By Tim Keown

Monday, October 27, 2008

One afternoon more than a decade ago, on a ragged field in a midsize Venezuelan beach city, a skinny 12-year-old named Carlos Zambrano put his right foot on first base, stretched out his left arm and prepared to record the final out of a pickup baseball game. His side included several of his seven brothers, and with runners at second and third, the team's hold on a one-run lead depended on Carlos catching the throw from the third baseman. Despite appearances-the ball, for instance, was two rol ...

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