Albert Pujols is unanimous 2009 National League MVP selection; Phillies Howard, Utley, Victorino, and Werth receive votes.
by WholeCamels on Nov 24, 2009 2:05 PM EST
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Albert Pujols was named the 2009 National League Most Valuable Player today. And it wasn't really even a mild surprise that the vote was unanimous.
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard finished 3rd; Chase Utley 8th; Jayson Werth 17th; Shane Victorino 18th.
Congratulations, Mr. Pujols.
Results after the jump.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Points | |
| Albert Pujols, Cardinals | 32 | 448 | |||||||||
| Hanley Ramirez, Marlins | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 233 | |||
| Ryan Howard, Phillies | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 217 | |||
| Prince Fielder, Brewers | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 203 | ||
| Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 172 | |||
| Andre Ethier, Dodgers | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 113 | |||
| Pablo Sandoval, Giants | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 89 | |||
| Chase Utley, Phillies | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 84 | |||
| Derrek Lee, Cubs | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 66 | ||||
| Matt Kemp, Dodgers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49 | |||
| Ryan Braun, Brewers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 43 | |||||
| Adrian Gonzalez, Padres | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | |||||
| Todd Helton, Rockies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | |||||
| Chris Carpenter, Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | |||||
| Adam Wainwright, Cards | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||||
| Matt Holliday,Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||
| Jayson Werth, Phillies | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| Shane Victorino, Phillies | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| Tim Lincecum, Giants | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| Yunel Escobar, Braves | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mark Reynolds, D-backs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Joey Votto, Reds | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Yadier Molina, Cardinals | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Miguel Tejada, Astros | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Huston Street, Rockies | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Justin Upton, D-backs | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Jeremy Affeldt, Giants | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Chris Coghlan, Marlins | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Brad Hawpe, Rockies | 1 | 1 |
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What does Utley have to do to get in the top 5? Is he really that underrated? Or do they view his stats as though he is a 1B and not a 2B (i.e. compare him to the others who are mostly 1B)?
by doubleh on Nov 24, 2009 2:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
*Sigh*
14 people left Utley off their ballots entirely. That is to say, 14 voters felt that Utley wasn’t one of the 10 best players in the National League. I mean, we’re talking about one of the 5 best players in baseball.
Doubleh, I think it’s just a counting stats fetish. Each of the first four finished with over 100 RBIs, where as Utley “only” had 93. And Howard undoubtedly steals votes from him, whereas someone like Pablo Sandoval is seen as carrying the San Francisco lineup.
by PhillyFriar on Nov 24, 2009 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Almost half?
Geez, I hadn’t done the math on that. That’s pretty scary, actually, given some of the names at the bottom of the list.
I mean, one or two whiny west coaster’s trying to usurp the so-called “east coast” bias with a protest vote, fine. Fourteen? That’s ridiculous.
by Aphilfan on Nov 24, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The weird thing is it may have already happened. Voters are more likely to vote for someone who does something eye-popping (or who has a bigger name). Chase is quiet, doesn’t play a glamor position and is surrounded by flashier players with flashier numbers.
With Utley’s WS performance, I’d be surprised if that didn’t put him more firmly in voters’ minds come the next round of MVP voting. Yes, that’s the exact opposite of how this is supposed to work, but I really think that it’s the kind of display that wakes up the moribund voters.
by Aphilfan on Nov 24, 2009 2:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It would be nice to see Utley get the recognition he deserves one of these years (for GG, MVP, etc.)…how he consistently finishes so low is just a sad commentary on the BBRAA..
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by Moridin417 on Nov 24, 2009 2:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Another travesty: Tim Lincecum finished 19th.
I mean, that man carried the Giants this year. His 8.2 WAR was second in the NL only to Pujols, and he averaged — averaged — over 7 innings per start. I know pitchers have the Cy Young as an award, but there’s no way in hell you can convince me that 18 players (including Victorino and Todd Helton) were more valuable than Timmy this year.
by PhillyFriar on Nov 24, 2009 2:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jesus, Pablo Sandoval and Andre Ethier ahead of Utley? Are you kidding me? I can at least see the logic behind the other guys ahead of him (although, really, he’s a better candidate than Howard this year, IMO), but those two? C’mon, guys.
by zfg on Nov 24, 2009 2:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Frankly, I think you can only really fashion an argument for Pujols, H. Ramirez, and maybe Tulo being ahead of him.
