drummer born dedicated fan cleveland_indians major_league_baseball team based cleveland ohio adams played bass drum seats nearly indians home game brought notoriety recognition indians organizations indians pay season tickets adams drum involved ceremonial pitches fan indians dedicated day drumming adams indians game august cleveland stadium game indians beat texas_rangers adams years old time stated brought bass drum game wanted add noise seat tradition cleveland stadium fans bang swivel seat chairs chair base tense moments game adams preferred sit seats bang game reporter interviewed adams asked going drum following game adams said wrote article according adams bob showed drum came game game game indians promotions director time approached adams asked play game adams formally declined continued attend games drum adams sat highest seat left center field bass drum august missed home games seasons adams played cleveland stadium october indians played game spring moved team new renamed adams played drum game april tenure witnessed indians pitcher pitch perfect game witnessed indians play world series adams uses inch wide bass drum began stated bought set garage sale head drum adams beat adams stated replaces twice year goes sets year games adams tends drum particular moments indians field beginning game indians runners scoring position indians tied trailing near end game winning ninth inning drumming adams celebrity drum soon nicknamed big chief boom boom indians radio announcer helped meet politicians including senators pakistani government official recognition adams recognized cleveland_indians organizations long commitment team october threw ceremonial pitch indians game new_york_yankees adams game april indians celebrated following saturday april incorporating adams ceremonial pitch putting parade featuring adams fellow indians fans carrying plastic toy drums ceremonial pitch adams swung ball drum home plate thrown indians player soon cleveland began record breaking run ended games april soon indians retired number honor fans adams helped commemorative sign adams paid tickets drum indians pay season tickets honor contributions atmosphere adams buys additional season tickets indians gave dolls depicting adams making fan team dedicated head day won award awarded annually recognize distinguished service game baseball fan named memory dedicated fan april cleveland based brewery released product called honor april columnist wrote column suggesting statue adams built cleveland honor adams plaque located seat left field commemorating tenure indians fan personal life adams lives ohio suburb cleveland attended cleveland ohio played bass drum band graduating high school adams works computer systems teaches classes pay adams volunteered time member service club community emergency response team hometown taught water safety
John Adams (drummer)