November 20, 200619 yr Good for him. I think he deserved it over Pujols. It came down to who had the better numbers, not to who would've had the better numbers if they played the same amount of games. Note: Miggy came in 5th.
November 20, 200619 yr Ryan Howard received 20 of the 32 first-place votes to beat out Albert Pujols for the NL MVP award on Tuesday. Pujols received the other 12 first-place votes. Those two were one-two on every ballot except one, as one voter snuck Carlos Beltran into second place and dropped Pujols to third. The standings were as follows: Howard (388), Pujols (347), Lance Berkman (230), Beltran (211), Miguel Cabrera (170), Alfonso Soriano (106), Jose Reyes (98), Chase Utley (98), David Wright (70), Trevor Hoffman (46). While we would have reversed the top two, one can make an argument for Howard because he played in 15 more games than Pujols. The NL voters did well on the down-ballot votes, though it would have been nice to Brian McCann included on a few ballots.
November 20, 200619 yr 58 HR's and 149 RBI is pretty amazing regardless of where you play, but Pujols was better in almost every other major offensive category, most notably the non-context dependent stats. I can't say I'm surprised about the result though. Congrats to Ryan Howard on a monster season
November 20, 200619 yr Pujols MVP runner-up after career year Slugger finishes second to Phillies phenom Howard By Matthew Leach / MLB.com ST. LOUIS -- How good was Ryan Howard this year? So good that even in a career year, Albert Pujols fell short of Howard in MVP balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. For the third time in his six-year career, Pujols finished as the runner-up for National League Most Valuable Player. With 20 first-place votes and 12 second-place votes, Howard defeated Pujols -- last year's NL MVP -- by a total of 388 to 347. The Astros' Lance Berkman (230) and the Mets' Carlos Beltran (211) finished third and fourth, respectively. Pujols put up career-best marks in home runs (49), RBIs (137) and slugging percentage (.671), while falling just short of a new personal best in on-base percentage (.431). He was by far the biggest offensive threat on a Cardinals team that edged out the Astros for a division title before roaring to the World Series championship in October. The St. Louis first baseman also picked up his first career Gold Glove. Still, voters were apparently wowed by about the only two numbers where Pujols finished behind Howard. [More in URL] Congrats to Howard although I dont know where the Cards would be without Pujols Infact Im fine with NO CY YOUNG AND NO MVP.. better than last year's result. .ill take that!
November 21, 200619 yr Cabrera should have gotten more votes than Beltran I think. Sadly there are probably more retarded and overly biased NY voters over those who look for the right choice.
November 21, 200619 yr Pujols deserved a few more MVP's especially 2003 and 2004, but this year he truly was the Next Best MVP. Howard's numbers were monster and really kept the Phillies in the WC race after the trades of Abreu and Bell.
November 21, 200619 yr Pujols is still the better player but it's ok with me Howard had the better year.
November 21, 200619 yr id give howard alot more credit if he didnt play a ball park that was the size of my toilet...and since its in philly, they actually look similar...but congrats at any rate...they certainly dont give away mvp awards and he did a ton of damage to the marlins this year...so enjoy it and i hope ryan that you never sniff another mvp
November 21, 200619 yr 'He was our MVP' Howard was great, but Cards will still take Pujols St. Louis (AP) -- Albert Pujols has often said he would trade individual awards to win a World Series. So the St. Louis Cardinals were not too upset on Monday that their star finished second in the MVP balloting behind the Phillies' Ryan Howard. "Well, Howard had a great year, Albert had a great year, and it came down to the voters," reliever Josh Hancock said. "He was our MVP." Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said voters might have been swayed by Howard's power numbers. He had 58 home runs, the most in the majors since Barry Bonds hit a record 73 in 2001, and 149 RBIs to go with a .313 average. "It could have gone either way," DeWitt said. "Howard had such a wonderful year, but Albert had a fabulous year and was on a division champion and a World Champion." Pujols hit .331 with 49 homers and 137 RBIs and was second in the balloting for the third time in five years, also finishing behind Bonds in 2002 and '03. Stan Musial and Ted Williams, who each finished second four times, are the only players to be runner-up more often than Pujols. [Link]
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