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Freese has felt big moment. Now he wants LA to feel it too

PHOENIX - The coolest thing for the coolest Dodger last fall wasn't the bright lights, big crowds or constant roars.

The coolest thing for David Freese was a single up the middle.

It did more than simply drive in two runs to give the Dodgers the lead in the sixth inning of the clinching Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves.

It drove Freese through the roof. He stood on first base thrusting his arms out to his teammates. He basked in the chill.

It was a feeling he once tried to find with alcohol and pills,

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