MLB Showdown Obsession

 The Diamondbacks were born in 1998. A year later they won their first division title. Two years after that they won their first World Series. The future seemed bright, but after adding another division title in 2002 they fell off and stopped being competitive. They had a blips on the radar in a 10 year span but never managed to return to the fall classic or get any sustained success. 2023 was another one of those blips on the radar, but this time with expanded playoffs they were able to get good milage in October. The Torey Lovullo led D-Backs weren't exactly the favorites to win the pennant, but they shocked many by making a run anyway. Their 84-78 record wasn't enough to catch the first place Dodgers in the NL West as they fell short by 16 games. If this was the era of only 1 Wild Card team, the Diamondbacks season would be over, but in 2023 there were 3 spots that the D-Backs were able to grasp for, edging out the Chicago Cubs for the last playoff spot by just 1 game. First...