Wednesday, October 23, 2013

THE LOCKER ROOM

 (WORLD SERIES EDITION): DAVID FREESE VS. MIKE NAPOLI
From:  Manhunt Daily
A World Series to  pick the hottest players from the Sox and the Cardinals and have them compete against each on the basis of looks and body alone. Check out David Freese (infielder from the Cardinals) and Mike Napoli (he’s the same for the Sox).
 David Richard Freese (born April 28, 1983) is a third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League of Major League Baseball. Instrumental during the Cardinals' record-setting 2011 postseason run, Freese batted .545 with 12 hits in the 2011 National League Championship Series (NLCS). He also set an MLB postseason record of 21 runs batted in (RBI), earning the NLCS MVP Award, World Series MVP Award, and the Babe Ruth Award, naming him the MVP of the entire 2011 MLB postseason.
A star high school player, Freese declined a college baseball scholarship from the University of Missouri, a Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) baseball program in the Big 12 Conference. Needing a break from baseball, he sat out his freshman year of college before feeling a renewed urge to play the game. He transferred to St. Louis Community College-Meramec, a junior college, where he played for one season before transferring to the University of South Alabama.
The San Diego Padres drafted Freese out of South Alabama in the ninth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. Before the 2008 season, the Cardinals acquired Freese for Jim Edmonds. He made his MLB debut on Opening Day 2009 due to an injury to incumbent third baseman Troy Glaus. Despite suffering injuries in his minor league career and first two MLB seasons, Freese emerged as the Cardinals' best hitter during their 2011 World Series championship season.















 Michael Anthony Napoli (born October 31, 1981) is an American professional baseball catcher and first baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Texas Rangers.














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