homerderby.com - 11/17/2008
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Words have a funny way of biting you in the Pujols.
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jsonline.com - 11/17/2008
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jsonline.com —
Nov. 17, 2008 1:07 p.m. | St. Louis
first baseman Albert Pujols claimed his second NL MVP...
award today, collecting 18 of 32 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Philadelphia's Ryan Howard, with 12 first-place ...
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Pujols is MVP; Braun 3rd, Sabathia 6th
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Everyone loves Albert Pujols as NL MVP — well, almost everyone
Big League Stew —
... Then again, maybe Haudricourt was onto something here. As the more memory-minded among us can recall, Pujols was quoted in 2006 as saying "Someone who doesn’t take his team to the playoffs doesn’t deserve to win the MVP" when he finished second to Ryan Howard in the NL MVP voting. ...
Will Pujols Accept the MVP Award?
TheScore.com Blog —
... it's actually not even remotely close. Howard wasn't even the MVP of his team-- Chase Utley anyone? His 199 strikeouts were only 5 fewer than the worst ever, and while, yes, I understand that you can strike out a ton and still have a great season, the guy only got on base 33.9% of the time, he hit .251, and his OPS+ was only 124-- compared to Utley's 135 and Pujols's's's one-freaking-ninety. (Vernon Wells-- and this should bring it home nicely-- was comparable 121.) Hat tip: Home Run Derby ...
Pujols in '06: No Playoffs, No MVP
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
The fine kids at Home Run Derby dug up this 2006 quote from this year's NL MVP Albert Pujols. "I see it this way: Someone who doesn’t take his team to the playoffs doesn’t deserve to win the MVP"
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REMEMBER WHAT ALBERT SAID ABOUT THE MVP?
Zoner Sports —
Home Run Derby wonders if Albert Pujols will remember his own comments about who should be eligible for the MVP:
In 2006, Ryan Howard won the National League Most Valuable Player Award … prompting runner-up Albert Pujols to say the following …
“I see it this way: Someone who doesn’t take his team to the playoffs doesn’t deserve to win the MVP“
Pujols had the sour grapes in 2006 after leading his St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series Championship while ...
The Glory-Lines 11/18/2008
No Guts, No Glory —
So many good stories around the 'net, so let's do a Tuesday edition of The Glory-Lines! Here's some stories that we like and you SHOULD too! 7 NBA Logos Likely or Unlikely to Ever be Seen? (Blaze of Love) Gators Chomp ‘Cocks, Tide Rolls, Trojans Avenge Loss (MoonDog Sports) So … will Albert Pujols turn down the 2008 NL MVP Award? (Home Run Derby) Rosie Perez Explains Ties to Donovan McNabb (The World of Issac) ...
Speed Read: Bills Recycling Ways To Lose Games
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... • HOME RUN DERBY points out that, by his own criteria, Albert Pujols should not be accepting the NL MVP award. Seems Al said in 2006 that players who don’t take their team to the playoffs shouldn’t win the award. ...
Sheridan : Howard Was Robbed (And Writers Shouldn’t Be Voting)
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
Albert Pujols was named the 2008 National League Most Valuable Player yesterday, the 2nd time in 4 seasons the Cardinals 1B has won the award. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Phil Sheridan admits “Pujols was not an embarrassing selection, not with his excellent numbers,” but in addition to favoring the Phillies’ Ryan Howard, insists “it is ethically indefensible for the journalists who cover baseball to vote for official awards that have an impact on players’ financial rewards.”
Imagine ...
NEWS AND NOTES
Mondesi's House —
... direction. [CincinnatiReds.com] --As you've probably heard, The Burgh Blog has come to abrupt end. [PG] --Big Ben thinks half the league didn't know about ties...including Hines Ward, who didn't realize the rule until personally experiencing The Tie in 2002. [Pro Football Talk] --Darren Elliot gives love to Jordan Staal. Obviously, Staal is back on everyone's good side again. [SI] --If Albert Pujols is a man of his word, he'll give back the 2008 NL MVP Award. [HR Derby] --Baseball card collectors, get ready for the ...
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stltoday.com 10/22/2008 — DOWNTOWN — Beginning what could be a week of plaudits for Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols , the Major League Baseball Players Association announced Tuesday that his peers voted him the National League’s Outstanding Player.
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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 ...
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