Tony La Russa becoming only the third manager to attain that win level after Mack and McGraw. After the retirement of Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox in 2010, La Russa was the longest tenured manager in Major League Baseball, and with the resignation of longtime NBA head coach Jerry Sloan from the Utah Jazz on February 10, 2011, La Russa had been the longest tenured bench boss among all the Big Four sports leagues, until his retirement following his 2011 World Series victory with the Cardinals. La Russa became eligible as a candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 through voting
2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season The 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 61st season since the NPB was reorganized in . "Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie." Yomiuri Giants win series 2-0 "Chunichi Dragons have one-win advantage" Chunichi Dragons win series 4-1. Chiba Lotte Marines win series 2-0 "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have one-win advantage" Chiba Lotte Marines win series 4-3. Chiba Lotte Marines win