2010 St. Louis Cardinals season
| 2010 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| Record | 86–76 (.531) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
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| Owner(s) | William DeWitt, Jr., Fred Hanser |
| General manager(s) | John Mozeliak |
| Manager(s) | Tony La Russa |
| Local television |
FSN Midwest (Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky) KSDK (NBC 5) (Jay Randolph, Rick Horton) |
| Local radio |
KTRS (Mike Shannon, John Rooney) |
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The St. Louis Cardinals' 2010 season was the 129th season for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri and the 119th season in the National League. The Cardinals began their season on the road against the Cincinnati Reds on April 5. St. Louis was coming off a 91-71 (.562) season and first place in the NL Central, followed by a quick playoff exit when they were swept in the NLDS versus Los Angeles. In 2010, however, the Cardinals fell back to the same record of 2008 (86-76), finishing second in the NL Central to the Reds by five games.
On October 26, 2009, Tony La Russa agreed to come back for a 15th season as manager of the Cardinals, thus extending his record for longest-serving manager in Cardinal history. Pitching coach and long-time LaRussa partner Dave Duncan, who earlier in 2009 had expressed displeasure with the franchise after his son Chris was traded, also agreed to return. However, hitting coach Hal McRae was fired after five seasons with the Cardinals and replaced with former Cardinal and former home run champion Mark McGwire. McGwire's hiring as hitting coach marked the slugger's first job in baseball since his retirement eight years prior. It was also his return to the public eye following his implication as a steroids user in Jose Canseco's book and his controversial 2005 appearance at the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's inquiry into the steroid scandal.
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