"HE RUINED BRAD LIDGE!!!!!"
Yes, there is that one. The following year, Gar put Lidge in a similar situation the first opportunity he could. Pujols came up to bat against Lidge in St Louis this time man on second, the game is tied. Lidge gets one swinging strike on him (rather than intentionally walking him) and the next pitch Pujols lines a double to left and the game is over. In the just completed World Series in the now classic game six, it was Pujols who basically had done nothing since the three homerun game up to bat. He lined a sharp single to left to begin the faithful inning that eventually saw Friese hit a triple and shock the world (and Rangers).
Pujols is dangerous every at bat, but to me, he is most dangerous when the situation is intense. Something about those situations that brings out the best (or worse depending on your view) of Pujols. You don't have to get a hit every at bat to prove you're the best hitter in the league and perhaps the history of baseball. Guy is very impressive and I doubt he'll change much in the AL, maybe get more chances to rest his feet as it were. To me, that makes him even more dangerous a player (hitter), along the same vein of Harold Baines or Edgar Martinez. Both those guys, if I am not mistaken, were playing (DHing) until they were over 40 years of age.
