrive. At least they wouldn’t have that problem with old Ronnie.
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 20, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Duh...thanks.
I don’t get all this newfangled technology.
"Fasten those seatbelts!"-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Jul 20, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't think those interwebs are going to last.
Shut Up Joe Morgan
by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 20, 2010 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Forgive this Luddite
I text 88019 to what number?
Steve Swisher - 1976 NL All-Star Catcher
by Dan Serafini on Jul 27, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
No, you text whatever you want to text...
… to 88019. That IS the number.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
What Inning was that?
Because I was sitting in Section 240 and HWSNBN showed up around the 5th or 6th. He was on the walk-way and some people took pictures with him. I did not hear any animal calls from him.
"They come to see me strike out, hit a home run, or run into a fence. I try to accommodate them at least one way every game." - Gorman Thomas
Looks like it was around 8PM...
… maybe somebody let him back in, but he had the good sense to shut up?
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 20, 2010 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't hear a peep from him
I was in row 6 and I definitely would have heard him in my section. The Astros/ass-clown fan sitting near me went down and took a picture with him.
"They come to see me strike out, hit a home run, or run into a fence. I try to accommodate them at least one way every game." - Gorman Thomas
by RiskyBusiness on Jul 20, 2010 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Time for the Andy the Clown treatment
At some point the White Sox told AtC to stay home…I bet the Cubs fear some backlash as Mr. Wickers is treated fondly by a lot people, though always at a distance.
Steve Swisher - 1976 NL All-Star Catcher
Exactly correct.
If the people who think he’s a cute little team mascot knew the truth, they wouldn’t come within ten city blocks of him.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Hopefully the fact that the text complaint worked...
… signals a new way of dealing with him. I could care less if he’s around, but he doesn’t need to shriek in my ear for three hours.
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 20, 2010 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope it works,
But to do so it’s gonna have to come from more than one or two or three complainants…for more than a game at least.
Shut Up Joe Morgan
by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 20, 2010 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
What is the truth about him?
I thought he was just annoying.
DEJESUS!!!
He touches women without permission.
He lies his way into the ballpark and is profane to people who don’t suck up to him.
He’s a self-promoting liar, not a real Cubs fan.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Boom. Roasted.
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 21, 2010 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I was hoping "the truth" to be a little more sinister
Seems to me what you said is pretty apparent that has spent more than 5 minutes around the guy. I am curious how he lies to get into the ballpark.
Well that's just it...
most people pass him by in the park, see him for a few minutes usually and think he’s harmless instead of incredibly annoying.
Shut Up Joe Morgan
by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 23, 2010 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
This is the greatest thing ever
I’ll have to try it if he shows up at Petco this September
"You’re playing a baseball game. You’re not playing Tiddlywinks. There is competition, for God’s sake."— Lou Piniella
Hmm
Not a bad idea. Not bad at all…
Saves text number into phone
My problem is people who think his act is “cute.” People who feed right into it, take pictures with him, all that. That’s why he keeps coming around. Meanwhile you have those of us who’ve been to so many games as it is, that the act became tired around the third or fourth time.
third or fourth?
Man, you’re patient!
"You’re playing a baseball game. You’re not playing Tiddlywinks. There is competition, for God’s sake."— Lou Piniella
Yeah as Al said,
I’d guess people that happen to walk by see his outfit, know he’s a Cub mascot of sorts, and think that’s cute. It’s light years from having to sit anywhere near him.
Shut Up Joe Morgan
by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 20, 2010 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
If I text "Bob Howry is annoying the piss out of me"
Will they take him away too???
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by digitalbenjamin on Jul 20, 2010 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
I think the system would break
from overload.
by Steven Schweickert on Jul 20, 2010 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice.
That should be an option for TOOTBLANS. Riot…are you paying attention?
Shut Up Joe Morgan
by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 20, 2010 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed
I’m sure BCB could come up with a nice short list of things we’d like to text. “Text 1 if you’d like Bob Howry removed from the game. Text 2 if Theriot just got picked off the bases again. Text 3 if Lou left this veteran SP in in the game for 1 batter to long…”
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by digitalbenjamin on Jul 21, 2010 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions
You've got a good list started there.
Text 4 if you have any idea where Fontenot is at the moment.
Shut Up Joe Morgan
by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 23, 2010 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Text 4 to remind Lou that Jeff Baker is still on the team.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Jim Hendry's
contracts are annoying the piss out of me!
DEJESUS!!!
Maybe some opportunistic phone App developer/Cub fan will take notice.
Booting Ronnie Woo Woo out of Wrigley: There’s an App for that.
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I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I shoot with my mind.
