An Interview with Brisbane Bandits 2B/Captain Brad Dutton

Leading the Brisbane Bandits and one half of the ‘Bash Brothers’,  29-year-old second baseman Brad Dutton takes five minutes to talk family, the Cubs and playing for Australia… You have been playing baseball from a very young age – what does the game mean to you? I’ve been playing baseball since I was five, it means everything to me.  It’s been in mine and my family all my life – I just love the game. As a youngster watching the Bandits play, who was the player you looked up to the most and why? Steven Hinton, the Bandits shortstop – my favorite position growing up and the one position I wanted to play most. As the Captain of the Bandits, is it hard to motivate the import players who may not know your background as extensively as the local boys? I think the import guys see how passionate and hard we play this game and they take this in before they take the field.  I guess if they don’t play the game the right way, the way Brisbane plays the game then they’ll know about it! Wh...