MLB Showdown Obsession

 It is not an uncommon occurrence in baseball for a team to start strong and look promising for the season, only to hit a significant speedbump and collapse. Such instances can prove to be too much for even an MVP or Cy Young effort to turn around. The Arizona Diamondbacks entered 2006 looking to take advantage of a wide open NL West. The previous season was their first without former ace Randy Johnson and they only won 77 games. With Brandon Webb now the ace, he was looking to fill the void and lead Arizona back to October. Bob Melvin was in year 2 as Manager and was looking for improvements from last season's 2nd place finish. The year started perfectly. Through May, the team was in 1st place and Webb was undefeated. As the calendar turned to June, the D-Backs were well on their way, but a heck of a speedbump happened when Jason Grimsley admitted to PED use, immediately asked for his release and cleared out of town. He retired from baseball and began a messy battle with the Diamo...