Former left-handed pitcher and Mississippi native Paul Maholm joins the League Talk podcast to share his journey to becoming a major league baseball player.  He talks about how in his early years he was not very good on the mound,  and how he vowed to work hard to become great at his craft.  Maholm also discusses the tough decision on whether to sign a pro contract, or go to college as a young high school senior, and says going to Mississippi State was the best thing for him at the time because it prepared him for a long and successful big league career.  Through it all, Paul stay true to himself!