I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart."
by windycitywarrior on Jul 20, 2010 4:44 PM CDT reply actions
Make sure it's a cross platform dev.
There’s no reason both apple and android fans cant join together in this crusade!
In true chicago style...
… that earned you a bench coach spot. Congrats.
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by AndrewJStone on Jul 21, 2010 1:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Nice job Andrew!!!!!!!
That guy is one of the few dumb things about Wrigley. I always thought he made real Cub fans look stupid.
You're so negative.
Can’t you just be happy about the Cubs for once?
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Haha, that's awesome!
What’s the story with Ronnie Woo Woo anyways? How does that bum get into all the games?
He lies his way into games,
And gropes people in order for them to give him their tickets.
Then, once he’s inside, he acts as if he’s the team mascot and walks around Wrigley without regard for seating sections and security, rather than stopping him, just let him get away with it.
Anything else you’d like to add, Al?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 24, 2010 5:52 AM CDT up reply actions
How does he lie to get into games?
I could use that trick lol.
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 24, 2010 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
People routinely give him free tickets
Because despite a steady stream of posts from a few people here, most people who go to games at Wrigley are amused by Ronnie.
Despite your contention...
… having seen him in action, it appears more and more people are becoming less amused by this tired old act.
But you go right ahead being contrary.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Taken a poll, have you?
I don’t know anyone who enjoys having him in the proximity screaming during the game – or any other time.
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 26, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
No polls necessary
The guy’s been doing the same thing for years. Actually, he used to go to a lot more games than he goes to these days. He’s been given tickets and beer for at least 25 years by fans who love to Woo right along with him.
Ronnie’s not my cup of tea, but neither is sitting in the bleachers where he spends most of his time at Wrigley, so it’s not really an issue for me at all. But when the dude walks around the stadium, literally hundreds of fans stop him to say hi and/or get their pictures taken with him. And that’s every single time I’ve seen him at a game, including at Spring Training (how he got to Arizona is a mystery I’ve yet to solve).
Some of the "morning zoo" DJ types used to pay his way there.
Upon which, he would mooch a cheap motel room, and the HoHoKams would let him in free (something I hope they stop now).
Heard another story about him in Arizona — the bar/grill that used to be Steve Stone’s (I forget its current name) has an outdoor patio surrounded by a low wall. Heard that Ronnie used to hang out around the wall, wait for patrons to leave, and then steal tips off the tables.
A real piece of work, he is. The people who stop to have photos taken with him have no idea that he’s nothing more than a self-promoter who will mooch and lie and steal everything he can get his hands on. Some of these well-meaning fans actually think he’s a former player since he walks around wearing a baseball uniform.
It’s time for this tired act to be ended.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
The fact that people will blindly get pictures with someone "famous"
Does nothing to support your assertion.
I’d wager that
most people who go to games at Wrigley areannoyed
by Ronnie.
But there’s no way to prove that, nor is there a way to prove what you claim. I think reasonability is on my side, though.
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 27, 2010 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Having personally witnessed him at hundreds of games...
… I can vouch for your reasonability.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Wait...
You’re saying that people like having a picture taken with him and like to Woo along with him. That’s reasonable…laughing while taking a picture for a few seconds/minutes then walking away.
That however, has nothing to do with what Badger said…people actually sitting near him during the game or being with him for a length of time. The people snapping pics and laughing at the funny guy don’t have to put up with him. Interesting how you say “most people”…that sure isn’t the fans that have to be near him for more than 5 minutes. Any source for him being given tickets other than your speculation?
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 27, 2010 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
The problem is...
… that he won’t stop making the noise even when asked politely. It’s always “all about him.”
He has also touched female friends of mine without permission.
He’s a menace and needs to be banned permanently. It’s enough of this tired old act.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I've seen this surely from responses here as well
as in other threads. I sure hope enough people act on it like Andrew that it happens. No one should have to put up with that. And repeated behavior only makes it a bigger problem.
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by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 29, 2010 3:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Good going Andrew.
A lovely story:
One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....
But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.
The end
Couldn't have permanently banned him from Wrigley,
As I saw him the very next day (July 21) from the bleachers.
Great going, Andrew! Hopefully, more people do this.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 24, 2010 5:51 AM CDT reply actions
Good for you
This brought tears - of joy- to my eyes. I’ve had a couple of run-ins with this guy. He once poked me in the back so hard he bruised my kidney! On two other occasions, once in the bleachers and once outside, he used the most foul language. As far as I’m concerned he’s dangerous. I won’t let him near me.
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by No Southern Belle on Jul 24, 2010 9:09 AM CDT reply actions
Excellent.
Woo should be dealt with before any other improvements to the park are taken up.
by bourbon_and_branch on Jul 24, 2010 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
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