Baseball 97: Johan Santana

Johan Santana spent much of his childhood trying to stop being left-handed. Think about that for a minute. When Santana was growing up in Tovar -- a remote town in the Andes Mountains of Venezuela -- he wanted only to be like his father, Jesus. Johan idolized his dad. And Jesus Santana played shortstop on a semi-pro team.

Johan wanted to play shortstop t…