- John Adams (drummer)
John Adams (born 1951) works on
computer system s forAT&T , but is better known as a dedicated fan of theCleveland Indians . He plays abass drum during Indians games atProgressive Field . Adams originally started to drum atCleveland Stadium onAugust 24 ,1973 , when the Indians played the Texas Rangers. Cleveland won, 11-5. Ever since, Adams has sat in the highestbleacher seat in left center field with his bass drum, and has only missed 34 games in subsequent years. [Caldwell, Dave. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/sports/baseball/09drummer.html?ex=1346990400&en=6e794f6ae78a12e5&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink Heart of Indians Baseball Beats From the Cheap Seats] , "The New York Times ".2007-09-09 .] He is the only fan for whom the team has dedicated abobble head day. [Bare, Andrew. [http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060717&content_id=1561217&vkey=cle_gameface&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle No new-school drummer boy] ,MLB.com .2006-07-19 .] Adams originally paid for his tickets (one for himself, and one for his drum), but recently the Indians have paid for his seats in honor of the contributions he has made to the ballpark atmosphere.Fact|date=October 2007 The man known by many baseball fans simply as 'The Drummer' was featured in an interview segment in a 1997 episode of "This Week In Baseball ".On
October 4 ,2007 , Adams threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Indians first game of the2007 American League Division Series .References
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