How a promising Diamondbacks pitching staff turned in one of the most disappointing seasons in team history

Entering play on Sept. 22, the Diamondbacks were 87-68. They had won three straight games against the NL-Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. With seven games to play, a projection system gave them a 93 percent chance to make the playoffs.
Then, in their series finale in Milwaukee, the Diamondbacks took an 8-0 lead in the third inning. At that point, the thought of them leaving town with anything other than a four-game sweep was basically unimaginable. Somehow, that thought became reality.
For the first time in franchise history, the Diamondbacks lost a game in which they led by eight runs. Eight days later, they could only watch on TV as the Braves and Mets split a doubleheader that spelled ...