2010 Texas Rangers season
| 2010 Texas Rangers | |
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| American League Champions AL Western Division Champions |
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2010 Western Division Champions banner
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| Record | 90–72 (.556) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
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| Owner(s) | Hicks Sports Group (Tom Hicks) transferred to Rangers Baseball Express (Chuck Greenberg, Nolan Ryan, Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson) |
| General manager(s) | Jon Daniels |
| Manager(s) | Ron Washington |
| Local television |
Fox Sports Southwest KTXA (Josh Lewin, Tom Grieve) |
| Local radio |
KRLD 105.3 FM (Weekdays) KRLD 1080 AM (Weekends) (Eric Nadel, Dave Barnett) KFLC 1270 AM (Spanish) (Eleno Ornelas, Jerry Romo) |
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The Texas Rangers' 2010 season was the 50th in franchise history. The team, managed by Ron Washington, won their first division title since 1999 and reached the World Series for the first time in only their fourth playoff appearance. Washington would become only the second manager in franchise history to lead the Rangers to the post season and the first to ever win a post season series. They would win the American League pennant by defeating the defending World Series champions, the New York Yankees in six games in the ALCS. In the World Series, they lost to the San Francisco Giants in five games. Because the National League held home-field advantage in this World Series, Arlington, Texas, is where the Curse of Coogan's Bluff died.
The 2010 season showed the results of a 5-year plan implemented by GM Jon Daniels in 2007 with the Mark Teixeira trade. The 2007 trade deadline and the amateur draft a month prior would all be key pieces of the successful Rangers season. Dominant rookie of the year closer Neftalí Feliz, defensive All-Star Elvis Andrus, and platoon outfielder David Murphy were all acquired at the trade deadline, while starting pitcher Tommy Hunter, centerfielder Julio Borbon and first baseman Mitch Moreland were each selected in the June 2007 draft. And trades which resulted in Cliff Lee, Bengie Molina, and Jorge Cantú were each completed with a member of the Rangers 2007 draft class being sent in return.
Mirroring the 2009 revelation of Josh Hamilton getting drunk at a bar in Arizona prior to spring training, the Rangers' team members learned that manager Ron Washington failed an MLB drug test prior to the All-Star game in 2009. Instead of dividing the locker room or casting doubt with the players, the teammates stood behind their manager. "I've got Wash's back. He's my manager", third baseman Michael Young told team mates during a meeting where Washington informed the players of his failed drug test.
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