November 2011 Macro Pulse -- 3Q2011 GDP: Game Changer or Just Extra Innings?

Game 6 of the 2011 World Series: The St. Louis Cardinals were behind three games to two. Down by two runs in the ninth inning, with two outs but two on base, the Cards’ David Freese was at the plate with two strikes -- one strike away from losing the game and the series. But the third strike never came. Freese hit a triple instead, scoring two runs and tying the game to send it into extra innings. On his next at-bat Freese won the game with a solo home run in the eleventh inning. St. Louis took Game 7 and the Series the next night.

In some respects, the advance 3Q2011 GDP report resembled Freese’s triple in Game 6. Click here to see how, and to read the entire November 2011 Macro Pulse recap.

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