thegoodphight.com - 11/17/2008
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On Monday at 2 PM Eastern Time, the results of the 2008 National League MVP balloting will be released. If you believe what you've been reading in the papers, it's more or less a two man race, with Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols versus Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (with the ...
By Pujols’ Own Logic, Howard Will Win MVP
dugoutcentral.com 11/17/2008 — I guess Albert Puljols is glad nobody was listening to him two years ago when he claimed that someone who doesn't lead their team into the playoffs doesn't deserve the MYP. Puljols took home the MVP trophy today although it was Ryan Howard, not him took his team to the playoffs. Sweet irony!
Most Plays for Playoff Teamable Player
vivaelbirdos.com 11/17/2008 — or: If Albert Wins, This Is Also A Very Long Open Thread
So the NL MVP is being announced today—keep the timestamp in mind, since we here at Viva El Birdos like to combine the amateurish nature of blogging with the slow-paced, ...
Pujols tops Ryan Howard for MVP | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/18/2008
philly.com 11/18/2008 — Albert Pujols isn't sure what the criteria should be for the National League's Most Valuable Player Award. > He is not alone. Should the winner be a player whose team wouldn't have made the playoffs without him? Should it be a player whose offensive ...
Albert Pujols: "not an embarrassing selection"
shysterball.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — Look, I want Ken Tremendous to be back just as much as the rest of you, but we have to face facts: Ken Tremendous is not walking through that door. Junior is not walking through that door. Dak is not walking through that door. In light of this, it ...
Pujols Wins Second MVP
baseballanalysts.com 11/19/2008 — Albert Pujols won his second National League Most Valuable Player Award yesterday, capturing 18 of the 30 first-place votes. Ryan Howard was the recipient of the other 12 first-place votes.
While not surprised by the results, it seems to me ...
Will Ryan Howard Win His Arbitration Case?
bizofbaseball.com 1/26/2009 — Ryan Howard is going after another record in salary arbitration. But, do his numbers warrant his asking figure of $18 million? There’s little denying that Ryan Howard has been a league-leader since being called up from the minors. NL Rookie-of-the Year in 2005, NL MVP and All-Star in ...
No Vote for Howard? Ridiculous | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/17/2008
philly.com 11/18/2008 — There were 32 voters for the National League's Most Valuable Player Award. Ryan Howard received votes from 31 of them. Let that sink in for a moment. Thirty-one of 32 voters put Howard somewhere on their ballot, which has room for 10 players. But one ...
Is Ryan Howard Worth $18 Million?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/21/2009 — Arbitration can be some pretty sticky business. Anytime you pit employer versus employee with lots of money is involved, it can get pretty ugly. First baseman Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies are getting set for what looks like yet another ugly arbitration case. Last season, Howard won ...
Ryan Howard’s Next Swing for the Fences
stltoday.com 10/31/2008 — SOUTH GRAND — Ryan Howard , pride of Lafayette High, home-run king and challenger for the National League MVP award, you just helped hoist the Philadelphia Phillies to their first World Series championship in 28 years. What are you going to do ...
Batting Average, Home Runs, RBIs
joeposnanski.com 11/21/2008 —
If you are about my age*, then you grew up as a baseball fan with three statistics and only three statistics. There was batting average. There were home runs runs. And there were RBIs. That was it.
*You might also groan when you get out of a ...
Pujols' monster year yields second NL MVP —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 11/17/2008
St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols has won his second National League Most Valuable Player award.
Pujols won by a comfortable margin over Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard. Milwaukee's Ryan Braun was third and Los Angeles outfielder Manny Ramirez ...
Pujols Earns His Second NL MVP —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/17/2008
The writers have spoken. Albert Pujols is once again the National League Most Valuable Player.
The news was broken earlier this afternoon. The Cardinal first baseman received 369 points and 18 first place votes. This is the second time that Pujols ...
Ryan Howard Not The MVP..Say What? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/18/2008
Two years ago Ryan Howard won his first MVP award.
He has 58 homers, had 149 RBIs and had 182 hits. This year he was back at it again during the Phillies World Series. He had 48 homers, 153 hits and 146 RBIs. Even though he was tops in all those ...
