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MLB Fans Remember The Magic Of David Freese

Originally posted on The Cold Wire | By Curt Bishop | Last updated 10/27/22

It’s been 11 years since that epic Game 6 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers took place.

But years later, its significance is still remembered.

It was the night that the legend of David Freese was born.

The St. Louis native was finally living out his dream to play professionally for the Cardinals.

He had previously been named the NLCS MVP, but in Game 6 of the Fall Classic, he found himself down to his final strike before tying the game with a triple to keep St. Louis alive and later winning it with a walk-off home run.

On this day in 2011

“We will see you tomorrow night!”

David Freese ties the game with a 2-out 2-run RBI in the bottom of the 9th, then walks it off with a homer in extras to force a Game 7pic.twitter.com/RmXIf53UYE

— Barstool Sportsbook (@BSSportsbook) October 27, 2022

Deep Freese

Every Cardinals fan remembers where they were when these great moments transpired.

They live on in St. Louis history and will always be cherished by those who got to witness them.

The Cardinals were a team of destiny in 2011, coming back from 10.5 games back in the Wild Card race to reach the postseason on the last day of the regular season.

But the Cards still had a few magic tricks up their sleeve and managed to pull them off in Game 6.

#OTD 2011 – In Game 6 of the World Series, a baseball legend was born – twice! David Freese has one of the greatest clutch performances in the history of the World Series. #STLCards

“We will see you tomorrow night” – Joe Buck pic.twitter.com/GBN2Vvk5n7 #STLCards

— Augie Nash (@AugieNash) October 27, 2022

When St. Louis was down to their final strike, all of Cardinal Nation was holding its collective breath.

But Freese stepped in and saved the day with his two-run triple.

That set up Lance Berkman‘s game-tying hit one inning later.

And one night after Freese had saved the Cardinals twice, the Redbirds celebrated their 11th World Series title, and the St. Louis native was given World Series MVP honors.

This article first appeared on The Cold Wire and was syndicated with permission.

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