Ten years ago Wednesday, even your goosebumps got goosebumps.
In the 11th inning, in the 11th hour, the quest for “11 in ‘11” was kept alive by 11 magical letters: D-a-v-i-d F-r-e-e-s-e.
When he homered to win Game 6, exuberance was experienced by everybody — it was out of a movie, it was out-of-body. But as we look back at the celebration from October 27, 2011, everyone’s everything was encapsulated by one body.
That of backup catcher Gerald Laird.
His glorious glee is part of St. Louis lore. A decade later, both Cardinals fans and 2011 Cardinals players refer to a cheering Laird, hopping out the dugout, high-stepping it toward home plate and then leaping forward — into the arms of no one.