2010 World Series
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| Dates | October 27–November 4 | |||||||||
| Umpires | Sam Holbrook, Bill Miller, John Hirschbeck, Gary Darling, Mike Winters, Jeff Kellogg[1] | |||||||||
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| Television | Fox | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck and Tim McCarver | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Miller and Joe Morgan | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers over New York Yankees (4–2) | ||||||||||
| NLCS | San Francisco Giants over Philadelphia Phillies (4–2) | |||||||||
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The 2010 World Series is the 106th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff played between the American League champion Texas Rangers and the National League champion San Francisco Giants, began on Wednesday, October 27. Unless the series is a sweep, without weather delays, the series would go into November for the second year straight, and the third time ever. The latest possible ending of the series was scheduled for November 4, barring weather delays. In their respective league championship series, the Rangers and Giants eliminated the 2009 World Series teams, the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Rangers' championship marked the first time that the franchise appeared in the World Series in its 50-year history, dating from the club's Washington Senators heritage. The Giants' victory over the Phillies gave a fourth club-World Series appearance since locating to San Francisco prior to the 1958 season; their most recent appearance was in the 2002 World Series, when they lost to the Anaheim Angels in seven games.
The Giants have home-field advantage in the World Series, the first time the National League champion has had home-field advantage since 2001, when the NL won the All-Star Game 3–1 on July 13. For the second consecutive year, Series games are scheduled for earlier start times in hope of attracting younger viewers. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:57PM EDT for most games. Game 3's start is scheduled for 6:57PM EDT. Game 4 will start at 8:20PM EDT to accommodate the Fox network's football coverage.[2]
San Francisco landmarks, such as Coit Tower, the Ferry Building, and San Francisco City Hall, were illuminated with orange lighting at night during the postseason and the World Series. An exclusive VIP party was held on the eve of the World Series at the California Academy of Sciences (in Golden Gate Park); most media were not even allowed near the event.[3] San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom made a friendly wager with Arlington mayor Robert Cluck, agreeing that "the losing city's mayor will travel to the winning city and join the winning city's mayor in a day of support for local youth and community service initiatives, with both mayors wearing the jersey of the World Series Champion team."[4]
Background
Texas Rangers
The Rangers franchise and their fans had a long history of futility and disappointment. Enfranchised in 1961 as the Washington Senators, the team only had one season with a winning percentage above .500 out of eleven seasons playing in Washington, D.C.. The team relocated to Arlington, Texas for the 1972 season but failed to make the postseason for over 20 years. Despite being ten games under .500, the Rangers were leading the American League West division on August 12, 1994, when the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike began and the remainder of the season was cancelled. They went on to win three division titles in 1996, 1998, and 1999, but were eliminated by the New York Yankees in the ALDS each time, having only won one game out of all three series combined. 1999 was the Rangers' last postseason appearance before 2010.
Heading into 2010, the Rangers were plagued with off-field issues. During spring training, manager Ron Washington admitted to prior cocaine use and failing a drug test during the 2009 season. Additionally, the team's owner, Tom Hicks, had financial problems dating back to 2008, which culminated in the team declaring bankruptcy in May and the team's sale to a partnership led by Chuck Greenberg and team president Nolan Ryan in August.
In the offseason, Iván Rodríguez, Marlon Byrd, Omar Vizquel, and Andruw Jones all departed due to free agency. Kevin Millwood was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Chris Ray, who in turn was traded to the San Francisco Giants mid-season. Notable offseason additions to the Rangers included starting pitcher Rich Harden, previously of the Chicago Cubs; starting pitcher Colby Lewis, previously of Nippon Professional Baseball's Hiroshima Toyo Carp; and designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero, previously of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Notable midseason roster moves include the aforementioned trade of Chris Ray to San Francisco in exchange for catcher Bengie Molina, and the trade of Justin Smoak and three minor-leaguers to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for starting pitcher Cliff Lee and relief pitcher Mark Lowe. The Rangers also traded two minor leaguers to the Florida Marlins in exchange for Jorge Cantú, and Joaquín Árias to the New York Mets in exchange for Jeff Francoeur.
