Brandon Webb takes on the role as Diamondbacks No. 1 starter; after the departure of Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, young right-hander stepped in to fill the void as rotation's top pitcher.

From: Baseball Digest | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: Berlinicke, Jeff | Copyright information

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS FANS remember the fire of Randy Johnson's fastball and the fury of Curt Schilling's mental domination of National League batters.

Together, they brought Arizona a world championship in 2001 and memories of having arguably the best one-two punch since Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale for the Dodgers in the 1960s. Both had fastballs that neared triple-digit miles-per-hour. Both struck fear into the hearts of any batter that dug in at the plate, the kind o...

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