Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols isn't going to apologize for skipping out on the media following Thursday night's Game 2 loss to the Rangers. "What do you want, me to wait for 40 minutes for you guys? I mean I was in the (kitchen) getting something to eat," Pujols said Friday afternoon. "What about the night before when I spoke for an hour and a half? That's not fair. I think with you guys, I have to walk on eggshells. I don't think that's fair. I was there and usually (Cardinals media relations director Brian Bartow) comes around and says, 'Hey, they need you over there.' Nobody approached me for 40 minutes. You know what? After 40 minutes I was on my way home." Reporters are not allowed into the team kitchen or back rooms of a major league clubhouse; only in the communal area where players have their lockers. Pujols did acknowledge that he made an error when he failed to cut off a throw in Game 2 of the World Series. He was not in the clubhouse when media was admitted after the game nor did he appear at any time afterward. His street clothes also were gone, an indication he would be unavailable because he had likely gone home. "I guess the way you guys are ripping me off, I guess I need to stay tomorrow in the clubhouse until you guys decide to talk to me," Pujols said. "My responsibility is to my God and my family, I don't have any responsibility to anybody else. And I try to do the best I can to represent the game of baseball. I do that. Sometimes you make a mistake. Do I feel I made a mistake last night? I don't think so. What can I do? I was waiting and nobody approached me. There is nothing I can do."