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World Series MVP David Freese Hands Out Turkeys
David Freese, who helped lead the Cards to their 11th World Series championship in October joine Operation Food Search on Wednesday to help pass out donated holiday turkeys.
Cardinals' playoff hero David Freese was in University City Wednesday lending a helping hand to .
Freese helped load frozen turkeys into vans and onto the backs of trucks that will be distributed by different charitable organizations during the holiday season.
Operation Food Search also has a .
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“I’ve done this before with (Cards trainer) Barry Weinberg, and I had a blast doing it,” Freese said, after spending nearly an hour loading the more than 700 frozen turkeys into nearly a dozen delivery vehicles. “And to see the people’s faces that are getting these turkeys, that’s what it’s all about.”
The Cardinal third baseman also spent a good part of his morning signing autographs and taking pictures with the loads of Cardinal fan volunteers that also helped load turkeys, including a popular U. City man, who only goes by the name “The Cardinal Cowboy.”
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“Fans like that are great,” Freese said. “It’s been just awesome. It’s been like a dream come true.”
After St. Louis’ thrilling Game 7 World Series victory, Freese was named Most Valuable Player, and appeared on a number of national talk shows including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”