Seven Super Fans Who Deserve Video Game Immortality

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A petition on Change.org is asking for the now quasi-famous “Marlins Man” to be added to the popular video game MLB 15: The Show. But not so fast, internet.

Here are seven super fans who should be added to the game first.

Ronnie Woo Woo

Homeless janitor-turned-Wrigley Field staple, Ronnie Woo Woo (real name Ronnie Wickers) has been coming to Chicago Cubs games since, he says, the late 1940s.  For the last 30 years, however, he’s been a fixture in the bleachers.

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Greene’s Hill Kid

When your player hits a deep drive to center in Arlington, what should happen? Hint: the ball should not just fall untouched on Greene’s Hill.

Seven Super Fans Who Deserve Video Game Immortality

O’s Sunglasses Guy

“Marlins Man” has that bright orange jacket. O’s Sunglasses Guy has, well…I think you can figure it out.

Seven Super Fans Who Deserve Video Game Immortality

Yellow Headphones Guy

If you’ve every watched a game being played at Fenway Park, you’ve undoubtedly seen Yellow Headphones Guy. Boring Yellow Headphones-Fenway Park Guy is Jeremy Kapstein and gifs of him do not exist because, well, he doesn’t move. Ever. Doesn’t even flinch. But he’s always there.

Seven Super Fans Who Deserve Video Game Immortality

Bald Vinny

No more “Der-ek Jee-ter,” but there should be more “Baahld Vin-ny” in The Show.

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Zack Hample

Love him or loathe him, Zack Hample and his collection of more than 7800 baseballs caught at 51 different MLB stadiums are more impressive than just wearing an orange jacket to a big game.

Whether it’s Camden Yards.

Seven Super Fans Who Deserve Video Game Immortality

Yankee Stadium.

Seven Super Fans Who Deserve Video Game Immortality

Or Citi Field.

Seven Super Fans Who Deserve Video Game Immortality

He could really catch any home run at any stadium.

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Do any fans in the MLB go harder? No. No they don’t.

Seven Super Fans Who Deserve Video Game Immortality

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tim Anderson is a student at Towson University and a mainstay at Camden Yards.  You can read more about his fellow ballhawk Matt Hersl over at Eutaw Street Report.

 

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