Albert Pujols and Houston Astros closer Brad Lidge watch Pujols' three-run homer in the ninth inning of Game 5 in the 2005 NLCS, one of Pujols' biggest moments with the Cardinals. (AP Photo)
Fox Sports Midwest televises the first two games of the Cardinals-Angels series, at 7:15 p.m. Friday and 1:15 p.m. Saturday, and is going all out in its coverage plans.
“I expect an amazing reception from the fans, a reception that no visiting player has ever received,” he said Thursday. “If this would have been a year or two after he left, it might be different.