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-- is a red hot closer for the Milwaukee Brewers who was rocking when the best statues in all of baseball. Please welcome John expert John with -- everybody. Don't get a living the dream -- San Diego you know 75 and sunny every day compared to. You know I believe you're in Arizona and you join a 120 degree heat what is up that. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- You have a career -- right now for the Brewers -- -- a twenty game consecutive games streak you know saves there which is secret what's your success. You know what's your mindset how. What makes you human. Oh yeah. You know this is and I don't -- Leah. I don't really draw too much I think -- I don't -- distract -- my intensity -- the same. I'm no matter what I'm doing. You know whether it's a -- ministry you know you don't during the game you're -- trying to -- -- -- those three maybe sometimes more. And you're right and in the end you know you want you know you sit in the game so that's all -- really trying to accomplish at the end of the year and I think it blew. To my first I have. -- it wasn't anything like physical -- -- it was just a matter in the group -- nomination. I sure like to stay there that's for sure. They are not many people realize Europe bartender -- three years ago. Help can mean to me it is a great story remains fiction and now you're one of the best closers in baseball knew what would you filing. I can finally break through divisional what was your favorite drink to make you were bartender. Harlem you know I think is a bar and a little bit when I came home -- college arm I've played summer ball a lot but come home for a few weeks not Barcelona. Well little beach restaurant Lake Erie mom so I did a little embarrassed and calls to -- Between now baseball seasons she got to find a job hourly pay is not that did so well. I'm 20082009. Offseason I found a job at a restaurant. Server and as a part time sure and I actually still do it all the way into spring training pretty much march of 2009. And September of that year I called up so our. First and so they're pretty regular police are probably my mind my most candidates at me -- eighteen different flavors for -- table so you always like. What are the raspberry and and don't let out water out mix in the peach and on the next and stronger. Anything on -- was the easiest slipped I just wanted to rectum are an excellent -- in the big leagues and be a better opportunity for me. Obviously it's not a bad thing I was pushing carts in the offseason when I was you know needed a job up to the minor leagues so I think bartender and would be a little bit better. -- -- scenery of course not last option so I have. I know you can't drinking clubhouse is anymore are certainly you can't drink by you are you like bar tending for the team when you know you have your team parties whatever you started out her boys. Now I really haven't been present and not much you know I actually. Arm. I don't know how many are on our consumer -- enjoy your Scotch and so I I definitely yeah. Few people here in marathon you know to conceptual one season and mixes -- Brand so that's like a system not the biggest thing that's just tell people out west and I introduced. Now what team made it maybe few weeks ago to its first rusty now and He He really really enjoys now so. I checked. I just don't don't sit don't want to be all right there's Eric cherry figures just not sure what you -- Scotch. -- Enormous favorites is actually you know any sport would swing -- years it's -- very nice that a small enjoy Ottawa. I like to twelve real building that's a great inning and then -- -- -- gives us second right there so I -- I -- got to a bit too body. Yeah I definitely I definitely -- he's our men and actually Randy I aged 3600 dollar bottle for some reason adapt in this. Crazy cats that you know it opens up to displace the bottle. Now I don't know but I don't think I'll I'll try to get one of those that's a gift from him about the -- -- 600 dollars bottles got stuck. Here I was in Boston I've found that the building the it was a 72. In rushing and it was all the charters like 600 bucks is not 3600 but it was 600 bucks -- say hello I'm buying. They went back and had a seventy Florida went after blocked out and as well so I don't know but hey you make it big -- hey Manny can you can afford to establish you got to get on the way. Yeah I just did you use these to -- They're big so I notice it reminds I don't know men keep doing the billion dollars in mortgage right now. I don't blame him a good situation Irish last week you guys picked up frank K rod frank Rodriguez and a big trade. He's got a set up -- you guys. Zach had any pressure TI mean. You know you're the -- there you're the guy but when they go I don't understand you know how this game works sometimes we never do and I don't think we ever well. But when you get a guy coming in there you know he's probably. You know knowing knowing having my -- toxic crap whatever it may be have been around for a long time. You know it's is that -- any pressure is like -- get -- bet. -- No definitely not know I was soda. I got a call from don't know actually literally five minutes after the trade was made. Are you called me and told me not to worry about it not to not threatened just kind of continued in and do what I have been doing so. I was actually really excited about the -- you know we need a little bullpen help us later in the game so we had some guys who have been working as hard as they can work. We just didn't you know get in some tough positions and not you know we don't ball easily. -- -- Seventh eighth ninth so. But I thought it was also the only got a mom you know whether or Andre -- -- nephew in juncture where I'm. I'm definitely -- with thousands or win ball games you know obviously it works as far as I can get to where I am. And is -- as usual and I think that's all I can really do our unconscious just like him I'm sure not I'm not. And so our -- it and trust and many guys that are making the calls on the -- -- -- I like your attitude about that's great way of of going about it but you know -- -- on the guy. -- -- now -- -- yell at somebody but that's just me so that you can do what you are doing fine and how did you have any problems at all I Iraq and his stat skewed -- that things off the chart on jaws can ride his mind goes everywhere and which way bush. Got battles with -- showed there were frustration or gone. -- own you know there -- some guys again some pretty pretty good beards don't you know friends he's insult beard and his short -- and it's truly awesome. You don't DC media as a signal this tapered -- but it really comes up to point two. Tom -- and his -- was just like Jenny don't mine's mine's not good and some wind here tomorrow. -- gamble a little closer are nice out on that pretty yet so I can even in us over the handlebars like recruit that I wanted. I love it did title she hits obviously producer and a -- -- -- once again and -- and the worst back what's the don't get a hell don't want mustache so I don't -- -- -- -- and -- nor have they mentioned -- tomorrow. I was like dementia He inserts now. I love it out and others. Fish and you -- your big Twitter guy and you constantly -- photos. You've got to we're gonna play a little game called just tweaked it. Let's start with the first one. That's -- -- from Minneapolis. You put us. He was our Miami -- are in the hotel for some reason -- home so I named him Fred after the bowl water that was there. On the ice. And shake well as you -- it did it make everybody and it should Clayton. That's. That's a self portrait and a dinner one night -- I thought I did an OK job and a little bit of a Mulligan -- -- So all right that's not to like a road to our that you would never -- a few days ago and did you notice -- after it or didn't have this. Not to mention moustache on the best era in but I was pretty just six extra four are you -- it anywhere warm. That's a beautiful thing shall that's his signature He should start making my took the stats on it suggests sugar from the very rebounder. Well you know I got Brian Wilson what appeared ready separatist actually need to give you a lot of recognition out there what sort shaking your pocket so yeah to Kidd didn't He calls it. Yeah minimum purchase sooner -- -- just there's nobody credits -- Cameron load Marco Estrada behind you so. Really nice doing what you're best at the front we do now. There are snacks and what are we brought the field with us. That's also -- great amount I tell you why would you guys come in San Diego next year. It sure -- have by Joseph or are happy over last really good shots I'll I'll I'll do some. So resurgent try to guess a lot of free bottles of -- senators 600 I'll I'll post I of the outstanding. That sounds perfect. I don't want to thank you to chart on the show I mean it's great you're your car you're just -- your attitude is awesome. Here is your game is great it's awesome continued success and now when you come to San Diego. That's -- -- man no less -- -- Jefferson gets Scotch that sounds great intrusion.