He takes you back to a time when your hair was darker and your kids were younger and your favorite ballplayer seemed invincible.
He takes you back to the bar where you watched the homer off Lidge, the stadium seat where you watched the 2006 World Series winner, the couch where you watched the three homers in Game 3 in 2011.
Albert Pujols makes you young — and you make him young.
“It’s just really special to be back where everything started,” he said.
He’s 42, but still thwacking pitches — on Thursday, he hit a ball 106 mph, which was the second-hardest ball hit by a Cardinal in the 9-0 win against Pittsburgh.