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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird celebrates on the field after his team beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 at Game 7 of baseball's World Series Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Louis. The Cardinals win the series 4-3.

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St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina jumps into the arms of relief pitcher Jason Motte as Gerald Laird (L) and David Freese join the celebration after they defeated the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of MLB's World Series baseball championship in St. Louis, Missouri, October 28, 2011.

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ST LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 27: Gerald Laird #13 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates after David Freese #23 hits a walk off solo home run in the 11th inning to win Game Six of the MLB World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium on October 27, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. The...

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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird (13) grins as he runs to the dugout after the Cardinals' 8-0 win over the Houston Astros in a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, in Houston.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird, right, and Octavio Dotel celebrate after winning a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in Philadelphia. St. Louis won 4-3.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Ronny Cedeno (5) scores as the ball gets away from St. Louis Cardinals catcher Gerald Laird, left, and home plate umpire Andy Fletcher, top, looks on during the second inning of a baseball game on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in St. Louis.

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St. Louis Cardinals catcher Gerald Laird, left, prepares to tag out Los Angeles Dodgers' Jamey Carroll who was caught between third and home during the third inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, in St. Louis. The Dodgers won 9-4.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird (13) scores as the throw gets away from Houston Astros catcher Carlos Corporan, left, as Astros' Wandy Rodriguez, second from left, and home plate umpire Jim Reynolds look on during the second inning of a baseball game on Thursday, July 28, 2011, in St....

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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird, right, is safe at second as the throw gets away from Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve during the second inning of a baseball game on Thursday, July 28, 2011, in St. Louis.

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PITTSBURGH - JULY 24: Gerald Laird #13 of the St Louis Cardinals hits a sacrifice fly in the second inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the game on July 24, 2011 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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St. Louis Cardinals catcher Gerald Laird collects himself after his throwing error allowed Pittsburgh Pirates' Xavier Paul to advance to third during the tenth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, July 24, 2011. The Pirates won 4-3 in ten innings with Paul scoring from third...

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Home plate umpire John Hirshbeck is checked on by St. Louis Cardinals catcher Gerald Laird, right, after getting hit by a foul tip by Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, July 24, 2011. The Pirates won 4-3 in ten innings...

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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird, left, is picked off second base by Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Ronnie Cedeno (5) who took the throw from catcher Eric Fryer in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, July 24, 2011. The Pirates won 4-3 in ten innings.

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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 20: Jose Reyes #7 of the New York Mets turns a double play as Gerald Laird #13 of the St. Louis Cardinals slides during their game on July 20, 2011 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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St. Louis Cardinals catcher Gerald Laird, left looks on as New York Mets' Angel Pagan reacts after hitting a walkoff home run to win a baseball game during the tenth inning on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Citi Field in New York. The Mets won the game 6-5.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird runs to first base after bunting during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Citi Field in New York. A run scored on the play.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird falls back while Kansas City Royals catcher Brayan Pena tries to catch the ball after Laird was hit by a pitch thrown by relief pitcher Louis Coleman during the 10th inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 22, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo. The Cardinals won...

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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird reacts while Kansas City Royals catcher Brayan Pena and home plate umpire Angel Campos look on after Laird was hit by a pitch thrown by relief pitcher Louis Coleman during the 10th inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 22, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo. The...

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St. Louis Cardinals catcher Gerald Laird, right, tags Chicago Cubs' Aramis Ramirez out at home off a throw by center fielder Colby Rasmus during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in Chicago.

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ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 22: Albert Pujols #5 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates with teammate Gerald Laird #13 after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning for his third home run of the night during Game Three of the MLB World Series against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark...

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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Edwin Jackson, catcher Gerald Laird and second baseman Nick Punto (L to R) look up into the stands before the start of Game 3 of MLB's World Series baseball championship against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, October 22, 2011.

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ST. LOUIS, MO - MAY 5: Greg Dobbs #29 of the Florida Marlins runs around Gerald Laird #13 of the St. Louis Cardinals to score a run at Busch Stadium on May 5, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird, right, is congratulated by third base coach Jose Oquendo, after hitting an RBI triple to drive in the winning run against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Atlanta. St. Louis won 3-2.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Gerald Laird hits an RBI triple to drive in the winning run against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning of an baseball game, Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Atlanta. St. Louis won 3-2.

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Houston Astros' Hunter Pence, right, beats the ball in to home plate as St. Louis Cardinals catcher Gerald Laird, left, waits in the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 28, 2011, in Houston.