bigfoot5415
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How many of you fell asleep to the sound of that drum? Dreaming that you were up in the bottom of the 9th.
Especially 40 and under? I actually went to games in the 70s and 80s when John was the best part of the game. We had some terrible teams then.And his impact on the fan base was tenfold. The drumbeat is Cleveland baseball, especially for any fan 40 and younger.
I always joked with him that he is the only verifiable fan out of the millions of fans who claimed to have been at Len Barker’s perfect game. We lost the most important fan out of the millions of those fans today.
Just popping in to say it’s been a tough day.
Anyone who has ever had the chance to hang out with John over the years always comes away with the same impression; he was one of the most genuinely nice people you could ever meet.
Often times “celebrity fans” are not who they seem to be when you meet them, but you will never find someone who will ever say that about John Adams. We were very lucky that he was the representation of the fan base.
It’s a testament to the impact he had on generations of players when one of the first things mentioned by any former player you ask when talking about the atmosphere in Cleveland, especially opposing players in the playoffs, was how much they hated/loved the drum depending on which side they were on.
And his impact on the fan base was tenfold. The drumbeat is Cleveland baseball, especially for any fan 40 and younger.
I always joked with him that he is the only verifiable fan out of the millions of fans who claimed to have been at Len Barker’s perfect game. We lost the most important fan out of the millions of those fans today.
I know there are plans to celebrate him a ton at the Home Opener. Nobody deserves that more than John.
I was thinking about that the other day when we were playing the Thunder, and how their fans always stand until the Thunder score, and I was thinking just how that started.I'm constantly in awe of the unique traditions that are cherished among various fanbases.
Just wanted to note that I heard Mike Snyder on WTAM discussing/ telling the Mariano story on the drive into work today.This article needs to be shared & known by more people.
https://www.mlb.com/news/mariano-rivera-meets-greets-cleveland-indians-staffers-drummer/c-44439734
Consider this: The ONLY unanimous player voted into the baseball HOF asked to meet John during the farewell tour of his playing career.
Let that one sink in......