David Freese Surprises Fans

David Freese has been all over the place since leading my Cardinals to a World Series win and scoring himself 2011 NL Championship Series MVP Award and the 2011 World Series MVP Award in the process, and I think it's great because I love this guy.

The dude grew up in the greater St. Louis area. I mean what kind of story is that? He graduated in 2001 from Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Missouri (.533 batting average and 23 home runs during his senior season) and then played at St. Louis Community College-Meramec (before going to South Alabama).

And for the record, yes I saw him play in the minors. He spent the 2008 season in Triple-A with the Memphis Redbirds, where he batted .306/.361/.550 with 26 home runs and 91 RBI. I usually catch several Memphis games every year and saw him a few times there that season.

Anyway, check out this cool moment on the Ellen show yesterday with the man who had a record 21 RBI in the post-season this year.

"After Ellen sent two Cardinals fans to the World Series, they came on the show to tell her about their incredible day! But the surprises didn't end there! They were met by the MVP of the World Series, David Freese of the Cardinals. He told Ellen about his incredible game, and what it's like to be on top of the world."