| 2010 World Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 27 – November 1 | |||||||||
| Venue(s) | AT&T Park (San Francisco) Globe Life Park in Arlington (Texas) | |||||||||
| MVP | Édgar Rentería (San Francisco) | |||||||||
| Umpires | John Hirschbeck (crew chief), Sam Holbrook, Bill Miller, Mike Winters, Jeff Kellogg, Gary Darling.[1] | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Giants: None Rangers: Vladimir Guerrero | |||||||||
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| Television | Fox (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Fox) Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB International) | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN KNBR (SF) KESN (TEX) | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Miller and Joe Morgan (ESPN) Duane Kuiper, Dave Flemming and Mike Krukow (KNBR) Eric Nadel and Dave Barnett (KESN) | |||||||||
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| ALCS | Texas Rangers over New York Yankees (4–2) | |||||||||
| NLCS | San Francisco Giants over Philadelphia Phillies (4–2) | |||||||||
| World Series program | ||||||||||
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The 2010 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2010 season.[2] The 106th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Texas Rangers and the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants; the Giants won the series, four games to one, to secure their first World Series championship since 1954 and their first since relocating to San Francisco from New York City in 1958.[3][4] The series began on Wednesday, October 27, and ended on Monday, November 1.
In their respective League Championship Series, the Rangers and the Giants eliminated the 2009 World Series teams—the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies—each in six games. The Rangers' victory in the AL Championship Series gave the franchise its first World Series appearance in its 50-year history, dating from their inauguration as the second Washington Senators club in 1961. Meanwhile, the victory in the NL Championship Series gave the Giants their fourth World Series appearance since moving to San Francisco prior to the 1958 season; their most recent appearance had been in the 2002 World Series, when they lost to the Anaheim Angels in seven games. Coincidentally, the Giants and Rangers faced off in the first regular-season interleague game, on June 12, 1997, at the Ballpark in Arlington;[5] Rangers reliever Darren Oliver, then in his first stint with the club, threw the game's first pitch.
The Giants had home-field advantage for the World Series (the first NL champions since 2001), because the NL won the All-Star Game, 3–1, on July 13. For the second consecutive year, Series games were scheduled for earlier start times to attract younger viewers. First pitch was just before 8:00 p.m. EDT for most games, with Game 3 starting at 7:00 p.m. EDT as part of a "family night" promotion and Game 4 starting at 8:20 p.m. EDT to accommodate Fox's NFL coverage.[6]
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. 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 allowed near the event.[7] 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."[8] With three games slated in Arlington, this marked the 5th time the same city hosted both a World Series game and the upcoming Super Bowl (Los Angeles 1966–67, Minneapolis 1991–92, Atlanta 1999–2000, Tampa 2008–09).
- ^ Walker, Ben (October 25, 2010). "AP source: World Series umpires include 1st timers". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "2010 World Series". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Haft, Chris (November 1, 2010). "Giants win the Series! Giants win the Series!". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ Scott, Laurence (November 1, 2010). "Giants Bring World Series Championship to West Coast". NBCBayArea.com. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ Chass, Murray (June 13, 1997). "Baseball Crosses Great Divide: AL 3, NL 1". New York Times. p. B9.
- ^ Verducci, Tom (September 29, 2010). "Game 3 Could Get Earliest World Series Start Time in 23 Years". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ Sarah B. (October 26, 2010). "VIP Giants bash at the Academy of Sciences tonight. Fireworks!". Richmond SF Blog. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ "Newsom makes friendly wager on World Series". abclocal.go.com. October 26, 2010. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.