John Adams (drummer)
John Adams (born 1951) works on computer systems for AT&T, but is better known as a dedicated fan of the Cleveland Indians. He plays a bass drum during Indians games at Jacobs Field. Adams originally started to drum at Cleveland Stadium on August 24, 1973, when the Indians played the Texas Rangers. Cleveland won, 11-5. Ever since, Adams has sat in the highest bleacher seat in left center field with his bass drum, and has only missed 34 games in the subsequent years.[1] He is the only fan the team has dedicated a bobble head day to.[2] Even so, Adams still pays for his tickets, one for himself, and one for his drum. But recently the Cleveland Indians pay for his seats, both him and his drum.[citation needed] 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 the 2007 American League Division Series.
References
- ^ Caldwell, Dave. Heart of Indians Baseball Beats From the Cheap Seats, The New York Times. 2007-09-09.
- ^ Bare, Andrew. No new-school drummer boy, MLB.com. 2006-07-19.
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