In the mid-1980s, scouts were filing reports on Connecticut's Brian Leetch. In 1984, the 16-year-old Leetch was throwing a 90-mph fastball and helping lead his team, the Cheshire Rams, to a state championship. Two years later, the Avon Old Farms senior set the school record for strikeouts in a game with 19. The kid had a major-league arm but was also pretty good in hockey, even though Connecticut wasn't known for producing hockey players. ...