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by WholeCamels on Nov 24, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Chase should have been at least 3rd
Also Victorino with some votes… very interesting
by Ant on Nov 24, 2009 2:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Also, I bet Cards fans are going nuts seeing this breakdown regardless of Pujols winning it but seeing both of their aces above the Freak in voting.
by Ant on Nov 24, 2009 2:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Derek Lee got a second place vote, Pablo Sandoval and Todd Helton both got a third place vote.
Those are atrocious. Also, only one voter put Yunel Escobar on the ballot at all, yet he finished a mere 2 points behind Tim Lincecum.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 24, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lee went under the radar this year and only played 142 games, but that 2nd place vote was nuts. Who votes on this stuff?
by Ant on Nov 24, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
also dissed...
Mark Reynolds, Ryan Zimmerman, and Matt Kemp
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by WholeCamels on Nov 25, 2009 8:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Raul
I’m also kind of surprised that Raul Ibanez, after being in the discussion to win the damn award up until about June, didn’t get a single vote.
That mid-late summer funk…
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by WholeCamels on Nov 25, 2009 8:38 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not for nothing, but in a column that feels like it should be written by a certain writer about a philadlephia phillies, the problems with the portland trailblazers seem to be that brandon roy is unamerican.
by jemagee on Nov 25, 2009 2:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sorry bout htat – that’s what i get for poor editing
by jemagee on Nov 25, 2009 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good that you know where you stand in the universe
by jemagee on Nov 26, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch, you got me good there. Don’t know if I’ll ever recover from that burn. You are so clever.
by FuquaManuel on Nov 26, 2009 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
To Many Strikeouts, Not Enough RBI
The Phillies hitters just had too many strikeouts, Howard, though he improved in that category; it still was too many. Too many runners left in scoring position, killed us. We improved in that category during the NLCS, however; in the World Series, we were just awful!!! Chase was great in the World Series, after he got some rest from a tough NLDS. Howard was just the opposite, Red-Hot in the NLCS, Ice-Cold, in the World Series.
In the last few seasons, Chase has been red-hot in the first half, and mediocre in the second half; if Chase can put together an entire regular season, he’s a great candidate for NL MVP!!
Ibanez, had he not gone ice-cold in the second half, would have put up serious numbers for NL MVP.
If Howard can put up great numbers in April and May, he could become MVP once again. He usually comes alive in second half. Howard’s slow beginning, is what kept him from starting in the All-Star game in 2009.
All in all though, I think all of the Phillies regulars learned valuable lessons in 2009, and I’m sure that they will come back with a vengence in 2010!!!
by Jazzinefx on Nov 25, 2009 4:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
why do I bother?
Here goes anyway:
1. Strikeouts have no correlation with scoring runs, positive or negative. You can look it up.
2. Even if they DID… the Phillies were 9th in the league of 16 teams in strikeouts. And they led the league in runs scored. Again.
3. Ryan Howard had a .892 OPS in April this year, and .927 in May. His failure to start at first base in the All-Star Game probably had more to do with Albert Pujols posting an 1.132 and 1.160 at the same time. Howard was just fine in April and May this year. Again, you can look it up (but I bet that never occurred to you).
4. The Phillies led the National League with a .797 OPS with runners in scoring position. Of course you might expect that from the team with the best offense in the league. Best overall usually = best with RISP. They probably stranded the most runners, because they HAD lots of baserunners. Because they have a terrific offense.
5. Utley was very poor in September this season, but posted a .959 OPS in August, and struggled with the hip injury all last season. He was never a serious candidate for MVP because of Albert Pujols, but in a non-Pujols world he would/should be a serious candidate virtually every year, your conception of a “mediocre” half season notwithstanding.
6. Ibanez slumped badly and finished right about in line with his career averages, but with a higher SLG.
You’ve made two comments on this board, and they’ve both been sub-mongoloid in quality.
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by WholeCamels on Nov 25, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WholeCamels, the man who would be king!!!
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by Jazzinefx on Nov 27, 2009 2:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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