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Old 11-20-2006, 03:30 PM   #9
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Re: Ryan Howard named NL MVP

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Originally Posted by registerthis View Post
Let me clarify--Howard had better stats in the categories weighed most heavily by people who vote for this sort of thing, HRs and RBI. You and I both know that Pujols exceeded Howard in most meaningful categories aside from HRs, but the MVP voters aren't looking at win shares, OPS, etc.

I really think it was Howard's HR total that won him the vote.
Oh, I agree. 58 HRs definitely caught the writers attention.
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