The Rangers spent most of the season in first place in the American League West, with both the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Seattle Mariners failing to live up to expectations. They took first place for good on June 8, following a brief one-day stint in first place by the Angels, and finished the season with a 90–72 record, nine games ahead of the second-place Oakland Athletics. Their .556 winning percentage was the lowest among all eight 2010 postseason teams.
In the postseason, the Rangers faced the top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. The Rangers won the first two games at Tropicana Field by large margins, bringing the Rays to the brink of elimination; however, the Rays won the next two games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to force a deciding Game 5 at Tropicana Field. Game 5 was another decisive Rangers victory, as ace Cliff Lee stymied the Rays and the offense struck Rays ace David Price once again. This was the first postseason series win in franchise history; additionally, the Rangers were the last team that had never won a postseason series. In the ALCS, the Rangers faced the wild-card winning New York Yankees, to whom they had lost all three of their previous postseason appearances. The Yankees had swept the second-seeded Minnesota Twins in their ALDS. The Rangers held a 5–0 lead in Game 1, only to see the Yankees come back and beat them 6–5. However, the next three games were all blowouts, as the Rangers took a 3–1 series lead. The Yankees won Game 5 by a large margin, but were once again routed in Game 6, 6–1, behind a series-winning hit by Vladimir Guerrero. Josh Hamilton's MVP performance included four home runs, tying an ALCS record, and helped the Rangers reach their first World Series in team history. It also marks the first time since 1991 that the AL West champion has won the pennant. The Angels' 2002 win was as the wild card team.
San Francisco Giants
Like the Rangers, the Giants and their fans have had a long history of futility and disappointment since their move from New York City to San Francisco before the 1958 season. The Giants won their last World Series crown before the move, in 1954. Since the move, the Giants made it to the Series three times but lost each time. These included a seven-game loss to the New York Yankees in 1962, a four-game sweep by their crosstown rival Oakland Athletics in 1989 that was marred by the Loma Prieta Earthquake, and another seven-game loss to the Anaheim Angels in 2002. Their last postseason appearance was in 2003, when they lost to the eventual World Series champion Florida Marlins in the NLDS.
The Giants entered 2010 with a strong pitching staff led by two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum and a solid bullpen spearheaded by closer Brian Wilson. Notable offseason acquisitions included free agents Mark DeRosa, previously of the St. Louis Cardinals; and Aubrey Huff, previously of the Detroit Tigers. Over the course of the season, the Giants' front office made a series of moves to bolster their offense. Free agent Pat Burrell was signed in late May after he was released by the Tampa Bay Rays, while Buster Posey—who had started the season at Triple-A Fresno—was called up in late May and became the starting catcher after the Giants traded Bengie Molina to the Texas Rangers. In August, José Guillén was acquired in a trade with the Kansas City Royals, and Cody Ross was claimed off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
The Giants spent much of the early part of the season in second or third place in the National League West standings, trailing the San Diego Padres and on occasion the Los Angeles Dodgers or Colorado Rockies. They entered the All-Star break in fourth place, trailing the Padres, Rockies, and Dodgers. However, they finished July in second place behind the Padres, with a win–loss record of 20–8 for the month. On August 26, the Padres began a ten-game losing streak that allowed the Giants to gain some ground. The Giants tied the Padres for first place on September 10 and the two teams traded the top spot for the next 15 days. Then, the Giants took the lead for good on September 26, when they began a four-game winning streak coupled with the Padres' three-game losing streak. The Giants were three games ahead of the Padres going into the final weekend of the season, a three-game set between the two teams that the Padres needed to sweep in order to force a tie-breaker. The Padres won the first two games, but the Giants prevailed in the final game, 3–0, to clinch the franchise's seventh NL West championship.
