‘Fireworks guy’ had one job and booted it

No matter what kind of day you’re having, at least you’re not this guy in Cleveland.

He’s the guy who pushes the button that sets off fireworks when the home team hits a home run.

He had one job to do. But last night he pushed the button when a Kansas City Royals player hit a bomb.

There was no place to hide.

Even the guy who hit the home run took a shot.

You Had One Job Fireworks Guy! http://t.co/9LngXudbEP pic.twitter.com/55ztYMprov

— Alex Rios (@AlexRoisNews) September 16, 2015

If he worked for the St. Paul Saints, he’d have his own bobblehead by now.

About the blogger

Bob Collins

bcollins@mpr.org • @newscut

Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.