Joey Votto Wins NL MVP

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto won the NL MVP earlier this afternoon, receiving 31 out of a possible 32 first-place votes.

Albert Pujols was dethroned as the 2 time reigning MVP, but hey, he got the other 1st place vote. Votto hit .324 with 37 home runs, 113 RBIs and had an OPS of 1.024. The most important part of this campaign is he raised the Reds to the National spotlight with a playoff birth. Votto became the first Red to bring home the coveted hardware since Barry Larkin in 1995.

He is a big building block for the Reds.

Pujols Wins NL MVP

Albert Pujols' third National League MVP award put him in select company. Only Barry Bonds has more.

"I'm just humbled," Pujols said.

Pujols won unanimously Tuesday, becoming the first player to repeat since Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04. Pujols, who also won in 2005, received all 32 first-place votes and 448 points in balloting announced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He became the first unanimous MVP since Bonds in 2002. ESPN

Albert Pujols is going to finish as the best baseball player to have ever played the game when he is all done. I have never seen a guy dominate a game so much since the fore mentioned Barry Bonds. The only thing I won't like is that an american player won't be the best player of all time. The Cardinals will need to sign Holliday back if they want to have Albert have a little protection in the lineup.

Pujols Wins NL MVP

For the 2nd time in his career Albert Pujols has won the NL MVP. He had a monster year hitting .357 with 37 home runs and 116 RBI, while playing with a sore right elbow. Pujols got 18 of the 32 first-place votes. Ryan Howard came in 2nd with only 6 less first place votes then Pujols. Even though Howard led the MLB in HRs, I still think Pujols deserved it. He had a ridiculous batting average, and OBP. The only argument I can see is that his team didn't do well this year, but I don't think the MLB cares since A-Rod won while he was in Texas. A part of me says Manny desrves it, for what he did with the Dodgers. He really deserved a lot more consideration then he got, but I can see why they went with Pujols. He had a great year, and was in the NL the entire year.

-BMack