In the Division Series, the Giants faced the wild card-winning Atlanta Braves, who had also clinched a postseason berth on the last day of the regular season. Each game was a one-run victory for each team, with the Giants winning the series three games to one. The Giants won behind Lincecum's 14 strikeouts in Game 1 and come-from-behind wins in Games 3 and 4. In the NLCS, they were heavy underdogs to the two-time defending National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. Ross' two home runs in Game 1 off Phillies ace Roy Halladay helped the Giants win the opener 4–3. They lost Game 2, but rebounded in Game 3 thanks to Matt Cain's strong performance and more timely hitting by Ross. Game 4 saw the Giants winning on a walk-off sac fly by Juan Uribe. With the Phillies winning Game 5, 4–2, the series was sent back to Philadelphia. The Phillies took a 2–0 lead in the first inning of Game 6, but the Giants tied the game in the third and their steady bullpen held the Phillies' offense in check the rest of the way. In the eighth, Uribe hit a home run to right that barely cleared the wall and gave the Giants a 3–2 lead. Wilson came on for a five-out save in the eighth to clinch the series. This marks the first time that the NL West champion has made it to the World Series since the Arizona Diamondbacks did so in 2001 (the Giants' 2002 appearance and the Colorado Rockies' 2007 appearance were both as wild card winners).
Summary
Giants leads the series, 1–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 27 | Texas Rangers – 7, San Francisco Giants – 11 | AT&T Park | 3:36 | 43,601[5] |
| 2 | October 28 | Texas Rangers @ San Francisco Giants | AT&T Park | - | - |
| 3 | October 30 | San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | - | - |
| 4 | October 31 | San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | - | - |
| 5 | November 1† | San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | - | - |
| 6 | November 3† | Texas Rangers @ San Francisco Giants | AT&T Park | - | - |
| 7 | November 4† | Texas Rangers @ San Francisco Giants | AT&T Park | - | - |
†: If necessary
Matchups
Game 1 Final: Rangers 7, Giants 11
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 — 7:59 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California
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| Texas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tim Lincecum (1–0) LP: Cliff Lee (0–1) Home runs: TEX: None SF: Juan Uribe (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The anticipated pitchers' duel between former Cy Young Award winners Cliff Lee and Tim Lincecum never materialized, as Lincecum gave up two early runs and Lee gave up seven runs (six were earned) in 4+2⁄3 innings. In the first inning, Lincecum gave up a hit and a walk, respectively, to the first two batters he faced: Elvis Andrus and Michael Young. Andrus scored on a Vladimir Guerrero single that struck Lincecum's leg and bounced into right field. In the second, Bengie Molina singled, advanced to third on a Lee double, and scored on Andrus' sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the third inning, Edgar Rentería reached on error and advanced to second when Lee hit Andrés Torres. Rentería scored on a Freddy Sanchez RBI double, and Torres scored on a Buster Posey RBI single, tying the game.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Torres doubled and scored on another Sanchez double. Lee then walked Pat Burrell and gave up back-to-back singles to Cody Ross and Aubrey Huff, which scored Sanchez and Burrell, respectively. Lee was then replaced with Darren O'Day, who gave up a three-run home run to Juan Uribe that increased the Giants' lead to six runs. In the top of the sixth inning, Lincecum struck out the first two batters he faced, but walked Ian Kinsler, who scored on a Molina double. Molina advanced to third on a Mitch Moreland single and scored on a David Murphy single. Lincecum was then removed from the game, having gone 5+2⁄3 innings.
The Giants piled on to their lead in the bottom of the eighth. Rangers reliever Mark Lowe gave up a single to Rentería, who advanced to third on a Vladimir Guerrero fielding error. Rentería then scored on pinch hitter Travis Ishikawa's double. Sanchez singled to score Ishikawa, and advanced to second on another Guerrero error. Lowe recorded one more out before being replaced by Michael Kirkman. Kirkman promptly gave up a single to Nate Schierholtz that scored Sanchez.
