"Everybody should get a chance" GB baseball Hall of Famer Alex Malihoudis, The first British player to win medals in 2 different European Championships and a regular fixture in the GB setup topping many offensive category lists in the 1990s and 2000s joins the show. He lead the National Baseball League in hits and runs scored also winning the NBL best defensive short stop in 2008, stolen bases in 2005 and won the batting crown in 1998 in the National Premier League South with a batting average of .564, described as a key defender at short stop or centre field.
He talks about the early days and being the 4th member of the Tonbridge Bobcats, Margret Burley MBE, the hardest bloke in Tonbridge, how his baseball heroes were not MLB players but home grown talents, why Catching was his favourite position he's played, meeting Craig Savage and wanting to play at the highest level, playing in the states at highschool and college, playing in the same leagues that Tom Brady had played in, the importance of regular game time, which MLB coach slept in his bunk bed, overcoming injury at a pivotal point in his career, anxiety in games, driving in winning runs in crucial games and more all with a very special guest cohost (and Alex's long time friend and team mate) Will Lintern, who Alex had no idea was joining the episode, so i took a back seat and let the 2 of them chat about baseball and careers and its a fascinating and interesting conversation im excited to be able to share with you.
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