Yo it is another edition of the High Hopes podcast I'm your host James Selzer with me I have the distinct pleasure of getting to chat this evening with the big bug killer himself Mr. John Marks. What up buddy?

Yeah, we were just about to start rolling and I'm getting text messages from my wife.

There's a huge bug moving quickly, hurry, things like the size of a, it's not even like a

centimeter, but yeah I,. I can't do anything mechanically, but I can I can do labor and I can kill bugs. Yeah, it's a good skill set to have in a marriage. I'm useful. I'm a useful husband, James. Yeah, well I was just excited that I got to listen to you,

kill the bug, and it took a couple of attempts. You went after it, missed it the first time, it was on the ground. I'm hearing you like huffing and puffing

it was entertaining stuff I was standing on top of a dresser with one leg on another

dresser and I got full extension I was like a first baseman

full extension and but I hit him but he fell to the ground then I had to move the

heavy dresser with the TV on it to get to him behind it. I got it done. He's

dead he's flushed we can talk a little fill he's baseball with two or three Vince

Velasquez I'm back on the bandwagon James life is good.

All right let's start there like because first and foremost you mentioned it the

first series wins since May 23rd when the Braves were in town almost a month ago

John since the last time this team win a series three weeks essentially since they won a series and as you mentioned Velazquez goes what six

and two-thirds no-hit innings ultimately ends up giving up a couple runs but

really nice outing from Velazquez more importantly the offense got going a little bit the

bats started hitting Reese Hoskins looks back which is exciting let's start with

this series itself after the long run of not winning series and the

Chicago series you come home after obviously I think I think most would agree with a season of a lot of rough

losses that Jason Hayward Grand Slam might stick out the most how do you feel about the

team coming home after the Milwaukee series getting their butts kicked two out of

three finally get a serious win what was your takeaway? Yeah I'm just gonna ignore

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