In the top of the ninth, Giants reliever Ramón Ramírez gave up a single to pinch hitter Julio Borbon and walked Andrus before being replaced with Jeremy Affeldt. Affeldt threw a wild pitch and walked Josh Hamilton to load the bases, and was replaced by closer Brian Wilson. Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly that scored Borbon, and Nelson Cruz doubled to score Andrus and Hamilton, but Kinsler popped out to end the game.[6]
Game 2 LIVE: Bottom 6, 1 OUT, Bases 0
Thursday, October 28, 2010 — 7:57 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California
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| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: TEX: C. J. Wilson (0–0) SF: Matt Cain (0–0) Home runs: TEX: None SF: Edgar Renteria (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
Saturday, October 30, 2010 — 6:57 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Francisco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: SF: Jonathan Sánchez (0–0) TEX: Colby Lewis (0–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
Sunday, October 31, 2010 — 8:20 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Francisco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: SF: Madison Bumgarner (0–0) TEX: Tommy Hunter (0–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5 (If necessary)
Monday, November 1, 2010 — 7:57 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Francisco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: SF: TBA TEX: TBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 6 (If necessary)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 — 7:57 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Texas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: TEX: TBA SF: TBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 7 (If necessary)
Thursday, November 4, 2010 — 7:57 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Texas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: TEX: TBA SF: TBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
Television
In the United States, Fox will televise the games, with Joe Buck calling play-by-play on his 13th World Series dating back to 1996, while Tim McCarver handles commentary for the 21st time since 1985. MLB International will syndicate its own telecast of the series, with announcers Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe, to various networks outside the U.S.[7] ESPN America will broadcast the series live in the UK and in Europe.[8] Additionally, the American Forces Network and Canadian Forces Radio and Television will carry the games to U.S. and Canadian service personnel stationed around the globe.
However, many viewers in the New York City and Philadelphia markets will be unable to watch the series because News Corporation, Fox's parent company, pulled WNYW and WTXF from cable provider Cablevision on October 16 because of a carriage dispute.[9]
Radio
ESPN Radio will handle national broadcasts of the World Series, with Jon Miller calling his 13th consecutive World Series as the network's play-by-play announcer, along with his Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN TV partner Joe Morgan, who will provide commentary on his 11th World Series for ESPN Radio and his 14th overall (counting three Series telecasts for NBC). ESPN Deportes Radio will also air the series to Spanish language listeners, with Eduardo Ortega and Juan Marichal announcing.
Locally, the two teams' flagship stations will air the Series with their respective announcing crews. The Giants' English-language broadcasts will air on KNBR-AM (with Dave Flemming, Duane Kuiper, and Mike Krukow announcing) with their Spanish-language broadcasts on KLOK-AM (with Erwin Higueros and Tito Fuentes), while KRLD-FM and AM will carry English-language Rangers broadcasts (with Eric Nadel and Dave Barnett) and KFLC-AM will have the Spanish-language broadcasts (with Eleno Ornelas and Jerry Romo). Due to contractual obligations, the non-flagship stations on the teams' radio networks will carry the ESPN Radio broadcast of the games, although the local team broadcasts will also be available on XM Satellite Radio and to Gameday Audio subscribers at MLB.com.
References
- ^ Walker, Ben (October 25, 2010). "AP source: World Series umpires include 1st timers". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Sarah B. (2010-10-26). "VIP Giants bash at the Academy of Sciences tonight. Fireworks!". Richmond SF Blog. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "Newsom makes friendly wager on World Series". abclocal.go.com. 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Boxscore:Texas vs. San Francisco - October 27, 2010". MLB.com. October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "Giants bats erupt against Lee; win Game 1 vs. Rangers 11-7". USA Today. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "The World Series Is Truly Global With An International Audience". Fang's Bites. 2010-10-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "ESPN America TV Schedule". ESPN America. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Gross, Samantha (October 16, 2010). "Fox, Cablevision suspend negotiations over dispute". Yahoo! Finance. Associated Press. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
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External links
- Schedule MLB.com
- 2010 World Series official MLB.com site
- 2010 World Series at ESPN
- 2010 World Series at Baseball Reference
- 2010 World Series at Yahoo Sports
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