Pujols wins NL MVP

Wow, I can't believe they got this right!

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Bonds be praised!

There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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by Natto on Nov 17, 2008 11:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Does this mean Cardinals fans will finally stop whining about all of the MVP awards that Barry “stole” from Pujols?

by rightcenterfielder on Nov 17, 2008 12:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

by Natto on Nov 17, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Utley gets 15th in the voting.

More so than they got Pujols right, they got Utley wrong.

Fangraphs is even more pissed.

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by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Nov 17, 2008 12:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Howard finishing second is a joke, but all that really matters is who gets #1

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Nov 17, 2008 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

isn't there

money awarded to the 2nd through 4th place finishers?

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by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Nov 17, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That's crazy!

What’s funny is that Pedroia will probably win it in the AL, but Utley is better than Pedroia and had a better year.

by hammystyle on Nov 17, 2008 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

7th-place Pujols vote LOL.

by Grant on Nov 17, 2008 12:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Two 1st place Lidge votes! Also, Hanley finished 11th.

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Nov 18, 2008 7:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Lincecum for valuable than Jose Reyes

Bonds stands alone.

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by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 17, 2008 12:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

for = more

Bonds stands alone.

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by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 17, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

less valuable

than CC, Brandon Webb, Brad Lidge and Johan Santana.

Better pitcher though. hmm . . . .

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by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Nov 17, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

actually

The top cy young finalists basically finished in reverse order in the mvp. Lidge, then CC, then Santana, then Webb, then Lincecum. Oh, the irony…

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by raisingcain on Nov 17, 2008 3:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

HOWARD WUZ ROBBED

MO DINGERS

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by xanthan on Nov 17, 2008 1:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

RBIZZZZZZ

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Nov 17, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

WS RING!!1

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by xanthan on Nov 17, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

TOO BAD PUJOLS DOESN'T HAVE ONE OF THO

OH WAIT

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Nov 17, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/34594194.html

I had an MVP ballot and voted for Howard first because he almost single-handedly carried the Phillies to the playoffs by batting .352 with 11 homers and 32 RBI in September. I like to weight my voting to teams in the playoff hunt because I think that puts more pressure on players and separates the men from the boys. There’s little pressure on players having big years if their teams aren’t playing for anything at the end.

With the Cardinals finishing fourth, I voted Pujols seventh on my ballot. I don’t consider MVP to be “the most outstanding player” award and therefore don’t just go by who had the best stats. I like to credit players for lifting their teams to the post-season or at least keeping them in the race until the very end.

I understand that the Cardinals would not have been even close to the wild-card berth without Pujols, but I still like players who elevate their game in crunch time and lift their teams to new heights. And I thought Ryan Ludwick had just as much to do with keeping the Cards in the hunt as Pujols did. St. Louis did stay in the wild card race until mid-September, but mainly because the Brewers and Mets were gagging at the time.

MVP? We should change it to the ‘Best Guy on Team That Makes it To Playoffs and is Separated from Boys by Being Men’ Award!

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by xanthan on Nov 17, 2008 1:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

+1 That's ridiculous.

by DuikeBuike on Nov 17, 2008 4:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

And I thought Ryan Ludwick had just as much to do with keeping the Cards in the hunt as Pujols did.

um, Utley?

Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.

by kennv on Nov 19, 2008 6:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Good

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by groug on Nov 17, 2008 4:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs