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Well, well...look at what we have here: Pujols NL MVP

The National League's best player has also been named its most valuable.
Albert Pujols' magnificent season earned him his second NL Most Valuable Player Award. Pujols finished ahead of Philadelphia's Ryan Howard, who beat him out by a narrow margin to win the 2006 MVP.

Pujols has finished in the top 10 in the voting in every one of his eight Major League seasons, and has been fourth or better seven times. He is the 11th player to win two NL MVP awards.

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Pujols had already been recognized with virtually every other major individual award for which he was eligible. He was named National League or Major League player of the year by the Sporting News, the MLB Players Association and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, as well as NL MVP in Baseball Prospectus' Internet Baseball Awards.

In the end, the Baseball Writers' Association of America joined the chorus, choosing not to penalize Pujols for his team's fourth-place finish. In fact, it's quite possible that quite the opposite happened -- that Pujols was rewarded for the Cardinals' place in the standings.

Though St. Louis ended the season 11 1/2 games out of first place in the NL Central, the club exceeded many preseason expectations with an 86-win season. And much of the credit must go to Pujols

Considering how consistent Pujols was this season there really should have never been any doubt. Ryan Howard, a player I like immensely, took a bit of time to get rolling this season...and dammit he strikes out a whole hell of a lot. All told, he didn't have a better season than Pujols.

Neither did anyone else in baseball who swings a bat for a living.

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Should be Pujols this year.

Should have been Pujols twice before when he didn't win it.

Breath not being held.

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