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John Adams never had his father’s talent for baseball. While World War II ended his dad’s minor league career, Adams admits it was something different that prevented him from realizing big league dreams. “I couldn’t hit or throw a curveball,” he said. “That is what kept me out of the major leagues and put me in the stands with the fans, where I belong.” In the stands is where he has remained, with his drum, for nearly every Cleveland Indians home game since late August, 1973. On April 12, John was in his usual seat in the Progressive Field bleachers for his 37th Opening Day as the team’s “unofficial” head cheerleader. Anyone who has attended a Tribe game in the last few decades knows it wouldn’t be the same without Adams&rsq ...

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